I can vouch for the generals, after reading yrwei52s posts, I had my tire dealer put them on my dads 16 year old lexus. his tires were bad! So far they ride nice! outstanding traction in the snow. no vibrations at all. When I found out firestone was going to give me a refund on my destination LE2s, I was considering the cross contact and the true contacts Both the tire store I now go to and tirerack rep said the true contact is more of a car tire. Cross contact would be a better match for a CUV. My tire store guy said they have had ride issues with the true contact. after dealing with my destinations, I said screw that! Both places said the pirelli scorpion verde plus would be the best tire. So far the pirelli tires have been silent, vib free and good traction in snow. I have the Destinations on my Element and Ford ranger, they ride perfect, so I think I got a bad set on my cx5. You can call tirerack and they give good advice. But now I know the premier LTX are avail, those would be #1 choice.