General Tires

Initial Review, 1,000 Miles on Tires
February 07, 2013

We got about 9" of snow today and these tires made me feel safer than I ever have driving in a snow storm. When other people are slipping, these tires keep me rolling without an issue. They're as sturdy and surefooted in light, powdery snow as they are in the heavy, wet stuff we got today. In fact, I drove into a parking lot with about 6" of untouched snow, and it was like nothing for my tires. I've had Blizzaks in the past, and I'm not sure they could've handled that scenario without some spinning. I am a nervous winter driver, and I am so relieved to have a tire that makes me feel more confident on my long commutes to and from work in rural areas.

Initial Review, 1,000 Miles on Tires
February 09, 2013

Drove with these tires through the blizzard of 2013. With light snow and ice on the highway these tires did not slide once. With 6" on fresh snow up a steep driveway these tires didnt slip at all. These tires were very stable during the storm. I felt very confident/safe with these tires. Would def buy these tires again.

Initial Review, 40,000 Miles on Tires
February 08, 2013

I bought these tire for the 2011/2012 winter season. The first winter I had them they were brilliant. Supurb grip in any snow condition. I plow parking lots but yto get to work ( where the plow truck is) is 22 miles. when I would travel to work I would pass 4x4 trucks as if they were standing still. I also never bougt a set of all seanon for the rest of the year. They feel a little soft in spring, summer, and fall. But they do the job. Noise: there is some but expected. just a slight hum nothing drastic. once again it is winter in chicago and the tire still have good tread, even though I drove druring warmer months. I took the malibu out during the first big snow and the tires still preform very well, not as good as new but pretty close. It is very difficult for me to get it to spin-out it just want to hug the road as if there was no snow.

Initial Review, 3,000 Miles on Tires
April 03, 2013

Superb tire for the money! Put them on my '03 MDX and went on a 3k mi. road trip. First noticed how much quieter they are than my old General Altimax which only lasted 30k mi. Much more stability and much better ride. Encountered lots of rain during the trip and there was NEVER any sense of loss of traction / hint of hydroplaning during even higher speeds (85mph). We'll see how wear goes, but so far - very impressed!!!

Initial Review, 20,000 Miles on Tires
February 10, 2013

I live in Long Island NY and we just got hit by the blizzard, where I live got hit the hardest and we got 34" of snow. I work 40 miles away from home and I left during the worst of the storm. I was passing stuck suv's and trucks left and right. I cannot believe how great these tires are. As I was passing cars that were stuck I can just see them staring at me wondering how is that little civic passing my 4wd suv? well all I can say is winter tires, that's how. I did not get stuck once, going up hills and through deep unplowed roads. I am sold on these tires for life and I will always buy them from now on. If you have a lowered civic, or just a basic fwd car I HIGHLY suggest these. Everyone knows how bad this blizzard was and these tires made it great for me. I was even passing plow trucks that got stuck. I have these tires in low profile 215 45 17 tire size so I can imagine how much better they would be with a larger sidewall but these are the best winter tires money can buy!! Highly suggest you buy them if you have a fwd car or truck!!

Initial Review, 1,600 Miles on Tires
February 09, 2013

This is the second set of winter tires that I've owned. The first were Yokohama tires that were really quite good. When I bought another vehicle, I decided to go with these because they were the #1 rated tire on in their category on Tire Rack, had plenty of positive reviews. They are really great on snow, wet and dry pavement, the only complaint I have is they seem to be worse on ice then the previous winter tires. We had more ice than usual on the roads this winter, otherwise it wouldn't be that much of an issue to me. If you get a lot of snow, these an excellent tire. If you get a lot of ice, you probably want to pick something else. I considered about a half dozen different tires when I was shopping, and these were a really good bang for the buck.

Initial Review, 9,000 Miles on Tires
February 13, 2013

A very good tire on a Volvo V70. Very good to excellent in most areas of
the tire rack survey. Very good snow traction(up to 5") for an all weather tire.
Ride comfort and noise level are also very good. These replaced Michelin MXV4
at half the price, AND much better in the snow.
I'm very satisfied.
I hope General keeps making this tire thru 2014.

Initial Review, 50,600 Miles on Tires
April 08, 2013

I have a set of these Michelin LX4 on my Odyssey EXL. I had always been happy with Michelin in the past on my Honda Accords and Nissan. They are generally more quiet than any other tires of comparable costs, particularly when they get olders (35K+). This set performs well for the most part with no exception. I rotated my tires every 7.5K so they wear evenly and keep the pressure between 35 to 40 psi depending on the weather (high pressure during the winter months). They are very quiet on the city and highway unless the road surface have grooves but never pave up in some states. I'd say that we did about 30K on high way and 20K in city. They are probably good for another 4-5K in the summer before I have to replace them. The tires traction is very good in dry, wet or light snow conditions now that the tread had worn out but it is used to be good in 4-6 in" of snow too when it was newer. I will likely replace them with the Michelin Defender which has a better tire life (60K+) for almost the same price. I think if the Defender is quiet as this tire, I will be happy.

Initial Review, 91,000 Miles on Tires
March 01, 2013

I drive to work 176 miles round trip everyday on a Civic that has over 500,000 miles on it..I've tried different tires and these so far have been the best for the money. With a car with this many miles on it, you can say I know my car very well. I liked so much that I have them on my Old's mini van and my wife's 2006 Civic.

Initial Review, 7,000 Miles on Tires
February 13, 2013

I am from Montreal and ordered them and have them installed in the US. The whole process was smooth.

The tires are quite good for winter conditions. I get amazing traction in almost all situations. We have had a few serious snow storms and a few days of freezing rain. I have never had any problems accelerating, braking and cornering. I rarely engage the ABS. I don't have traction control but my tires don't spin even on ice. I use to drive a Nissan Rogue AWD for the winter with Michelin's x-ice and i can tell you that my Corolla with Altimax feels similar, my FWD combined with these tires are just as secure.
The noise level of these tires are however louder than my previous winter tires. That is expected with its aggressive tread design. Same reason why the dry traction and steering response is rated lower. Under hard acceleration, the steering input is often irresponsive. You should expect a .5-.7ms second delay between your steering input and the vehicle's action.

Depending on how long they'll last, probably will buy again.

Initial Review, 6,000 Miles on Tires
February 21, 2013

Great tires, they have a real nice ride. they also get great traction and are not to noisy. I would for sure buy them again !!!

Initial Review, 6,000 Miles on Tires
March 01, 2013

This is the first set of snow tires i've purchased, after trying to simply get by with all season tires in a region where it is quite snowy in the winter. The tires perform extremely well in the snow, and I've driven on snow covered highways, and up and down pretty steep hills. I would definitely buy the tires again, for a winter scenario. I've noticed a bit more "wander" with the tires, and they are noisy but the agressive tread is going to lead to increased noise. But overall, the snow traction is very very good. In fact, I think i have better traction with my Altimax-Arctic equipped FWD minivan now than my 4WD F150 (with very good tires) in the snow.

Initial Review, 3,000 Miles on Tires
February 22, 2013

Great tire, very quiet, almost forget about the studs. Seem to be wearing better than my previous Firestone's which became Very loud as they wore. At 3000 miles I am very happy with the General Altimax's.

Initial Review, 7,000 Miles on Tires
March 14, 2013

Great wet and dry traction..very good handling....but the road noise is unacceptable!
Have tried all diff pressures..still far to much noise!! Always had great success with General Tires, but these are terrible to live with.

Initial Review, 1,000 Miles on Tires
March 14, 2013

fare tire will use agian

Initial Review, 60 Miles on Tires
February 21, 2013

I am using these tires on the front of a 1967 Volkswagen Squareback. I love these tires. They are perfect for this car and I drive like a madman in a rallycar!

Initial Review, 37,000 Miles on Tires
March 14, 2013

After 30000 miles, the winter performance was gone. Stopping in light snow or ice has always been poor, but got noticeably worse after a few years.

Initial Review, 3,500 Miles on Tires
February 07, 2013

These tires are awesome in the snow what a difference from the summer tires last year. No sliding no skidding they get traction everywhere. Nice job general for making a good affordable tire for people to buy.

Initial Review, 2,000 Miles on Tires
March 12, 2013

These tires turned my Golf into a snow mobile. I've had zero problems driving on very treacherous roads in Belgium where they don't treat roads during or after snow/ice storms. They seem tough and handle the roughest roads well and most roads here are very narrow, not straight, and riddled with heaves and holes. I do not have studs installed on these tires.