Goodyear TripleTred Tire Review
The new Goodyear tires did very well in about 8-10 inches of snow last night. I went from Centennial to Morrison, CO, round trip of about 80 miles. Roads were a mix of snow, plowed snow, slush and ice.View Larger Map
These tires are highly rated (at TireRack.com) all-season, 80,000 mile warranty passenger car tire. I get nothing from Goodyear or anyone else; I paid full retail for these in Seattle 8 weeks ago.Traction was very good in the snow. They’re as quiet as any tire I’ve owned. Dry performance seems a bit less than that of the Dunlop SP 5000s these Goodyears replaced.
December 26th, 2007 18:50
Wow…80K mile tread and it looks like a pretty aggressive tread too. I bought some Bridgestone Turanza LSH’s and V’s for the winter drive ability you apparently bought these for and they have been really good tires. I haven’t had the snow you’ve had to really give them their due but in the dry, wet and heat, they’ve been much better (and quieter) than the Michelin Energy MXV’s that were on both of our cars (’98 S70 and ‘04 V70). Keep us updated on their performance as they wear.
December 27th, 2007 16:11
80k miles is a lot of miles for a warranty, I agree. It’s either a very long-lasting tire, or Goodyear is going to take a hit on replacements.
Anyway, another big snowstorm today, another problem-free drive (to work this time).
These tires seem to have a “soft” feel to get traction on the snow and ice.
February 10th, 2008 23:00
Last year, I purchased a 1999 XC which happened to have a brand new set of Goodyear Assurance tires. I live in Seattle, which is always wet, and hilly. I have made it easily up steep wet, icy hills where Jeep Cherokee’s were sitting feebly spinning all 4’s. The are also really good looking. They do provide a wider tread pattern, as well. Down side is it does take some MPG away, and since they are uni-directional, I can only do a front-to-back tire rotation.