Bridgestone DriveGuard 235/40R18 95W XL A/S High Performance Tire

I have had these tires on my teenage daughters car for almost a year. As a tire dealer , I saw the technology and commonsense that was in them. I can't speak to the performance and handling of the Driveguards, because I don't really every remember riding in her car. She has had three situations, two after dark that I would have had to go out to get her off of the side of the road, but each and every time she was able to make it safely to her destination or to my shop. 1. Complete hole puncture in the sidewall. (Bridgestone replaced tire for free because it was inside 1 year and 12000 miles) 2. A nail in tire that had 18 psi when she got to me 30 miles later after her TPSM light came on (We were able to safely and properly repair) 3. Impact break on the bead from a pothole. (Bridgestone replaced tire for free because it was inside 1 yr and 12000 miles) Only complaint is the ease in which the bead suffers damage on a severe impact from a pothole, but my daughter was still able to successfully navigate to a place of safety and I wasn't out on the highway late at night putting a spare on or calling a tow truck as some newer vehicles don't even come with a spare tire. There should be a commercial about my daughters trials with tire trouble just in the past year, but it has had a happy ending each time because of the Driveguard tires. I can not recommend them enough for teenage daughters ,our wives, mothers and sisters, I even put a set on my Volvo. Who wants to change a flat tire?

OEM were a rough ride felt every thing. As this tire can be run on non run flat cars is much more forgiving with US potholes. With stiff sidewall (which is what run flats are all about) handles well in summer. Not as grippy and stiffer in winter but I run snow tires anyway. Live in mountains so lots of snow & hills. Would be ok winter tire if in moderate weather & flat terrain on a AWD car.