General AltiMAX Arctic 12 Winter 185/65R15 92T XL Passenger Tire

Amazing tires! Perform as well if not better than Hankooks and Nokians, for a much better price. A little squishy and soft in the dry, but that's not why you're buying them, right? Solid tires in the winter time, and I feel much better than studs. Can cruise through 4+ inches of snow no problem. Buy them and laugh at your friends that wasted money on more expensive tires. -Only used for 6 months total and comment yet on treadlife. So far they look good with proper rotating. 2003 WRX.

I've had many sets of the previous generation Altimax Arctics, and was a little worried that these would not live up to the aggressiveness of the old ones in deep snow. My fears were abated quickly though - these worked amazingly well on my '03 BMW Z4 3.0i, and allowed me to get through the rough MN winter without much trouble, which is no small feat for a torquey RWD roadster. Many top-down drifts were had. Treadlife seems to be even better than the old model - though I am a very aggressive driver and like to kick the tail out when I can, and usually get <10,000 miles per pair of rear tires - I put about 8-10k on these and the rears are still at half tread. My fronts look to be nearly new tread depth yet. Can't say enough good about these. They're worth it, and $500 is far better than your insurance increase when you rear-end someone in the winter by having subpar tires.