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I also take Consumer Reports with a grain of salt.

 

Word.

 

I pay NO attention to Consumer Reports for making a tire decision, for good reason. What's more reliable is reading product feedback from buyers who have the tires you're looking at, and with the same car and under same driving conditions as what you're going to use them on. Find a number of similar car feedbacks, and average it. A Consumer Reports test, done on who knows what kind of car, is totally useless information for your particular application.

 

^ Ok, then pay attention, the Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires on my SS are the best darn tire I have ever owned on dry and wet surfaces. That is a fact.

CR steered me right! My Dad also bought the same tires for his CTS-V, and they are standard equipment on the new Corvette Stingray - albeit the run flat variety.

 

My brother bought GoodYear Assurance Triple Tread all season for their Subaru Outback. They were supposed to be rated very good for snow traction. The problem with those are the v-shape of the tread makes the tires act like ice skates when hitting the brakes on slick pavement. I wonder if that was mentioned in Consumer Reports.
I put Falken 452's on my 92 Vette, and wet and dry traction was considerably better than the GoodYear Eagles I took off (with still a lot of tread left). I would definitely recommend these tires.
I put Michelin Pilot Sports on my old front wheel drive Monte Carlo, and wet performance was eh, at best!

 

This post is like soup -- everything mixed in. This thread is about performance tires, not winter tires. I see nothing about the GoodYear Assurance Triple Tred All-Season tires you reference in CR winter tires ratings -- because they are all season tires, NOT a winter tire! The best performance all season tire is the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3 (76 of 100) -- highest rated of ALL all season tires.

Here's what CR says about GoodYear Assurance Triple Tred All-Season (66 of 100):
"CR's Take
Long tread life and Impressive performance on dry and wet pavement. A very good choice where mild winter conditions prevail.
HighsExcellent wet braking and strong dry braking, handling, and resistance to hydroplaning. Impressive tread life. Low rolling resistance for good fuel economy.
LowsFair stopping grip on icy surfaces."

Michelin Pilot Sport is VASTLY DIFFERENT from Michelin Pilot Super Sport -- totally different class of tire. As you can see, there are many different Pilot "Sport" tires, including just the plain "Sport":
Shop for Ultra-High Performance Sport Tires | Michelin Tires

You also list partial tire names so nobody knows which you really mean -- are you talking about a Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric or some other variation? Same question for Falken is it the FK-452? Every year there are new variations of tires and w/out the full name nobody can know if you are referring to the latest variant or which specifically...

 

Did my intention really go that far over your head? Guess so. My point wasn't to be giving full depth review comparisons. It was to show there are differences between written reviews and real life street experiences.

 

I've always found the reviews on tire rack to be helpful when making decisions about tires.

 

Here's the PRE-Fall 2013 ratings, showing some older tires: