Tires Hankook or Continental

Just got these to replace my OEM contis that lasted 40k miles. So far I’m loving the SRS+.

I’ve used Continental (very good), Hankook (good), Goodyear (good - worse handling in summer than Conti but excellent in winter, higher wear).

Hankook feels very soft, but good, I prefer the SF3 for the feel and equally good is the Conti.

I ran the Continental Extreme Contact Force on my VA and it's a great endurance 200 tire.

I had Conti DWS 06+ on my MK7 GTI and my wife has them on her 2020 330xi on 19s. I can't say enough good things about them. Good balance of performance and comfort, they are more taut than Grand Touring tires but still comfortable around town and on long drives. They've worn evenly and have been excellent in all 3 season weather conditions

I ordered my spare from ECS Tuning for $228 (looks like it is now $259) last year and it arrived quickly and fit perfectly with no modifications needed. It is a brand new wheel with a brand new Continental tire, which I preferred over tracking down a used spare from a junkyard. The foam surround kit is completely unnecessary and just wastes space that can be used to store other supplies around the spare.

the continentals I have on my Mazda are cheaper than that, those tires better have gold on them

I had Continental performance all seasons on my WRX for 3 winters, never had much of an issue stopping or going. It depends how good the tires are. They were NOT intended for snow at all but did pretty good. We don’t get super crazy snow in WV, but if you have more frequent heavy snow, yeah winters are worth it.

I currently have Hankook ION evo AS which I have been otherwise happy with on our model 3 RWD but man they suck in bad weather.

Gonna get new continentals tomorrow. There is cracking in the middle as well in between the groves that's just as bad so just gonna get it replaced before snow and cold temps come.