Product Review: Goodyear Eagle RS-A

We don’t really get snow often enough to warrant buying snow tires. At most I’d probably use them 4-5 times a season. Honestly most people here with front or four-wheel-drive vehicles probably don’t need them given enough experience (or the right mind) when it comes down to driving in snow. My choice for the past couple years has been RS-As. First off, they’re priced competitively. My 215/45R17 tires cost just over one hundred dollars a piece. Secondly, from my experience, they last well. I’ve seen many a scalloped tire on cars and seldom if at all (I cant think of a time) has one had a set of these. They don’t have belt separation or sidewall cracking like the Pirellis P6. Wont wear as fast as the Continental ContiProContact, and grip better than Michelin Pilots. Performance is what you would expect from an all season tire compared to a max performance summer tire. The Goodyears are moderately soft. The sidewalls are reinforced but ride quality is comfortable without the jarring over bumps. You do notice the difference when quickly changing direction, but grip is held.