Best Noise Comfort

…designed to blend the good noise and ride comfort of a Passenger All-Season tire with some of the enhanced handling of Grand Touring All-Season tires. Two new Standard Touring All-Season tires have recently hit the road. We wanted to find out how well they blend comfort and handling compared to…

…8.5 * 9.1 8.8 8.2 * 9.0 8.7 8.3 * [X] Comfort Performance Ride Quality Noise * 9.0 8.4 * 9.0 8.7 * 9.1 8.7 * 9.2 9.0 * 8.9 8.4 * 8.5 7.9 * 8.6 7.6 * * * % vs. Best In Category * Price * Would You Recommend * Wet [+] * Dry [+] * Winter/ Snow [+] * Comfort [+] * Treadwear * Miles Reported * *…

…are usually a great choice for drivers who want a combination of good ride and noise comfort, all-season capability, and a longer tread life than more performance-oriented tires. Sounds like a lot to ask, but the best in the category roll together a good balance of these characteristics. What tires…

…enhanced snow traction would also generate more noise. And a "stiff" sidewall that could provide responsive handling and high-speed stability would also reduce ride comfort. These opposing goals require blending and balancing the tire's comfort and performance traits until they are optimized for…

…after the stop, and generate less dust and wear on both the pads and rotors. And from a comfort standpoint, ceramic compounds provide much quieter braking because the ceramic compound helps dampen noise by generating a frequency beyond the human hearing range. "The ingredients in ceramic compounds…

…8.8 * 9.2 8.6 8.7 * 9.7 9.4 9.0 * [X] Comfort Performance Ride Quality Noise * 8.6 7.6 * 8.5 7.9 * 8.9 8.4 * 9.2 9.0 * 9.0 8.7 * 9.1 8.7 * 9.0 8.4 * * * % vs. Best In Category * Price * Would You Recommend * Wet [+] * Dry [+] * Winter/ Snow [+] * Comfort [+] * Treadwear * Miles Reported * * Yokohama…

…8.7 * 9.4 9.3 8.8 * 9.7 9.4 9.0 * [X] Comfort Performance Ride Quality Noise * 8.6 7.6 * 9.2 9.0 * 8.5 7.9 * 8.9 8.4 * 9.1 8.7 * 9.0 8.7 * 9.0 8.4 * * * % vs. Best In Category * Price * Would You Recommend * Wet [+] * Dry [+] * Winter/ Snow [+] * Comfort [+] * Treadwear * Miles Reported * * Yokohama…

…8.5 * 9.2 8.9 8.5 * 9.0 8.7 8.3 * [X] Comfort Performance Ride Quality Noise * 9.0 8.4 * 9.0 8.7 * 9.1 8.7 * 8.5 7.9 * 8.9 8.4 * 9.2 9.0 * 8.6 7.6 * * * % vs. Best In Category * Price * Would You Recommend * Wet [+] * Dry [+] * Winter/ Snow [+] * Comfort [+] * Treadwear * Miles Reported * *…

…8.5 * 9.4 9.3 8.8 * 9.7 9.4 9.0 * [X] Comfort Performance Ride Quality Noise * 8.6 7.6 * 8.5 7.9 * 9.2 9.0 * 9.1 8.7 * 8.9 8.4 * 9.0 8.7 * 9.0 8.4 * * * % vs. Best In Category * Price * Would You Recommend * Wet [+] * Dry [+] * Winter/ Snow [+] * Comfort [+] * Treadwear * Miles Reported * * Yokohama…

…8.5 * 9.1 8.8 8.2 * 9.0 8.7 8.3 * [X] Comfort Performance Ride Quality Noise * 9.0 8.4 * 9.0 8.7 * 8.9 8.4 * 9.1 8.7 * 9.2 9.0 * 8.5 7.9 * 8.6 7.6 * * * % vs. Best In Category * Price * Would You Recommend * Wet [+] * Dry [+] * Winter/ Snow [+] * Comfort [+] * Treadwear * Miles Reported * *…

…8.8 * 9.1 8.8 8.2 * 9.0 8.7 8.3 * [X] Comfort Performance Ride Quality Noise * 9.0 8.4 * 9.1 8.7 * 9.2 9.0 * 8.9 8.4 * 9.0 8.7 * 8.5 7.9 * 8.6 7.6 * * * % vs. Best In Category * Price * Would You Recommend * Wet [+] * Dry [+] * Winter/ Snow [+] * Comfort [+] * Treadwear * Miles Reported * *…

…8.5 * 9.2 8.6 8.7 * 9.7 9.4 9.0 * [X] Comfort Performance Ride Quality Noise * 8.6 7.6 * 8.5 7.9 * 9.0 8.7 * 8.9 8.4 * 9.2 9.0 * 9.1 8.7 * 9.0 8.4 * * * % vs. Best In Category * Price * Would You Recommend * Wet [+] * Dry [+] * Winter/ Snow [+] * Comfort [+] * Treadwear * Miles Reported * * Yokohama…