Between tires - General vs. Nitto

[Jack1.1]

Hi all,

Big newbie here, uh let me correct that, newbie to the Fiesta ST world, I am a Mustang/Ford Performance guy. Anyway here is the question, I need new rubber on my Fiesta ST and I also have at least 1 TPMS out so here is what I got it narrowed down to:

(Car is pretty much stock and running stock rims, and is a daily driver, no track time).

TPMS : 9L3Z-1A189-A (this is the right tpms right?)

Tires: Nitto Neo Gen or General G-Max AS-07

Thanks!

 

[M-Sport fan]

If you plan on driving in the winter at all, or using these tires year 'round, I would go with the AS-07s.

If they are going to be '3 season' (with a real separate winter tire/wheel setup available or being used), I would go with the Neo Gens.

I had a set of Neo gens on my 16x8 Dekagram wheels and they were phenomenal for a (supposedly) all season tire in the cool, warm, dry (and even cool wet when new).
But anything more than ~0.5" of snow and they were sketchy at best, and even very cold (like < 15*F) and dry, they were not ideal, even at brand new tread depths.

The AS-07s look like they could handle snow even better than my 2 season Conti DWS-06+ on Dekagrams, going by their tread pattern, and I may try them next when the Contis wear out, if I live that long.

 

[Jack1.1]

Thanks for the scoop, I just ordered the Generals from tire rack. By the way I put Conti DWS tires on my Sonata and my Turbo Optima and both times I was like "meh". My brother in law was and still is all gaga over them, but I thought they were very average. One tire I did like was the Toyo Proxies, that was a great tire. The best performance tire in my opinion is the (pricey) Michelin Pilot 4S those tires are great but you pay for it. I have been to the track twice (mustang) running michelin 4S (once in the rain) and yeah, they handle the rain like a champ.

 

[Sprinkle_Star]

I actually had no idea that there's now a newer version of the General G-Max tires. About three years ago, I purchased a full set of General G-MAX AS-05 tires, and I have no complaints.

 

[Jack1.1]

So, I have put about 200 miles on the General AS-07 tires including a day or two of heavy rain. Very good dry grip, pretty good in the rain. They were at least as good as the OEM Michelins is my preliminary assessment. Also got them for $480 from tire rack with $130 to install, pretty cheap I thought and they have a good look to them as well.

 

[M-Sport fan]

Tire Rack is still pushing the DWS-06+ as the better tire of the two (when you speak to their phone reps), in ALL categories/metrics, but that could simply be because they make more profit on the co$tlier Conti donuts.

 

[Jack1.1]

The DWS is more expensive (than Generals) it didn't wear great, I was not blown away by anything the 2 sets of DWS tires I had did. So the Generals are cheaper and at least as good performance wise, we'll see how they last.
I'm not slamming the DWS, it's a decent tire, I'm just not gushing over it like some folks. The tire I gush over is the Michelin PS4, again you pay for it but that tire does everything very well, including emptying your wallet.