Replaced the OEM tires, what a difference

[SCVDon]

Recently, I needed to replace the OEM tires on my 2016 Equus due to normal wear and wanted anything but the same tires. So I did some research online and bought BF Goodrich G-Force Comp-A/S Plus since they are available in both needed sizes. Holy cow, what a difference! Gone was the spinning right rear (5.0 V8) when making 90 deg turns with anything but very light throttle. Gone was the following of road ruts too. I had to drive through a cloud burst the other day and the car was completely stable. I no longer need to steal the wife's G80 AWD when the weather turns wet.

In the past, the car was unusable in winter, here in the north east on anything but dry roads or fresh snow. Packed snow or ice and it was scary and I've driven in Buffalo, NY snow/ice most of my life with rear wheel drive cars (and front wheel drive too) going all the way back to a '55 Mercury. So I bought a set of Pirelli snows which helped somewhat. So while not exactly looking for winter to arrive, I am interested in if I will need to install my set of snow tires come next winter.

 

[carguy75]

Upgraded brand name performance all season tires is the one modification I would recommend for anyone buying a Genesis/G80/Equus/etc. with stock all season tires. The stock Hankook tires are decent, but are not great handling performance tires.

Even the stock Continental branded tires are on the low end of the tire performance scale in my opinion, however the stock tire are grand touring tires so performance is not the main goal for those tires which mostly focus on a smooth ride over overall grip.

 

[John M]

They are the best in the category (see my intro post.) The only other all-season tire I like better is the Michelin Pilot Sport AllSeason 4 but they are notably more expensive and potentially unavailable in our stock sizes. I went with the BFGs on my Sonata and liked them enough that they went onto my Equus the first week I had it.

The Sonata now wears those Michelins on the front because it needs every bit of traction possible. The rubber compound used in those tires is so sticky that "tire wet" doesn't work on the sidewalls!

 

[SCVDon]

I left out that I replaced OEM Continental's with the BFG's.