I have Alenza’s on my 09 XC90 and I love them! Excellent wet traction!

Informative video ! thanks! :D My BMW came with this wheels and was wondering ig they were good or If I should change them

My truck needs a new set of all-season tires, and I was on the fence as to which brand to go with, choice being Bridgestone or Pirelli. I was leaning towards Bridgestone, and this video has definitely helped in the final decision (Bridgestone - ALENZA AS ULTRA). Thank you. You actually settled a bit of a dispute between hubby and myself; I won, LOL.

tread wear cannot be compared from brand to brand. A 500 A A tire from brand X may wear faster than a 460 A A tire from Brand Y despite the '500' rating. Tread wear can only be compared to other tires from the same brand as it is a rating of wear from the (brand's) control tire. Even though Tire rack explains this, a lot of ppl still compare treadwear ratings. I look at the rated mileage warranty and the traction (AA, A, B) and the temperature (AA, A, B) ratings more than treadwear numbers.... Oh, I also look at price. Toyo, General, or Michelin for my current garage....

Ms. Fadra, thanks, I enjoyed the video. I'm not writing this as an endorsement for Bridgestone, simply wanted to underline that I agree with your statement about factory mounted tires. I purchased a new Honda Accord sedan in Feb. of 2016 - it sported Michelin and while new they preformed well in all aspects; plus I had used Michelin in the past on other vehicles with satisfaction. However after nearly three years and approximately 20K miles, even though they still had sufficient tread, I noticed that they were beginning to lose grip when wet and especially in curves. During my research, I discovered, as you had, that brand named tires acquired in bulk by auto manufacturers are not identical to the same brand tires available for purchase by the general public. Like you, I too did quite a bit of comparison and found Bridgestone Turanza Quiettrack 'checked all the boxes' for my car and driving habits. The first thing I noticed was that the Bridgestones were much quieter/smoother than the Michelin which came with the car. Four years later, I'm still pleased with Turanza.

Great review! Had a 22 of the same car and regarding the road noise, it does not help that the car does not have acoustic glass, a big miss by Volvo IMHO.

there's a little bit of a difference from the pirellis to the Bridgestone of road noise but with me being an over-the-road driver we did what we call tire siping and that would give the tire a little bit better ride of cutting through all junk

Also keep in mind OEM tire warranties are much more limited than the warranty you'll get in an aftermarket purchase from the same mfg and tire brand!

Did you say they are good for about 80,000 miles???

Bridgestone are horrible. I had them on my 2023 Escalade I swapped out for Michelin I'd put on General Tires before Bridgestone

I have the Alenza A/S sport on my car such a sub par tire 8k miles loud don't like to stop as for the ride... Garbage ! If bought new tires and still that loud I'd be mad.

Bridgestone was too soft, I had to pump them up more. I went back to the pirelli