Goodyear Assurance MaxLife 

OK so I LIKE THESE TIRES! Now on to my ultra pickiness:

Ive had Blizzaks for a long time and have owned many sets over 2 cars. Ever since I stopped working a job (news) that always required me to be on the road in all conditions. Where I was running 4 studded snows. Not far from where the Lake Placid winter Olympics took place. So I'm 10/10 on the Blizzaks since giving up the studs. (The competing first ever set of 4 Michelins on another car are quite nice too).

These tires do require some seasonal vigilance. In terms of not putting them on, nor leaving them on at the end of the season, when it's too warm. Of course there will be outlier days that warm up. But I'm talking about taking them off late in the season when all seasons will still get me by just in case. As opposed to leaving them on until May like we used to do up here.

My only complaint, and it's no way a deal breaker, was that this gen of the tire seemed to be a little harsh when new. In The Good Old Days snows were a little soft and bouncy. These, now, are a lot firmer. That may have been "aligning holes in the Swiss cheese" that led to this. Such as very very cold weather for weeks that we had, combined with brand new tires that are always a little stiffer, combined with me running them a couple pounds hard which I prefer, combined with these being a 94H as opposed to my customary 91H. Now later in the season they have eased up a bit and do seem more compliant with the 30 degree weather.

They do seem to handle better, resist hydroplaning really well,and have great wet traction with this gen of the tire. In cold weather with dry snow they were awesome. In cold weather with sloppy snow they were good too.

So Id say expect a stiffer ride out of the box that will ease up over time. Great handling with the 94H on a 3,000lb sedan with usually 1 or 2 people. Killer ice and snow traction as the brand and model has always been known for. Reasonably quiet for a full winter tire.

had good traction in wet and snow conditions. Summer wear on dry roads reduces thread

I have one absolute its got to do this on a winter tire and that is STOPPING in all conditions. If I had to give up a bit in that area it would be snow vs ice and or snow on ice (mostly light snow on ice). I do want traction but I can cut off the traction control if needed and I can decide if I want to pull out or not, any question I can wait. You can not wait to stop, if you are stopping you need to stop period.
This is an all too early rating but I wanted to get it out, it may change as time and the multi cell gets worn off but the increase from the WS80 which I do have on another Vehicle is massive, even both being brand new. As a side note, the first Blizzaks I got around 2000 were the best till now. The WS80 was not as good. Not bad, not as good. No idea of wear vs the performance as I don't care. I would have gone Nokia if I knew the WS80 was not as good (spoiled maybe).
We wanted to try the tires that came on the Forester and first winter fine (not much snow, what we had and ice the Yoko G90 were ok. Good on wet roads and dry (maybe a tad sensitive steering wise but not a show stopper). Horrible. The Blizzaks are night and day change, fantastic stopping and skid control.

I never felt safer in my life driving. I was able to drive around jeeps with these tires in bad weather FULL CONTROL. I went out in bad weather for fun to drift and these made it possible. The traction was incredible. Unless I was fully throttling, I had 100% grip. These are an absolute beast. I made this review 3/14/26 in CT with my 2017 Subaru Impreza hatchback.

I skipped numeric ratings because these snow tires are on my wife's 2025 A4 which I have never driven farther than to the car wash. She had WS70s on her 2015 A4 and I have WS90s on my 2022 WRX. We have both been satisfied with them. Her driving style is average but mine is rather spirited. We have had the first or second mildest winter on record and I particularly appreciate that they are quite competent on dry roads because I hate squishy cornering performance.

Drove through 3 hours of snow covered roads. At 40mph tires track straight and handle turning well. Braking was also much improved. It was slow to start at some icier stop lights and going uphill from a stop would definitely still be a concern. These are being used on a manual FWD vehicle. Very happy with the overall confidence these provide.

By far the best snow tires I have ever owned. They offer so much comfort in the snow, I don't even check the weather forecast anymore.

greatly improved traction and control on steep, snow-covered rural roads. highway driving is mostly comfortable, noise is less than expected

we have these on 3 cars. The ones on the CRV have the best performance. it cuts through high snow like a blade. Stops instantly on snow. How ever on my 2026 camry its the same comfort as the stock all season tires the car came with.

Best Snow tire that provides true traction and stability in all types of winter weather conditions in the Finger Lakes areas of New York State. Treadwear is excellent for a snow tire.