Bridgestone Ecopia EP422 Plus Grand Touring All-Season Tires in 205/60R16

Really nice so far. Got these for my girlfriend for Christmas I installed them and drove the car home. I immediately noticed how quiet and soft riding the tire was. Really good traction in the wet as well.

Tires have been wearing very well and relatively good wet handling here in South Florida. My son has put about 4,000 miles on them in about a year.

I purchased these tires for a 2005 Toyota Camry due to the close-out pricing, but the ratings as stated were encouraging and sealed the deal. This is an older vehicle, but I maintain it well - new KYB shocks with OE springs and strut mounts, properly aligned, with all suspension and steering components being replaced as required with top-end or OE components and regularly inspected and lubricated as needed by me at oil change intervals and tire rotations. I also have front top and lower aftermarket strut bars to enhance handling capabilities of the sedan. Keep this in mind when reading other reviews for these tires: does the person actually have bad tires, or do they fail to maintain their vehicle properly?

These tires grip extremely well and I am unable to make the tires "squeal" rounding corners or turns regardless of speed. They remain firmly planted and the driving feel of the road is actually quite enjoyable. Despite being grippy, I would expect them to be soft and wear quickly, but so far at around 7500 miles into them, they are hardly wearing at all. The road noise on city and interstate travel is minimal at worst. Steering and handling is responsive.

I do live in a desert, however, so my driving conditions are nearly always dry with no snow. If and when I am able to drive them in wet conditions, I will consider an update, and I will monitor tire wear are mileage markers. However: if your car is reasonably well maintained, then I believe these tires are worth the money.

I’ve had great experiences so far, it’s been a particularly rainy winter here in Florida, so I’ve been able to test them in both wet and dry conditions. Dry handling is great, smooth, comfortable, responsive, no issues of note. Wet handling is slightly worse but not awful, I haven’t experienced any hydroplaning, but I can feel some loss of grip during acceleration. This isn’t any worse than any other sets of tires I’ve used though, it’s simply average in this regard.

These tires came OEM on my Mazda, and so far have held up fairly well over the past 1.5 years/36,000 miles. I've been fairly bad about rotating them; rotated them once at 10K, then again at 30K. Even so, there's still plenty of tread left on the fronts.

In regards to wet and snow traction, I'd say these do alright. They're not snow tires, but I was never worried about hydroplaning or skidding off the road due to snowfall. I lived in Northern Missouri for awhile, and even with 4" of snow on the ground, these tires exceeded my expectations.

When it comes to dry traction, I have to say that these tires are fantastic. Not just good for it's price point or category, but good in general. I've exploited the grip these tires have on many occasions, and while they aren't super sticky, they grip well and are predictable when giving up. I autocrossed my 3 on two occasions with these tires, and I've been very competitive, getting the same times as an RX-8 with RE-11's (they were my first two events, so I won't say that my amazing driving skills were the reason). For a set of low-rolling resistance All-Seasons, they're amazing.

Overall, I've been very impressed with these tires, and while I plan on purchasing an extra set of wheels and having a set of both summer and winter tires, I would definitely purchase these tires again, if fuel economy was a high priority of mine.

Fantastic comfort and very low noise out of these tires. Softer rubber, so short tread life.

Great value and quality tire. excellent handling and response, comfortable ride. Made the car feel new again

So far very quiet smooth ride

Excellent fuel economy tire. For a lighter and well-balanced car like the Toyota Prius the wear characteristics are excellent. A lot of road noise once tire reaches end of life but that will happen with any tire.

These tires came original on my Avalon in August 2019. At first, I was disappointed that Toyota did not provide my favorite Michelin Defender tires; however, I have been pleased with the Bridgestone Ecopia EP422 Plus tires. I am 74 years old and drive very conservatively, including slow starts and coasting to half speed before stops. I personally rotate my own tires every 5,000 miles and they have exactly the same wear on all 4 grooves of all 4 tires. So far, I have still not taken them in for a balance or an alignment. My remaining treadwear is 4/32nds at 90,000 miles and I might go down to 2/32nds (giving me 120,000 miles) if it happens during the summer or fall months of next year before winter. I really can't speak to the handling characteristics of the tires. I just know that they have good treadwear and are quiet tires, which is exactly what I am looking for. I will probably be switching my replacement preference from the Michelin Defenders to this tire (Bridgestone Ecopia EP422 Plus) with the next tire change!

These are the original tires installed on my Mazda 3. From Day 1, wet traction when accelerating from a stop has been garbage. A light tap on the gas will easily send the front wheels spinning. At highway speeds, I have sometimes noticed a bit of hydroplaning. Snow? Forget about it. Dry handling is average. After about 42K miles (and just over 4 years of use), I have some uneven wear with average tread remaining between 3/32" to 1/8". There is no way these tires are going to last the full warranty length of 70K miles, nor do I want to squeeze out any more life out of these. I will definitely be replacing these before the next winter.