Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 Plus 

Unbelieveable difference in handling performance - especially in wet weather. The OEM tires I had (Goodyear Wrangler RTS) were not very good. While the treads actually lasted for over 68000 miles, the tires were terrible in the rain and snow. Hydroplaning was a common occurance in heavy rain and, even in dry weather, the tires would often lose grip in heavy cornering. The Forteras have been awesome. It truly feels like I am driving another vehicle. Highly recommended.

I was going to wait until I had more experience with these tires before I reviewed them. However, when I was driving home, I experienced something weird. My car was QUIET! Traction both wet and dry is excellent. The Goodyear dealer was outstanding to work with. I am happy with the tires. I find them remarkably quiet.

OEM tires for my Jeep Grand Cherokee. I have been pleasantly surprised with these tires. I got 40K miles out of them and just replaced them. They had about 1-2 mm left before the wear indicators, so maybe another 5-10k left??? I had them rotated at each oil change (3000 mi). New these tires were very good all around. The only con has been road noise. Not overbearing but noticeable. Very good road manners. Very good in the wet. I was astonished at their ability in last years snow. I'm sure the Jeep played a big part, however I drove through snow up to a foot like a tank. We had a sort of surprise snow last year that gridlocked Baltimore, vehicles stuck EVERYWHERE. Even the Interstates were blocked. My mother in law was in hospice and several family members were with her and needed to get home during this mess. I never once had any issues and I had to take back country roads to get home. From a dead stop on hills to even using a field to go around stuck vehicles to being able to stop quickly for vehicles sliding into my path, complete confidence. This is probably one of the best tires I've ever had on one of my vehicles. I would highly recommend these tires. Having said all of that I replaced them with Michelin Defender LTX MS's. My reasons were I had the LTX MS2's on a 2012 2500 Ram and they literally transformed it. My commute includes poor pavement and a lot of expansion joints and the noise of the Forterra's is especially bothersome to me with my hearing loss. Again I would not say these are very loud tires, just more than I'd like to deal with. Perhaps it's just the particular frequency they transmit. The new Michelins installed yesterday are considerably quieter and indeed have transformed yet another vehicle. Once more if you don't have the money to lay out buy these Goodyears... an excellent value!

This tire was standard on my 2014 Durango Citadel, and the first time I've ever had Goodyear tires. The first 2 years of driving was mostly highway and towing a cargo trailer weighing 7,200 pounds. Towing is particularly hard on tires, especially when going over the Rockies on trips between California and Minnesota. During one of my three round trips, I hit three blizzards while going over mountains, with snow and slush 4 -6 inches deep, while towing that heavy trailer. These tires performed admirably, never losing traction, and maintaining steering control perfectly. Of course, All Wheel Drive helps as well.

They are now about 50% worn, and still have great traction in wet and flooded street conditions. It will be interesting to see how they perform in snow this year, being worn down as they are. Still, 50% wear at over 38,500 miles isn't bad in my book.

Well guys...the was OEM tire on my Buick Rendezvous AWD, and I can say that this tire is exceptional. I've driven on these tires in Extreme Winter conditions (-40C) over a two span for two Winters performed great. All I can say is great tire from my experience.

Tires held up great with rotations every 9k miles. Performed great in snow. Only bad experiences were on ice or freezing rain. Had no problems with snow up to 16". Just bought my second set. Got 54k miles out of first set, probably could have went more.

I just replaced these original tires after almost 62,000 miles. There was still tread above the wear bars. I would have gone longer but the winter snows are coming. Periodically, I would tow some car hauler trailers. They performed great in all conditions. They handled well in dry, wet, snow and ice. They are relatively quiet on the road. Although I don't have any complaints, I decided to try Michelin Latitude Tours this time. In the first 25 miles, they might be smoother on the road. We have 5 vehicles between two of us, so there is plenty of opportunities to drive a different vehicle and try out different tire traits.

Replaced the factory firestone wilderness with the Forteras. (Wife would not drive the truck with the f-stones on it.I went up on size with the Goodyears (factory is way too small). The Forteras are superior in every aspect. Wet, Dry, Whatever. Dont let "expence" keep you from buying these tires. It is well worth it,and the safety is worth it.

This tire came on my 2008 Trailblazer 4x4 that I bought used at 155,000 miles. I'm now nearly at 190k and have been waiting for years for a decent excuse to replace these tires. My Trailblazer 4x4 has an automatic locker in the rear (G80) and everything on the vehicle works properly.

Dry: Mostly fine. A little bit on the noisy side if I had to be picky, but the wind noise on my 12 year old SUV is much more intrusive than the tire noise. They do, however have a small leak that requires them to be topped off every month or two. Every. Single. One.

Wet: Poor traction. I legit spin my wheels just taking off from a light keeping up with traffic. If it's a sharp turn from a stop, you can bet the farm the inside tire will let loose unless I'm going full granny mode. I've hydroplaned as low as 40 MPH on these tires. First tire I've ever had that I've actually felt the need to run 4x4 or 4x4-auto just for rain.

Snow/Ice: I figure my 4x4 with rear locker gives me a MUCH bigger advantage in snow than these tires do. When I had my old minivan (FWD - open diff), it would climb the hill to my house with relatively little effort. These tires on my Trailblazer (RWD - locking diff) would spin and leave me high and dry on the same hill. I legit had to switch it to 4x4 just to get up the hill to get home a few times.

I have replaced the original equipment tires (Dunlops) with the Goodyear Forteras. I cant believe how quiet these tires are. I drive a Tundra and the cab was already quiet with the original tires but when I put the Forteras on my truck it was really quiet. The drive is smooth and comfortable. I only have about 3,000 miles on them and the tread still looks the same as when I put them on. I am hoping to get at least 50,000 miles on these tires. I will buy again. Goodyear finally made a tire that can compete with the rest of the big boys.

Outstanding tire. Was all set to go with the Michelin Cross Terrains, but decided to give Goodyear a shot, based on a couple of recommendations. They were right, Goodyear really hit a home run with this tire, much quieter than the OEM tires (Uniroyal Laredos), excellent grip and look sharp to boot (I have the Black Serrated Letter version). Costing less than the Michelins didnt hurt either. No evidence of wear at 4K miles (as it should be). If I can get a good 30-40K miles out of these tires, I will be extremely pleased, anything more would be icing on the cake (getting great wet & dry traction, a quiet ride and treadwear often conflict... I remember eating up some stickier tires in 15K miles back in my racier days). Goodyear hit on the right mix of everything with the Fortera.

These tires came stock on my 08 Grand Cherokee. Have 56,000 miles on them and still have 4/32 tread. Rotated every other oil change. Will be repurchasing when the time comes for replacement.

This Fortera tire came as standard equipment on my Jeep Commander Limited. I drive both highway and city, flat to mountain roads, carry a lot of demos for my work, total weight of demos approx 200 lbs, and have put 74000 miles on the tires since January 07 and estimate that I still could get another 5000 miles out of them before I get to the wear bars. These tires will currenlty pass inspection even at 74000 miles. I have rotated these tires approx every 7500 miles and have been very pleased with the quiet smooth ride and especially with the mileage wear. I have only had to balance these tires twice in 74000 miles and they run smooth as can be. I have a friend who has a Chevy Trailblazer who gets the same mileage I do. I am quite agressive on the highway and these tires have been tremendous. I don't understand all the bad press. I have had no flats no side wall issues and the high mileage has been phenominal!! I would recommend this tire to anyone.

I cannot compare the gas mileage of this tire vs Michelin LTX/MS but I average about 19-20MPG on the highway when I drive about 5 above speed limit. Handling in dry or wet conditions has been very good. The vehicle has never hydroplaned with these tires, and emergency handling has been very good even with the limited capability of the Commander.

Since I live in the south I have only been in light snow a couple of times in the last 18 months so I cannot really comment on how it does in snow or ice.

I have taken the vehicle off road to the point where I had to put the tranny in low range 4X4 and the tires performed well but they are a little dosile and not agressive enough for true offroading but I don't think that this is the true intent of the tire anyway.

When these tires finally wear out I plan on purchasing another set of the same model.

This is absolutely one of the best tires I have ever owned.

You can't beat the price either.

I got 70452 miles on my Frontera tires. These tires are the best I have ever had and I will buy another set this week. The key to these tires is rotate and ballance every 5000 to 8000 miles. I did have to return a tire because it would not balance. They are very good in deep snow and ice and mud. The guy with the 2002 Mercury Mountainer need to get his tires rotated and ballanced more often. Keep tire presure at 45 in front and 40 in rear.