Laufenn G FIT AS Grand Touring All-Season Tires in 195/50R16

Great low cost tire, wet & dry traction are very good, even handled light snow with no problems. Tire is quiet and comfortable on the road, made the car feel new again!

I've put a little over 1200 miles on them. I'm in the metro Detroit area and drive I-94 daily. You can put tires to the test on that thing. These have performed great. First day on them we had very steady rainfall. Never an issue going through standing water, and gripped some of the curves on 94 during rain with ease. Never felt like I was slipping. On dry pavement I couldn't be happier. For the price these are well worth it.

Purchased a rim and tire package to replace my original 14 inch rims on my 96 Ford ranger. Trucks drives like a different vehicle. I live in CA with horrible maintained highways and the truck feels much more stable at highway speeds. Hitting pot holes used to cause the truck to bounce and feel like I was out of control, that's no longer the case with the much larger rims and these lower profile tires. The truck is still very comfortable to drive in with and highway. I absolutely love these tires. Wet traction has been great. No, I don't race or drive aggressive with a 29 year old truck, but I have never lost traction in wet conditions, not even accelerating relatively fast from a stop light with an empty bed (no weight). To be honest, I've never heard of this tire till I searched for a specific tire size for my new rims. I'm absolutely love these tires. Tread wear is great, I don't see any signs of wear yet.

Great tires! Never had a single issue. Great in high temp weather in summer, with dry/rainy winters. Summer temps max 115 degrees, winter temps as low as 32 degrees. Love them so much, I am buying them again with my next set. Lasted 2 years 2 months.

Pleasantly surprised by very good traction and handling characteristics. Better than what I expected for a bargain priced tire.

I got my new Laufenn GS and as soon as i drove from the Auto Center i was like Wow!!! I just got a steal. The stearing was super responsive. They looked Awesome Amour all up, great around corners and very smooth at 60, 70 and 80mph!!! The only set back was they did give off a little more road noise then epected but once the music was on it was hardly noticable. Lastly, the tires absorbed bumps extremely well and was very responsive on windind roads. Unfortunately, i have not been able to use the tires in rain or snow as of yet but i will definately put in another review once i try them in those conditions but so far these tires are the Bomb.com!! Also i am curious to see how the treadware will do as well because i can be very hard on tires!!! I guess we'll see!!

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update
have been super pleased with all aspects of this lauffen g fit set, the comfort and low noise is outstanding! steering feel is very very nice too dry grip & stopping Terrific & an enormous rainstorm came through Florida today so i went out and played in the rain a little on some very twisty remote rural roads & my 1st impression in wet weather is a nice secure feeling (i was able to sample two different types of asphalt in wet & so far so good) --- I'm totally not trying to go against the results tire rack attained with this tire in their tire testing "wet results"
but can only give you my real world roads real world driving & raining/wet/damp/drying conditions in my nissan which is a 100% analog car except for abs brakes {zero other driving aids like limited slip diff, stability control, traction control, electric brake force distribution etc on my maxima} so perhaps my secure feeling in wet is down to fact my 55series V rated Laufenn's on my freshly aligned front wheel drive vehicle produce a different "balance/feel" in the wet vs. tire rack's testing experience in their rear wheel drive, close to 50/50 weight distribution, bmw sedan

once i get a little more time with them I'll update again--- so far my laufenns have me really happy and really impressed

Because of my budget restrictions, I had to go with the lower price Tire. I had been running Yokohama tires on my car for about 5 years. This particular brand that I purchased is not as responsive as the directional tires that I had on the front end of the car and the regular Yokohama that I had on the rear end, but I was pleasantly surprised at the level of ride comfort and performance that these tires provide at this price point. I'm not an aggressive driver, I don't have a high performance vehicle, so for my particular car these tires are first rate. In the future, when I need replacement tires, I intend on going with this brand.

TLDR: Dry traction is good, but DO NOT buy this tire unless you never see rain or snow.

PRO: For this price, dry traction is perfect. Definitely better than buying some no-name brand at Walmart. Treadwear is also great, my 195/55/R15 tires have driven 13,500 miles and still have 6/32" left. However, I am going to replace them soon because... see the CON below.

CON: Do not let the "Consumer Surveys" rating fool you. It shows ratings above 7+, but when you look at the 'Tire Rack Test,' check out the 'Wet Test Track' section, and you'll see how horrible these tires are (I wish I knew this before purchasing).
I can confirm that wet traction is horrible. When the tire was new, it already didn’t have much grip, and sometimes it would hydroplane. Now that it’s worn down to 6/32", I lost control on ice last winter and slid into a curb at around 20 mph in a straight line! It resulted in expensive repairs: a new tie rod, control arm, and hub.
Even now, with 6/32" remaining, when driving on the highway in light wet conditions at around 70 mph, I can feel the car wanting to hydroplane. Exiting a U-turn on the highway is a difficult task, I have to slow down to about 25 mph to be safe. No joke.
I remember when I had Potenza Sport tires, driving in the rain was like nothing, no need to slow down at all.
I regret buying such a cheap tire, accident is going to happen.

I have been very happy with the performance of this tire. Handling is good and road noise is minimal. Tire wear has been great.