I understand the safety implications and always use top tyres for our family cars and try to find the best based on reviews. So far, my favorite two tyres have been the Michelin PS4 and the Goodyear Eagle Asymmetric 5 and 6. Both are good tyres but after years of use on both my car and my wife's car, which I drive often, I just buy the Goodyears now.
In my opinion, the balance of attributes these tyres offer is pretty much perfect. The grip and feedback is good, wet grip is good, they are not crazy hard or noisy and last well enough. They feel right all of the time and never give you cause to question them. In forty years I think they are the best all round tyre I've ever used.
I've used both the 5 and 6 and to be honest, I don't notice a huge difference. I assume the 6 is better but but the 5 was already great. The PS4 is also a good tyre but somehow doesn't inspire quite the same confidence. It feels great in the dry but at other times you're not quite as confident about what it's going to do. The Goodyear is more predictable more of the time. All of the time actually. It's a fit and forget tyre, in a good way. And they're not even the most expensive tyres available. Yeah, very happy with them.
