Mazda CX 5 Tyres

"Running the Weather Ready 2 (225 65 17)on a 2023 CX 5 (3 weeks in), so far love it dry , wet very good, ride outstanding, handling fab . It is quiet enough for me and then some but lost 2 to 2.5 miles per gallon , I can live with that small price to pay. Snow tomorrow (4 to 6), heading over many mountains up into the Catskills from New Jersey over High point mountain first. I will report."
Report time: the good the bad and ugly................Was pretty clear (just starting) till I got close on RTE 17 three lane 65 MPH limit then cuts to two no problem took it slow 40-50 now the exit ramp white no tire marks just snow , played a little hit brakes stopped quick no bad habits ran true. Oh a pickup and a work van on the guard rail cops there now this was at bottom pretty clear most likely just going to fast on crappy tires. So 5.5 hours later I decide to leave snowing all that time at a good clip 5-7 inches I would say so off I go out of the lot which we keep clean onto street nothing done no plowing down the hill to the main road I take it slow so no problem but not fun stopped well at bottom . Made my turn onto main road still no plowing the tires do not like this deep snow my blizzaks would have ate it up like a snack and my Falken weather peak F1 ice would have been a lot more confidence inspiring they don't eat they just do it quietly and confidently. I prefer the blizzaks you don't have to be good on those they are the all powerful tool for the winter. So I baby it down the mountain 15- 20 mph at most stay off the freeway parallel side road to many low IQ drivers going to fast on highway. Now about half way there has a least been some attempt to plow and look sand YEAH! not that much better I go into manual mode incline getting worse in second let it do it's thing , staying off that break folks. Get to bottom still snow loose not to packed yet, good stop well. A right on to 209 heading south to cut it short the more I go the better it gets less snow not black pavement by any means but a lot lighter slowly picked up speed as conditions improved here the Weather Readys shined then snow turn to cold rain roads more wet than snow they are in their element here love this tire in that environment not the blizzaks so much Falkens skirt the middle.. The rest it all black roads with rain up down High Point Mountain at a good pace 50 or so twisted turny one lane state park road they are the blizzaks in this environment! So now after a half hour to get down the first mountain a bit of white knuckle driving do I get a set of snows, blizzaks the Falkins only 114 usds play the middle or keep rolling on the GoodYears, Hmmmm.

I bought these almost exactly 3 years ago (less than 35,000kms driven) and I just had a slow puncture which in itself isn't out of the ordinary. However, the tyre repairer thought they looked 5 years old from the wear and cracks. He pointed out the side walls were getting dry and cracked so even though there's probably 1 year left of tread, the rest of the tyre itself is showing the need for replacement.

Those were an upgrade from the good years I had on before, in terms of handling and road noise (Mazda CX5s are notorious for that) but I'm definitely disappointed in their longevity. Now looking at Pirelli Scorpions.

After 46k miles mostly on highways, I have plenty of tread left. Coming from stock Mazda Toyo tires which wear fast but have great fuel efficiency, Goodyear Assurance MaxLife wear very slowly & moderate efficiency (2-3mpg less than the OEM Toyo tires). Grip in standing pools of water at highway speeds is noticeably reduced compared to what I'm used to, but in regular wet conditions I haven't had problems. I really do think I may be able to get around 100k out of these tires which is impressive. The stock Toyo tires were near the end of useful life @ 35k. For the price & longevity, I do think they are worth it.

Great tyre, it makes the car alive.

This is a great tyre, it makes my car (Mazda CX-5) a pleasure to drive, unlike the manufacturer fitted tyres it had. They excel on a twisty country road.
This tyres saved my life in an iminent crash situation, the tyres were new at that time, and the braking distance was unbelievable short from 67 km/h while keeping the car maneuverable.