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Originally Posted by CapriRacer
Good enough - Yes! But you should consider what you want the tire to do.
If grip is a high priority, then you're going to sacrifice wear - and vice versa.
If one is satisfied with the OEM tire, by all means, do that.
But if one isn't, chose a tire that is more in tune with what your goals are.
But I get the sense that you think that there is some sort of quality improvement
going from - say - and All Season to a Touring, then on to a Grand Touring. That
is not the case.
These categories are to help you select a tire more appropriate to your needs - the
scale being mostly about speed rating. The problem is that there are other things
going on as well.
For example: The higher the speed rating, generally the lower the aspect ratio - and
also, generally, the better grip and the harsher the ride. But there are enough
exceptions to make this rule hardly a rule.
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The user ratings tend to be higher for tires that are the same size, load, and speed category, but have terms like "grand touring" or "performance all season" attached to their name or model number.
I've seen higher profile tires(60-70 series) as well as lower profile,(50-40 series) in the higher tier all season categories(touring, performance), so I don't sense that correlation - between touring and performance attached mainly to higher profile models.