This experience was over 10 years ago and I know where you're going with your question. I'm sure they've probably improved their product, but in my mind, I will never trust their quality!

Let me challenge you with this - shop several tire stores and have the salesman give you feature and benefits of lhis tire line. Don't just accept what he says, but ask why. Question the body plies their construction and material and be sure to ask why - ask about the rubber used in the flex area of the sidewall ( better companies use multiple compounds to aid the flexing which improves handling. Especially look at cross sections of the tire which will show this construction and you can see things like how fall up the sidewall the body plies wrap (better tires the wrap goes further up the sidewall leaving the flex area with fewer plies to keep it flexi\ble and the most important thing because of lthe width of the tire is the belt package, how far does it extend to the outside of the tread area. This is extremely important in any tire but the V rated tire will not survive on the outside tread area without proper support. You need to try and gain every bit of knowledge you can, cheaper tires are cheap for a reason and it's usually what's left out.

Also remember that any deviation form a normal high mileage, smooth riding and long lasting tire is a compromise. Hi speed tires give you handling and high speed performance but the trade off is smooth ride and longevityl.


My challenge to you is buy whichever tire meets your needs, but do it with knowledge and imlput from others with experience. My choice will ever remain the Michelin family,,
Milchelin is the leader in technology and they are the ones the others try to copy, while you're checking with tire stores be sure to have them explain the system Michelin uses to gain sidewall stiffness without using the hard riding stiffeners that other companies use.

Bob