I bought the Altimax Artic tire in Nov. 2015. I drive them all year round. The tires are great in the snow and ice. Acceleration and braking were better in my 2wd s10 than I got with all seasons on the 4x4 blazer. Summer driving was also good. I found the handling very good. I have put well over 55,000 miles on the tires and am only now getting to the point of needing to replace them.
Would you buy again?Yes
Miles driven on tires10k - 14k
Driving habitAggressive
Scorecard
Dry
4
Wet
4
Winter
5
Comfort
4
Noise
4
Treadwear
5
Ray
5
Verified Customer
Jul 16, 2019
Live in the mountains of PA. Most of the driving is paved & dirt roads. Best snow tire I ever purchased. Great on muddy roads and wet pavement too.The tires are on a Jeep Grand Cherokee. These tires are a home run.
Would you buy again?Yes
Miles driven on tiresLess than 5,000
Driving habitConfident
Scorecard
Dry
5
Wet
5
Winter
5
Comfort
5
Noise
5
Treadwear
5
Stephen
4.5
Verified Customer
Apr 17, 2019
General Altimax Arctic were my first set of owning snow tires for annual winter driving in the Midwest. I will simply say that these tires leave the impression of a tank driving thru snow. Thanks Simple Tire! for carrying these tires!
Would you buy again?Yes
Driving habitCautious
Scorecard
Dry
5
Wet
5
Winter
5
Comfort
5
Noise
4
Treadwear
4
Terri
4.5
Verified Customer
Jan 9, 2019
Would you buy again?Yes
Driving habitConfident
Scorecard
Dry
5
Wet
5
Winter
3
Comfort
5
Noise
4
Treadwear
4
Alan
4
Verified Customer
Nov 22, 2018
I purchase these tires over and over again for winter for a reason. I have yet to find a snow/winter tire that even comes close to the control and traction these tires provide in snowy conditions.
Would you buy again?Yes
Driving habitConfident
Scorecard
Dry
4
Wet
4
Winter
5
Comfort
4
Noise
3
Treadwear
4
Gregory
4
Verified Customer
Nov 16, 2018
I purchased these tires to replace the dedicated snows for my Yaris. I previously ran Continental ExtremeWinterContact tires which were a damn fine tire and at the end of their life they started phasing out the tire and my size was one of the first to go. At the time I was commuting 110miles a day and felt a 'full faced' tread would be better for the highway, otherwise I would of chose the Firestone Winterforce tires which are still my favorite overall.
So after some research, I gave these Generals a try. Not a bad tire. They treated me well. Maybe not as refined as the old Continentals, but did well. This past year I ended up running them all year round and they were fine during the summer. Ive also did some light autoX type racing with these tires during a small winter series. Well this is the 4th and final season for them. I wont buy again, mainly as technology advances fast and there is better stuff out there currently. I never got stuck and I am the hoon that goes out in the blizzard to play around, doing 75mph in 5" of snow.