Yokohama Avid Envigor

For the same price as some regular all-season tires, reviews say the high-performance Yokohama Avid Envigor offers an extra measure of wet and dry grip -- although it's not the best on snow or ice. In a recent TireRack.com test, the H/V-rated Yokohama beats high-performance all-season tires from Dunlop, Firestone and Goodyear on both wet and dry tracks, and testers find it the quietest and most comfortable, too. Owners who post reviews at TireRack.com place the H/V-rated Yokohama second among performance all-season tires, although they prefer the Michelin Pilot Exalto A/S (*Est. $175) on snow and ice.

However, the higher-speed, W-rated version of the Yokohama Avid Envigor gets mixed reviews. In one top test, it does everything (except braking on ice, where it's only fair) just as well as its pricey rivals, even outclassing almost all ultra-high-performance (UHP) all-season tires on wet roads. But when TireRack.com compares it with three other W-rated, UHP all-seasons, the W-rated Yokohama finishes next to last, thanks largely to some noticeable understeer on both wet and dry test tracks. Owners demote the W-rated version to 10th place among UHP all-seasons, finding plenty of competitors -- led by the top-rated Bridgestone Potenza RE970AS Pole Position (*Est. $185) -- that grip better on wet, dry and especially winter roads.

ConsumerReports.org tests the W-rated version of the Yokohama Avid Envigor, ranking its performance on all road conditions, comfort, tread-wear and more against 19 of its peers. TireRack.com runs separate expert tests on the H/V-rated versions and the higher-speed, W-rated version, with four tire models in each test. Customers at TireRack.com also rate each version separately, based on their real-life experiences with the tires.