My wife drives a Jeep Patriot that were never known for a quite. There was always constant competition between the CVT transmission, the engine and the road noise fro the tires. The new tires minimized the road noise so now I can concentrate on the sound of the CVT which sound like a riding mower for 90,000 miles.. Great tire value

I bought 4 for my 2006 Scion XA.  Live in NYC and put on 0-300 Miles / Day. Tire grips the road  through medium-light Snow (Deep Stuff is out West ) and Icey Roads. Deep Rain is no problem either. Rides is relatively quiet as well. I will probably purchase a 2nd set when I wear these out. Really love these tires, highly recommended!

I had Altimaxes on my last car, a 98 Corolla, that were wonderful and lasted forever. That's why I have them on my beautiful 1999 Camry. They are even longer lasting than they were on my Corolla.  The only negative I have, which is my reason for removing one star, has to do with the Tire Wear Monitor built into the tread. The problem is I don't want or need anything that tells me or possibly an overzealous inspector when my tires need changing out. I make that call... period!   Worn tires need to be replaced at the correct time, when things like funds are available, not at Xmas time, the tires with fresh date codes must be in stock, it's prior to Winter, when I have the time, etc. It's not like these well made tires will explode or lose all traction the day after a wear indicator shows through the tread. But if at inspection, an insector fails my car because the unnecessary tire indicator says ""REPLACE TIRE"", I'll be upset. Again. It's my call and my responsibility, so General... listen up.... instead of a useless tire wear monitor, just give the rubber back to the tire you removed to create the stupid monitor which will give it a bit more life.

The General AltMAX RT 43 has got to be the best tire I've ever seen in it's class. Reasonably priced, long tread life, holds the road  in dry, wet, and even light snow well. And best of all, the tire is very quiet on the road. I've bought four complete tire sets so far. Two for my cars, two for my daughters cars. Just hope they don't stop making them.

Purchased these tires based on the tire shop I've been using for 20 years. Salesman said they were great tires and he would recommend them. Normally they have never let me down with recommendations, but this was a horrible one. Tires are very loud and harder than any other tire I have purchased. The tires ride so hard that it makes pieces of my car rattle. I only have 1-2 thousand miles on them and it sounds like I have mudding tires on my car. I  would not recommend these tires to anyone.

we have three ehicle riding on Altimax RT43  a 2013 mustang  V6 305/ a 2010 Taurus LTD ,and a 2006 Malibu Maxx,V6 allof these cars a driven thru north country winters all conditions,you name it we have it! we drive hard! not only the traction is great,the ride and handling  is great! The price is very competitive !

Put a set of these on my wife's 2016 Lincoln MKS Eco Boost last fall. So far we both are enjoying a smooth, comfortable and quiet ride. Winter here in central NY has not been bad this year but when the roads have been snow or slush covered, these tires have performed admirably. If the ride and performance stay on par I just might have to change my rating to five stars.

I based my purchase on the reviews.  I was looking for a smooth ride, but these tires were terribly harsh no matter how much air I took off or added.  In the last week or so it has gotten better ( I haven't put many miles on the tires to be fair ) and I'm hoping it will continue to improve.  The tires do seem to give the car more performance.

I like the performance of these tires and they generally feel and handle well. They were well reviewed for all weather, and they performed well in the rain in the Rockies in the summer. I used them for part of the winter,  but my snow tires--old as they are--are still a better winter tire. The biggest reason I did not use them in the winter, though, was that they acted very unreliably on a long trip. Two tires deflated during a 500 mile trip. The rear driver's side deflated about 300 miles into the trip. There was nothing actually wrong with the tire--no punctures, not cracks--and once filled with air again, the tire performed for the rest of the trip. On the way home, again about 300 miles into the trip (or about 500 miles farther than the first deflation) another tire deflated (this time, the front passenger's side tire). Neither time did the deflation feel noticeable to the driver--different drivers both drove on the deflated tire for longer than ideal without realizing it until stopping. Again, once re-inflated the tire performed alright, though the rubber has been worn a bit by riding low. Since the incident, I took the tires back to the tire shop (Sears auto) where they were installed to be checked over. They said nothing was wrong with the tires beyond the new sidewall wear: no punctures, no problems with the tread, not apparent problems with the valve. Sears told me the warranty was only good on the tread,  and they wouldn't replace them, despite the tire failure happening within 6 months of buying the tires. I'm running on these tires now, because the snows needed to come off, and they make me nervous, to be honest. I have not had any rapid deflations, but I have not driven more than about 100 miles at a time on these. One of the tires that deflated does seem to lose air a little more quickly than it should. I'd just like to know what the problem is, since the auto center refused to speculate and I have no idea if these tires are really safe.

My apologies for leaving an earlier review stating that the tires are too noisy.  This is not the case.  I had a bad wheel bearing that I was mistaking for tire noise.  This is the second set of General tires on the same vehicle and we are happy with them.