I purchased these tires after 6 years and 30k miles on my Michelin Defender LTX M/S. I was a little leery with the UTQG Traction rating dropping to B from the previous A but with tread life listed similarly and great previous performance, I gave them a shot. I've driven 2,500 miles before posting the review. The M/S2 are fantastic on dry pavement and dissipate water very well. Unfortunately, around 35 F they become noticeably harder and break free much easier on cold or wet pavement compared to the previous M/S. With that, my initial assumption is that they have worse performance but herein lies the paradox. While they don't seem great getting moving and break free easy on acceleration, they seem hold true and stop well once in motion. Snow performance is similar to the aforementioned, but again cornering is fairly steady until acceleration is applied. The truck will still go where it's intended, but with considerably more wheel spin than the previous M/S in 2H. MPG appears to be comparable between the 113T SL M/S and 117T XL M/S2. Both ride quiet and have good feel when braking. They have a good look but not overly aggressive and don't pick up too many rocks. I would 100% recommend these for those who rarely experience snow or cold but would probably stick to swapping these out for Michelin Ice X for the cooler or snow filled months or plan to use full time AWD and the possibility of reduced tread life due to the additional slipping.

This is the second auto in our family to get new tires this year and we always trust Sam’s to handle our tire needs.

Wet traction and water displacement is very good. Quiet and very stable at all speeds. Snow traction was a very big surprise. Had some very snowy weather this year and had no issues.

Love these tires second set I've had on this vehicle. I've always bought Michelin tires for all my vehicles. They are reliable and they stand behind their product.

Michelin is just an overall great tire. I put these on after the tread wore out on my previous Michelin Defender tires.

Their Michelin's Great tire as always expected. Round, Quiet, Great Ride unlike any other stoned brands Fred would make

This is my second set of "Defenders" and I have been and am now very pleased with them. Virtually all characteristics of these tires are excellent and have proven their worth over the years.

Best tires I've had on the truck. The road noise level is great and handling is not compromised whatsoever. It's just nice to have a good performing tire that doesn't trade off comfort and durability.

Excellent tire on my GMC Yukon! Performance handling and traction has been terrific!! Tires are like brand new with 57,000 kms. Best tire on the market for full size SUV and Pickups .

I had Defender LTX M/S2 installed on my 2020 F-150 about 12,000 km ago. They are much quieter than what I had on before, and give a nice comfortable ride. I drive highway,as well as to a lesser degree, gravel roads. Excellent tires so far.