Bought a set of Defender tires 3 months ago for my 2008 Ford Taurus-X. Best tires I have ever owned (other than Michelin Hydro-Edge I had on my 2000 Ford Windstar) The ride smooth, handle great, and as advertised I can notice that they stop faster than other tires. In a panic stop you can feel the controlled stoping power. Also great handling in the rain and sloppy weather. Again best tires I ever owned, and would definately purchase again.

City commute, highway for short trips. Slow driving style, not a racer! NEW tires offer awesome grip and handling, cornering and braking are superb. Under light snow the tire performs great! However, past the 40,000 miles mark the performance IS GONE! In wet asphalt the tires spin and breaking distance increases noticeably. Thread depth disappears rapidly. Snow? Keep car at home I am certain I will need a new set long before the 90,000 miles warranty expires. Why would one manufacture a tire that loses performance at 40,000 miles and doesn't last beyond 60,000 miles, yet offer a 90,000 miles warranty? To me that is misleading information.

When I was a young driver back in 1969, my father thought me that probably the one most important safety items of a car is its tires. By having good tires you not only minimize the risk of catastrophic unexpected tire failure but also the inconveniences with it. I have always tried to go with Michelin whenever possible as I feel I can trust my family's safety in doing so. I was so pleased with the current set of Defenders that I bought a set for my son's car as well. Dan Burke, Plano TX

We bought these tires to replace the factory ones at 22,000 miles due to loss of traction on wet roads. From the beginning we noticed not only better traction on ALL road surfaces, but the ride was quieter and MUCH smoother than the factory tires. We had done a good deal of research prior to our purchase and are very happy with our decision!

The tires are on a 2009 Jetta Sportwagon TDI with about 65K miles. It also has Eilbach lowering springs, Billstein dampers and a slightly larger rear sway bar. The Defenders are riding well, are quiet and have improved mileage by 1-2 MPG. There doesn't seem to be a problem in wet conditions which would be expected with a long tread life tire. No complaints to date and for the first 5K miles. Every time I stray away from Michelin, I almost always are disappointed. Michelin tires have never disappointed and my purchase history includes more than 10 sets of regular and snow tires.

Got the Defender tires on a 2009 VW Jetta a couple of months ago, and they're performing well in the WI/MN snow. These came highly recommended by my local VW service station, and I am liking them - much better in snow than the tires that originally came on my vehicle (unsure of the brand). No negatives so far.

My Defender tires are used mainly on Interstate Highways at high speeds. Even though the tires are T-Rated, handling is secure and the performance is on-par with the previous V-Rated tires from another manufacturer. Gas mileage is also excellent. So far, I really cannot criticize any aspect of the tire's performance.

Tire has great traction and performance in wet weather on my 2003 Odyssey. Tread life has been great so far. I am almost 15,000 miles in and the tires still look almost like new. I do mainly highway and city driving and they feel very smooth and noise has not been a factor at all with these tires.

I have been driving Michelins for 27 years & this is the Quietest & smoothest ride I ever had. These tires are on my 2002 LeSabre Ltd., & are far superior to the best Michelins I had on my 2001 Lesabre Ltd. (from 2001 thru 2009). Everything considered, these tires are truly economical.

I use my car for personal use only I was sketical about buying this because I didn't know anything about it. The sale person said it was a good tire and also a new tire on the market, he also said it broke good and the ride is very good. I have nothing bad to say about these tires.