I love the CC2's on my van. When we went down to FL and they were having a really heavy rain it just went straight through with no indications of hydroplaning. Yeah it cost a lot but honestly tires are the one place I'm always willing to spend the money for the safety upgrade.

 

I have the Pirelli Scorpion's on the van and my truck. They are great, very quiet (hybrid moves like a ninja) but the weight of the hybrid "might" be making them wear quickly in front. Tire rotations are a must and probably wouldn't hurt to rotate them more frequently front to back. I was pretty amazed at how they handled on 4" of snow with ice underneath. Saved me from having to shovel a 200' long driveway...

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I find tire loyalties are nearly as intense as religion or politics.
My own person experience over ~ a million miles (based on adding up miles of cars I'd owned).
Michelins are best overall for value. Outlast others. My go to brand.
Pirellis lead exciting, but brief lives. Great handling, but wear rapdily.
Continental - not bad, but not great, either.
GoodYear - should be "good for a year" - wear rapidly, and handling wasn't good enough to account for the rapid wear. Terrible in wet or snow. Came as original equipment, never bought them intentionally.
No experience with Japanese brands.
My advice to others is to go to Tire Rack and read their reviews.

 

Honestly you are 100% right on the pirellis.. I have them on my bolt ev and the first set wore so fast(in less than 12k miles) they had to give me another set for a prorated fee. The next set is doing better but if I'd of not got them for less than $200 on the prorate I'd of went through with the CC2's. Also, yeah it's so hard when you are choosing and frustrating at times. When I got the CC2's for my van I was nervous they'd not live up to the hype given that I just spent well over a 1,000 on them but so far they are impressive. I had yokohama's before(they were summer only) and they only lasted 10k miles before they were gone. Came on my evo x and I wasn't even pushing that car back then.

I used to be a bit partial more to michelins than any other back when I was younger because they bought their steel wire from the company in my home town who manufactured that. My friend who was a VP there told me some of their best wire went to them and he was very proud of getting to sell their US made wire to them. Apparently Michelin back then was very demanding as well.

 

Pirelli wearing issues is likely confirmed on my hybrid, not sure on the truck yet as I haven't rotated them. I'm good with the pro-rated wear warranty though for how the perform (so far)...

 

Goodyear Assurance All-Season

Installed them some 45,000 miles ago. Great in rain, dry, low noise at hwy speeds. They still have 50% tread left.
Michelin offers great tires too. The point when selecting tires is to buy ones that are designed for 90% of the driving you do, not 10%. Everything in tire construction is based on that principal. Some want long life regardless of noise, traction, etc. Others want cheap price. There are tires out there to meet that desire. Long life, wet traction, low NVH is not on the list.

 

I have Michelin Cross Climates on my van and I love them. They are a vast improvement over the Falkens that came on it. Tire buying is sort of a balancing act. On one end you have great handling tires that are soft and don't last long. On the other end you have not so great handling tires that are hard and last forever. Most people want something in the middle and there is a lot to choose from in the middle. As DoninDel said; "tire loyalties are nearly as intense as religion or politics."

 

I went with Continental Cross Contact LX25. Have had them for almost 2 years/25,000 miles. Very happy with them, no issues. They are a high load rating (XL) tire, so they're designed to carry more weight, which I think is important for the heft of the pacifica.

CrossContact LX25

A premium, all-season touring tire for crossovers and SUVs, this tire provides fuel savings, optimized range, shorter stopping distances on wet roads, and extended tread.

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