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Goodyear Assurance Tires

Goodyear Tires is a reputed tire manufacturer known for manufacturing tires for every fitment including the landing gear of the Space Shuttle. The brand introduced the Assurance line as a range of all-season tires all designed to offer drivers confident control in different weather conditions. These tires are designed specifically to offer enhanced fuel efficiency, a quiet and comfortable ride, and all-season performance.

With an expanded lineup of tires, Assurance Tires offers something for every driver of passenger vehicles. Let’s break down this lineup and take a closer look at these tires and what they offer individually.

Goodyear Assurance ComfortDrive

The Goodyear Assurance ComfortDrive is an all-season tire designed for use on coupes, sedans, CUVs, SUVs, and minivans, and offers drivers strong traction and performance in dry, wet, and light winter weather conditions. The tire features a special noise-reducing tread pattern for a quiet, comfortable ride, and some of the tires are built with rice husk and silica that improve traction while reducing waste going to landfills. Additionally, the tire features Goodyear’s Evolving Traction Grooves and TredLock Technology that work with soybean oil to offer enhanced control, steering response, and longevity paired with a 60,000 mile limited manufacturer tread life warranty.

All of these features have allowed us to give the Assurance Comfortdrive an overall SimpleScore of 9.4 out of 10. The tire truly shines in traction with a score of 9.7 followed by 9.5 in handling and 9.2 in longevity, making it a great fit for vehicles, such as the Audi Q5, Buick Encore, Chevrolet Traverse, Ford Explorer, GMC Acadia, Honda CR-V, Kia Sorento, Lexus IS, Nissan Maxima, Subaru Forester, and Toyota RAV4.

Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady

The Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady is an all-weather tire designed for use on passenger vehicles and offers drivers Goodyear’s best al weather traction in dry, wet, or winter weather conditions. The tire features a specialized tread compound that offers drivers a strong grip on wet, snowy, and icy roads which is paired with a Three Peak Mountain Snowflake Certification for use in moderate to severe snow conditions. The Assurance WeatherReady is built with Reactive Technology to enhance traction on wet roads and is backed by a 60,000 mile limited manufacturer tread life warranty, making the Assurance WeatherReady a well-rounded tire.

The Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady scored an excellent overall SimpleScore of 9.2. The tire excels in traction with a score of 9.6 followed by 9.3 in handling and 8.8 in longevity, making it a great choice for vehicles such as the Toyota Camry, Subaru Outback, Honda CR-V, Kia Optima, Nissan Maxima, and many more.

Goodyear Assurance Fuel Max

The Goodyear Assurance Fuel Max is an all-season tire designed to be used on passenger vehicles and is built to offer drivers maximum fuel saving thanks to the fuel-saving rubber compound. The tire also features Wet and Dry Tread Zones within the tread which gives drivers great traction on wet roads with enhanced wet grip and handling on dry roads. Additionally, the Zigzag microgrooves provide the driver a strong grip on light snow and improve the longevity of tire which is paired with a 65,000 mile limited manufacturer tread life warranty.

The Goodyear Assurance Fuel Max scored an average SimpleScore of 8.4. The tire scored a score of 8.6 in traction, handling, and longevity, making it a well-rounded tire for vehicles such as the Buick Regal, Chevrolet Malibu, Chrysler 200, Ford Fusion, Honda Accord, Scion iQ, Subaru Legacy, and Toyota Prius.

Goodyear Assurance Finesse

The Goodyear Assurance Finesse is an all-season tire designed for use on passenger vehicles and offers drivers all-season traction with strong fuel efficiency. The tire features a rubber compound designed to boost fuel efficiency with a strong rip on dry, wet, snowy, and icy roads. The Assurance Finesse also comes with a symmetrical tread pattern that boosts handling and cornering performance.

All of these features have allowed us to give Assurance Finesse an overall SimpleScore of 9.1. The tire truly shines in traction with a score of 9.7 followed by 9.4 in handling and 8.4 in longevity, making it a great tire for vehicles such as the Audi Q2, Buick Encore, Chevrolet Malibu, Dodge Caravan, Honda Accord, Kia K5, Lexus ES, and many more.

Other Goodyear Assurance tires

In addition to the above tires, the Goodyear Assurance family of tires also includes the following:

Goodyear Assurance OEM tires

Offering strong replacement tires, the Goodyear Assurance family also expands to original equipment (OEM) tires. Including:

  • Goodyear Assurance ComforTred: (2014 to 2018 Ford Flex
  • Goodyear Assurance CS Fuel Max: (2014 to 2020 Nissan Rogue, 2018 to 2024 Buick Enclave, 2018 to 2024 Chevrolet Traverse, 2015 to 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, (2015 to 2016 GMC Sierra 1500)
  • Goodyear Assurance Finesse: (2023 to 2024 Volkswagen Taos, 2021 to 2024 Volkswagen Tiguan, 2022 to 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross, 2023 to 2024 Mazda CX-50)

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