I was scouring the options for tires too. We have a '16 with 22,100 and the OEM Yokohama were still showing some gap to the wear bars but almost unlivable noise and loss of ride compliance. Also, too much loss of traction to be worth anything in the last few late snows or slushy stuff.
I moved forward on tires just 2 days ago and had previous experience with Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season Plus. I had them on our 08 CX-7 and found them to be a good all-rounder for 4 seasons in Colorado Springs. I remember reading they come OEM on Volvo SUV's and were mentioned in good light. Probably a Car & Driver write up or test review.
We get the oddball big snows or icy conditions a few times a year but overall , the media hype of winter here really hits home in the upper regions well above our 6500 feet. The Pirelli Verde were a nice mix of smooth rolling, quiet comfort and still getting through some winter conditions without drama. I think they are eco rated too.
*I do place some onus on driving experience or winter ability to contend with it all as best if as in my case, too lazy to go about winter specific tires and changing them out.
I did the same my older rwd sports car as an all year tire choice BUT, I did hedge my bets going with the Conti DWS extreme tires.
I'll tell you, if you really want the bite and confidence for wintery stuff and convenience of A/S tires that perform well year round and really don't have much of a downside, those are a 5 star tire IMO. Dry streets, they still track well and are not noisy or wandering.
I wanted to ask about tire sizing before going shopping and was pleasantly guided to just the point I had in mind at the tire shop. If you think the tires / wheel well sizing is a bit out of proportion as I did with our Touring model 18's, consider going from the 255/60/18 to the 265/60/18.
That's what the guy recommended before I even asked about bumping up size. They look nice and just a bit beefier all around taking up some of the fender gap. I've only got a few miles and days on them but they did well on our CX-7 and I ran them a few seasons to get the full weather experience at the time.
- Remember my perspective though as we really only get a handful of really slick or snowy days here. In winter, 26 days of the month can be nearly dry pavement. It melts fast too. I consider tires a critical safety feature when it comes to extremes like heavy rains, snow , icy roads and off camber or high country issues that magnify risks. A cheap half baked tire design or the wrong choice isn't worth the worst case situation it may cause. Get the tires that'll do the job for the weakest link in the driver group that'll use the vehicle they go on. A $200 upgrade in price for four better or best tires costs fractions of a penny per mile on a 35,000 mile tire.