The tires arrived earlier today and I promptly had them installed. Prior to the install, I noticed the tires seemed very light. If I'm not mistaken, I think they weigh in at around 27lbs. Most other tires of the same size come in at 30+. This is both good and bad. Obviously, the good comes from having less rotating mass. The bad, I fear, is that they seem to have removed the weight through removal of sidewall material. As if it weren't already important enough to avoid curbs, this just makes it a necessity. Once the Michelin Primacy MXV4s were removed, I performed an extraordinarily scientific test (I pinched the sidewall of each tire with my fingers). I could flex the sidewall of the Generals with relative ease. The Michelin sidewalls seemed much more robust.
I was only able to put around 50 miles on them today, but so far, I'm liking them. While they're technically an ultra high-performance all-season tire, they seem to absorb the roughness of the road much better than the MXV4s, which are touring tires and should be more geared toward comfort. The Generals also track much straighter than the Michelins. When initially researching tires, I kept reading that the Continental DWS had a tendency to wander. I was hoping that wouldn't hold true for the Generals and thankfully, it doesn't... at least at this point it doesn't.
To be honest, it's far too early for me to offer a thorough review of the G-Max, but I do have high hopes based on my limited experience with them thus far.
I'll be putting 1000+ miles on them over the course of the next couple of days, so I'll report back with an update.
As an aside, I cannot express how pleased I am with Discount Tire Direct. I would not hesitate to order tires from them again.
