You know, years ago the rags (Car and Driver, Road and Track, et al) used to regularly review tires. It was with one of those reviews that I gave up the stock Conti TS771at 50,000 miles (OEM on the BMW 320i) for set of Made in England B.F. Goodrich Comp T/A's. Despite the great review, they didn't last that long, and I replaced them with Michelin MXV.
With so many different tires and sizes now, I don't think a tire review is an easy thing to do. Guess that People's Democratic State of Europe has something with an assessment of each?
Stick said: you will probably never know the value of good tyres until it's too late. (loving it!)