out of topic a bit but for discussion.

how michelin / bf goodrich manage to sell so expensive tyres?

is it because they use premium grade compound/manufacturing process? is it because they invest back into r&d?

i have used michelins before and know what they have to offer. sometimes even more than twice the price of other top 5 tyre brands.

Not asking anything but a trend that I noticed epjx31

Big name brands launching tyres that are catered to the budget friendly group or competing against the China tyres. They are forgoing using more expensive materials like silica to improve long mileage and wet performance, in order to reduce selling price and cater to a budget friendly crowd.

Seems like tyre technology and R&D have peaked, where engineers are purposely engineering lousier performance in order to get cheap selling price and maintain profits.

Of course this is outside of the realm of tyres used for hypercars and f1

Looking at one example only as no time to do more research outside of what I want to buy. Tyre label shows significant drop in wet grip

LH - BFGoodrich (sister of Michelin) - Advantage T/A Drive (predecessor)
RH - BFGoodrich (sister of Michelin) - Advantage T/A Touring (successor)

Maybe they purposely made it worst so that not to compete with Michelin Primacy?

165/50R16 should not be stock tyre size. Put back stock rim size