We put Viatti Bosco A/T R17 mud tires on the all-wheel drive Skoda Yeti and went fishing on washed out clay right after many days of rain. Rubber proved to be very good: they climbed uphill on clay, and went down the mountain, they never got stuck and drove off the road. After a low-profile road tire, this one feels much softer, but it doesn't feel as confident when changing lanes as it used to. No complaints about noise.