I didn't put much thought into picking out tires because they came with the car (a Focus cew) from the factory. A product of Germany. But he was overjoyed with the outcome. I only had to patch holes a handful of times during the course of 140 tkm and 5 years (85-90 tkm fell to the share of these tires), and while I rolled the disks, the tires held up without hernias or damage. Tires were worn almost to the limiters during this run, which I consider to be a very respectable outcome; it would be possible to drive further, and there is no serious degradation in handling; however, at the damaged junction of the bridge, I received a huge hernia on one wheel, and it was already decided to change the set. Since there has never been another summer tire on the focus, there is nothing to compare it to, however I would say that it is quiet. He didn't mess about with different ones while replacing them, either.