Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 1 + 2 road tests and 805 + 7 owner reviews. How we score
G-MAX AS-05 leads, 67–65 Narrow edge
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Tests – · 1 test Owners 65 · 805 reviews
Best test result: #2 of 19 in 2022 Consumer Reports Ultra High Performance All-Season Tires (tested tread life (miles))
“18 ST on freshly refinished snowflakes and general g-max as-05 tires. Tire rack mobile install is awesome.”
Tests 66 · 2 tests Owners 64 · 7 reviews
Best test result: #3 of 11 in 2017 All Season VS Winter Tyre Test (wet braking)
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | G-MAX AS-05 | Cinturato AllSeason |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests | ≈ 67 (est.) | 62 |
| Reviews found online | 67 | 60 |
G-MAX AS-05: 60% × 67.2 (est.) + 40% × 66.5 = 67
Cinturato AllSeason: 60% × 62.1 + 40% × 60.2 = 61
No road tests of dry for G-MAX AS-05. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).
| Source | G-MAX AS-05 | Cinturato AllSeason |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests | ≈ 68 (est.) | 72 |
| Reviews found online | 67 | 73 |
G-MAX AS-05: 60% × 68.3 (est.) + 40% × 67.1 = 68
Cinturato AllSeason: 60% × 72.2 + 40% × 72.6 = 72
No road tests of wet for G-MAX AS-05. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).
| Source | G-MAX AS-05 | Cinturato AllSeason |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests | ≈ 62 (est.) | 69 |
| Reviews found online | 46 | 56 |
G-MAX AS-05: 60% × 62.1 (est.) + 40% × 46.3 = 56
Cinturato AllSeason: 60% × 68.7 + 40% × 55.9 = 64
No road tests of snow for G-MAX AS-05. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).
| Source | G-MAX AS-05 | Cinturato AllSeason |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 69 (est.) | ≈ 69 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 66 | 67 |
G-MAX AS-05: 60% × 68.6 (est.) + 40% × 66 = 68
Cinturato AllSeason: 60% × 68.8 (est.) + 40% × 67.3 = 68
No road tests of comfort for G-MAX AS-05 or Cinturato AllSeason. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
| Source | G-MAX AS-05 | Cinturato AllSeason |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests | ≈ 67 (est.) | 66 |
| Reviews found online | 68 | ≈ 67 (est.) |
G-MAX AS-05: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 67.9 = 68
Cinturato AllSeason: 60% × 65.6 + 40% × 67.3 (est.) = 66
No road tests of noise for G-MAX AS-05. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
No owner ratings of noise for Cinturato AllSeason. The owner half is the owners’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.
| Source | G-MAX AS-05 | Cinturato AllSeason |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 1 tests | 76 | 61 |
| Reviews found online | 71 | 65 |
G-MAX AS-05: 60% × 75.5 + 40% × 71 = 74
Cinturato AllSeason: 60% × 60.9 + 40% × 64.6 = 62
| Source | G-MAX AS-05 | Cinturato AllSeason |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 66 | 63 |
| Category | General G-MAX AS-05 | Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 67 | 65 |
| Dry | 67 | 61 |
| Wet | 68 | 72 |
| Snow | 56 | 64 |
| Comfort | 68 | 68 |
| Noise | 68 | 66 |
| Treadwear | 74 | 62 |
| Handling (owners) | 66 | 63 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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G-MAX AS-05
Cinturato AllSeason
Per discipline: the average % of the best tire over every test both tires were in, and how many of those tests each one won. “Different tests” rows compare results from separate tests.
| Discipline | Category | G-MAX AS-05 | Cinturato AllSeason | Δ | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #3/19 2022 Consumer Reports Ultra High Performance All-Season Tires | #5/8 2017 Auto Bild All Season Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Community members widely regard the General G-Max AS-05 as an outstanding value for an ultra-high performance all-season tire, often praising its responsive steering, strong dry handling, and wet grip as a cheaper alternative to Continental and Michelin. However, opinions on road noise are polarized, ranging from quiet to noticeably loud, and snow/winter performance is frequently cited as mediocre or limited to light conditions.
“Great tire, so much so that I bought them for two different cars. I used them on my Fiat 500 Abarth to daily drive and auto-X with I have them on my Buick Tour-X daily GREAT wet traction so-so snow traction - will get you home in light snow, but not a strong suit soft on the sidewalls for true performance driving - must run max sidewall pressure for aggressive cornering wears very fast on tire edges during aggressive cornering very predictable at the limits - lets go in a predictable and controllable manner balances well good on center feel the 500 pulled to one side when a front tire was mounted backwards Really like the tire for the price.”
“I have some G Max AS 05 on a 2002 BMW 530i and like them quite a lot, but their snow performance is expectedly meh. In your situation you're either going to have "adequate grip" and tires that "wear down super quickly", or you're going to not get that grip, but have some longevity. Chose carefully.”
“I bought these for my daily driven 2016 Ford Interceptor AWD. Fantastic all season. Rain snow ice very confident (though the AWD Doesnt hurt). In the dry they are okay. I can still spin the tires if I floor it from a stop. They are quiet and smooth riding. The Taurus has fairly tall sidewalls, the have some noticeable give and delay cornering. I would not put them on my C5 if I did not need an all season. Also, they look okay on the Taurus but would be out of place on a vett. They seem less durable than other brands as I have had 3 flat repairs and 2 tire replacements. I dont think they would provide the traction a c5 needs. I really like them on my DD. 30k miles regular rotations and they look perfect.”
Based on 88 community posts
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| Attribute | A · General G-MAX AS-05 | B · Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason |
|---|---|---|
| Category | All Season | All Season |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 1 | 8 |
| Rim diameters | 19″ | 14″ – 19″ |
| Tread depth | 10/32″ | — |
| UTQG | 500 A - AA A | — |
| Treadwear warranty | 50,000 mi | — |
| Sidewall | Black Side Wall | — |
| Max pressure | 50 - 51 psi | — |
General G-MAX AS-05
Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason
Narrow edge: General G-MAX AS-05 — better treadwear and dry. Pick the Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason if snow and wet matter most to you.
General G-MAX AS-05 scores 74 vs 62 on treadwear.
Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason scores 64 vs 56 on snow.
General G-MAX AS-05 scores 67 vs 61 on dry.
Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason scores 72 vs 68 on wet.
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Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason, 72 vs 68 on our wet score.
General G-MAX AS-05, 67 vs 61 on our dry score.
Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason, 64 vs 56 on our snow score.
Neither, by our numbers: 68 vs 66 on the noise score, within 3 points.
Neither, by our numbers: 68 vs 68 on the comfort score, within 3 points.
General G-MAX AS-05, 74 vs 62 on our treadwear score.
Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.
Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.
Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score. Full methodology
