If you’ve got a sedan, coupe, minivan, or crossover, what are your expectations for an all-season tire? That list would probably include things like a decent treadwear warranty, low noise, good ride quality and road manners on the highway, traction in dry, wet, or light wintry conditions, and handling that’s competent and predictable. Seems like a pretty decent checklist of things you’d like to see in a tire, no?

The LandGolden LGV77 is the kind of tire that can deliver on all that and check all those boxes, and at a surprisingly affordable price. In a category that’s already pretty crowded with lots of options and choices, we feel that the LandGolden LGV77 is an all-season tire that can punch above its weight class when it comes to value and performance vs. price.

So what is it that we’re so impressed with when it comes to the LGV77 from LandGolden? Let’s take a closer look at this LandGolden LGV77 review:

Features and Benefits

Here are a few of the high points of the LGV77 from LandGolden:

• The advanced rubber compound is formulated for long wear, enhanced wet-weather traction, and performance
• Solid center rib is designed for great straight-line stability and road manners as well as driver feedback and steering response
• Four circumferential grooves and a pattern of angled and lateral grooves all work together as a system to evacuate water from the tire’s contact patch and resist the tendency to hydroplane in wet weather
• Tread pitch is randomized to disrupt pattern noise and resonances for a quiet ride for driver and passengers
• Casing designed to isolate vibrations and road irregularities for ride comfort
• Footprint optimized to put the most rubber in contact with the road for even wear, confident handling, short braking distances
• The shoulder is designed and reinforced for great cornering
• Affordable price point
• A dense network of sipes working with circumferential and lateral grooves to boost wet-weather performance
• Backed by a 65,000 mile limited manufacturer tread life warranty

Pros and Cons

So, is this LandGolden tire the right choice for your ride and budget? Before you decide, let’s take a look at the tire’s strengths and weaknesses.

PROS:

• Great mileage warranty from the manufacturer
• Quiet and accommodating ride
• Dependable traction on wet or dry pavement
• Even wear properties
• Handling is consistent and predictable

CONS:

• Should not be used in moderate to severe winter weather conditions
• Not the most fuel-efficient tire
• The tire is not available in sizes for larger SUVs and pickup trucks

SimpleTire’s view on LandGolden LGV77 tires

If you’re in the market for an affordable tire for a sedan, minivan, or crossover, there are so many choices on the market that it can be downright bewildering. In most cases, we feel that it’s a caveat emptor, “you get what you pay for” equation, but the LGV77 from LandGolden is an exception.

We’ll start by discussing the 65,000 mile warranty – at the price point of the LGV77 from LandGolden, that kind of mileage guarantee is nothing short of exceptional. We’re also very impressed with this tire’s ride quality, which stays composed and compliant even on rough or irregular pavement, with little of the vibrations and roughness being transmitted to the passenger compartment. Traction in wet weather is admirable, with short braking distances – the all-season tread does a great job of diverting water away from and behind the tire’s contact patch, cutting through the film of water on damp pavement to resist hydroplaning. The network of sipes helps multiply traction further by adding hundreds of hair-thin slits that act as edges to cut through water, snow, or slush and deliver traction that’s confident and reliable.

Handling properties might not be what you’d expect from a performance tire, but the LGV77 responds to driver input readily without ever being touchy or overly sensitive. Braking performance is equally competent, and the shoulder design of the LGV77 is reinforced to stand up to the inertia and stresses of cornering, reducing tread squirm and deformation to keep the tire’s tread in contact with the road. The result is cornering that’s secure and predictable when pushed up to the limit. Using our SimpleScore system, SimpleTire gives the LGV77 a numerical rating of 7.5 for longevity, 8.1 for handling, and 7.8 for traction – all very respectable numbers, especially in light of the price point of this tire.

No, the LandGolden LGV77 doesn’t perform well in deeper snow or ice, but then again most all-season tires fall short in those conditions – the kind of weather where you probably need to turn to a winter tire to get the job done. What you do get with the LandGolden LGV77, though, is a long-wearing all-season tire that will serve you well for years without cleaning out your bank account.

Vehicles the LandGolden LGV77 is a good replacement tire for

While not used as original equipment, the LGV77 is a good replacement tire for vehicles like the:

• Buick LaCrosse
• Cadillac CT5
• Chevrolet Impala
• Chrysler Pacifica
• Dodge Caravan
• Ford Focus
• Honda Crosstour
• Hyundai Elantra
• Kia Carnival
• Mazda3
• Nissan Maxima
• Subaru Impreza
• Toyota Avalon
• Volkswagen Jetta