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General Altimax RT45
#2 of 8 in touring · #11 of 63 overall · all General models
3.8
Budget touring tire with a 75k warranty; a regular value pick in tests.
700treadwear grade
Awet traction
75k miwarranty
Hspeed rating
$135per tirestreet price, being verified
$540 for a set of four at 225/45R17$18 per 10,000 warranty milesM+S only
Ratings
Includes independent measurements from Tire Rack.
Each rating places this unit among the others on a 0.5–5 scale, within its category for the measures that scale with size and across the whole catalog for the rest. Weighted together they give the overall 3.8. Formula and weights.
Specifications
- Category
- Standard Touring All-Season
- UTQG
- 700 A A
- Treadwear grade
- 700
- Traction grade
- A
- Temperature grade
- A
- Mileage warranty
- 75,000
- Winter rating
- M+S only
- Speed rating
- H
- Run-flat
- No
- Reference size
- 225/45R17
- Price per tire
- $135
- Price per set of four
- $540
- Cost per 10k warranty miles
- $18
- Introduced
- 2021
Independent measurements
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Test score Tire Rack total overall rating 6.95 of 10 converted to %; 215/55R17 94V on a 2025 Toyota Camry; 10-tire touring all-season test | 69.5 % | Tire Rack 2024-06 |
How it compares with its neighbors
| # | Model | UTQG | Warranty | Speed | 3PMSF | $/tire | $/10k mi | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goodyear Assurance MaxLife | 820 A B | 85,000 | H | No | $160 | $19 | 4.1 |
| 2 | General Altimax RT45 | 700 A A | 75,000 | H | No | $135 | $18 | 3.8 |
| 3 | Nokian One | 820 A A | 80,000 | H | No | $160 | $20 | 3.8 |
| 4 | Continental TrueContact Tour 54 | 800 A A | 80,000 | H | No | $165 | $21 | 3.6 |
| 5 | BFGoodrich Advantage Control | 700 A A | 75,000 | V | No | $150 | $20 | 3.6 |
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