You know, a simple way to solve problems like this is to used the forum ignore function. You’d be surprised at how much more you will enjoy the forum once certain folks’ posts become invisible….

 

That's much like asking what oil is best.
The "best tire" mainly depends on how big your wallet is (how much you want to spend).
Whatever is recommend is based on our driving abilities and experiences with the tire which may or may not match yours.
All that said I have had good luck with Continental CrossContact tires on multiple vehicles.
I got decent mileage and all weather handling and when I did have a wear issue I got all new tires for the cost of one.
They are however not a performance tire and be it known that all weather tires do not perform like "performance tires" no matter what the manufacturer tells you.
I'll likely be putting Pirelli Scorpions on my Mazda CX-5 when the time comes.

 

Why are you leaning towards those Pirellis?

 

A friend has them on his Jaguar E-Pace turbo and said it made a noticeable handling difference with no noticeable ride or noise difference.
Having driven it myself before and after I agree.
Big power difference between my CX-5 and his E-Pace so I'm not certain it will be as noticeable but it certainly can't hurt.
The unknown issue will be mileage but I put less than 10K a year on meaning mileage is not a huge factor for me.
It's my "spirited driving" with paddle shifters and handling that is of more importance

 

For CX-5 19" wheels I've had Toyo, BF Goodrich, and Goodyear Geolandar. All performed great.

 

For CX-5 19" wheels I've had Toyo, BF Goodrich, and Goodyear Geolandar. All performed great.

 

Has anyone put wider tires on their CX-5? If so, how big. Also, will the CX-5 have space for wider tires. Have the factory 225/55 19 now. Looking at 245/50 19.

 

check your circumference, a lot of electronics keep track of rotations per mile aside from speedometer and odometer.

 

I did check all tire data. Except for being .79 inches wider, all specs for the 225 and 245 tires are almost identical. The rotations per mile go up only 2.42 revolutions more.
According to the specs, OEM tires have 701 revolutions per mile. So only a .3 percent difference.

 

I went with 245/45/ZR20 (yes, swapped out the wheels too) and shaved off 11lbs a corner.

Strongly suggest the Continental DSW06 Plus tires if you are looking for an all weather tire.

20X8.5 FLOW ONE RACE SPEC F2 wheels with Continental DSW06 Plus 245/45/ZR20 tires.