"Nomen Nescio" wrote
I know that among Focus owners there are complaints about the 50-series tires on some sportier models. They handle well but tend to break in potholes. Apparently it is quite common for Ford dealers in places like New York City to recommend that owners replace them with the regular 60 series tires on smaller rims (15 inch vs. 16).
Personally I think that all cars intended for regular real-world use should be available with 70 series tires. To their credit, DC offers this on the Neon, as does Honda on the Civic, but on most car models only offer the sportier tires. Even the new Kia Spectra5 pushed 50-series donuts as standard, for Pete's sake.