I brought the yokohama Goe AT+II, it did not seem to be that loud on the hightway. It handle really nice in mud, and for snow we have to wait couple more month for that. I was going to get the Michelin Cross Terrain SUV, but when it came down to the price the Geo won out. If you look @ http://www.tirerack.com/tires/surveyresults/orat.jsp the Geo AT+II came in third so it can not be that bad.