Have 2003 WRX? Who can recommend a tire that gives good traction while giving superior highway mileage? Never taken off road and rarely see snow!

Did you take a look at www.tirerack.com ?

 

If not, look at all the reviews/ratings for individual tires at that site.

I have over 90,000 miles on a set of Goodyear Weatherhandler LS. Probably another 20,000 miles until I hit the wear bars, although I'll replace them before that. Not sexy, but they handle well and wear like iron.

I just bought some Dayton Daytona HR tires for my Legacy and love them. I can corner like a madman on these things compared to what was on there. They don't have quite the mileage rating for a real long time like you might get from other model tires (40,000 mile warranty), but they are performance tires speed rated at H and depending on what you are replacing, you should like the feel of them. They have a 30 day test drive--not for sure how much of a hassle it is to return tires on this policy, as I liked mine and kept them.

 

 

BTW, I live in an area where we don't get a lot of snow and I don't take my Subie off road. So far, these things do seem to go really well in the rain, which is what I wanted--something safe in the rain and able to let me play racecar driver on the dry days. I noticed no change is gas mileage after putting these on.

Bridgestone Potenza 720. I have racked up about 30k miles on these very grippy and predictable tyres. Then I took the car for a track day....

 

With normal use, I would expect mileage in excess of 40k. This is really very good indeed, considering the grip this tyres offers - also in wet weather.