OK, put around 150 miles in different driving conditions and did some testing. Below is the update.
1. Some of you asked about pictures. Here they are. The first one is a side view and the second one shows the threat. I prefer the clean look of the GDY but it is personal so I will not comment on this one.
2. Ride. Yesterday, I drove a few miles in dry condition to check how the tires would perform. The ride was on a rough side. Actually I could feel all imperfections in the road. I wasn’t impressed. Then I realized than even though FX is 400 pounds heavier Infiniti recommends 32 psi pressure all around. So I went from 36psiF and 35psiR to 32psi all around. The ride has improved a lot. Cornering suffered a little bit though not that much. It still was better than the GDY.
3. Traction. Both dry as well as wet tractions appear to be similar to GDY as is braking capability. I still can spin tires on dry surface (I have FWD).
So far I am not very impressed. I did a lot of research, as I wanted a good, nice tire that was quiet and had nice ride. I looked at different ratings on different sites. Everybody was raving about how reliable Tire Rack is. So I went for it. Actually, I had reservations as the Yokohamas are defined as light track/SUV tires. Not passengers tires. However, all the respondents were very pleased with them so I thought there must have been a merit in it. I was wrong. This tires are truck tires. Maybe for somebody who drives truck they are OK. I went for Murano for its quality of ride and capable handling. The ride is gone. No more “gliding”. Oh, and they are noisier as well except in heavy rain when they do seem to perform better. Below is the Tires Rack rating and mine. This is how I see these tires so far. Where are the questions marks I simply have no enough information to give a scoring.
In summary, if one does not mind a rough ride this tire probably will be OK. However, if one wants to retain the quality of Murano ride, you need to look somewhere else. I am pretty sure it has to be passenger car tire. In the end it seems that the OEM GDY wasn’t that bad.
PS. This is still only first impression. I may change some rating later. However, I know right now that FX will go with OEM Bridgestone and once worn the Yokos will be replaced with either GDY or something similar (Grand Touring Tire).