Research Tirerack. com. If you are on a budget, search under Yokohama H4. Read user reviews. (In my opinion the best reviews come from the common user). At Yokohama site you will also see tests that show how they out perform brands such as (The French) etc. For less than half the price.
I bought a pair last summer and have been through a rough winter here in Canada. They work very well in snow, rain and "fire". VERY quiet too (which was what I was looking for). I used to own the French MXV4's and to tell you the truth the only regret I have now is that I can hear every little squeak in the car, it's so quiet. I must turn the radio on to drown them out haha. Seriously though, they look good too. But if you want to pay MXV4's and other "simular" companies advertising overhead etc go ahead.

Just my opinion,

Cheers