Motorfingers
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I'm about ready for tires. My current tires are Goodyear F1 Asymmetrical A/S and they have been good tires for the street. On a good surface they will hook up fine when needed, feel and handling are excellent (max peak acceleration just over 1 g both left and right; happens just as traction starts to be an issue), noise is fair, and ride is very good.
The Tire Rack isn't selling these in their recommendations for my car anymore, although Goodyear is still selling them. In the past I relied on TheTireRack recommendations and road tests but they tend to use a BMW M3 for high performance A/S tires. That might have been a chassis that was vaguely comparable to that of my 1997 ETC but it doesn't represent my V2 at all, so I go to V people for real user reports on tires now.
I just noticed that Michelin has a new tire for us, Pilot Sport A/S 3+ (W or Y rated), with UTQG rating 500 AA A. The wear rating of 500 is YUGE for this category of tire. My experience with Michelin A/S tires is that if you have the right model tire on your car, they are unsurpassed for wet performance and consistency, work on snow or ice almost as well as a winter tire, and they do not get hard and lose traction after a few years like almost every other brand.
I'm open to other brands, particularly Goodyear and Bridgestone. Anyone care to comment before I go and get the Michelins?
The Tire Rack isn't selling these in their recommendations for my car anymore, although Goodyear is still selling them. In the past I relied on TheTireRack recommendations and road tests but they tend to use a BMW M3 for high performance A/S tires. That might have been a chassis that was vaguely comparable to that of my 1997 ETC but it doesn't represent my V2 at all, so I go to V people for real user reports on tires now.
I just noticed that Michelin has a new tire for us, Pilot Sport A/S 3+ (W or Y rated), with UTQG rating 500 AA A. The wear rating of 500 is YUGE for this category of tire. My experience with Michelin A/S tires is that if you have the right model tire on your car, they are unsurpassed for wet performance and consistency, work on snow or ice almost as well as a winter tire, and they do not get hard and lose traction after a few years like almost every other brand.
I'm open to other brands, particularly Goodyear and Bridgestone. Anyone care to comment before I go and get the Michelins?