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dja1980 · 10-01-2008, 08:25 AM

I’m in the process of shopping tires for my ’02 Boxster S, and I have some questions regarding the Performance Categories. Tire Rack describes:

Ultra High Performance All-Season - You want all-season versatility (including light snow traction) and are willing to trade some dry and wet traction and handling to get it.

Max Performance Summer - You want an unsurpassed blend of dry and wet street traction and handling and only the finest will do.

Based on this, I’d say that the UHPAS tires would be most suitable for my driving style, but I want to make sure that I’m not making a huge mistake before dropping $1,000 on a set of new tires.

The car used to be my daily driver (100 miles/day), but since I bought a hybrid, my plan is to only drive the car on weekends and maybe once a month to the office. I drive mostly on straight roads and try to avoid days where wet weather is in the forecast. I'm also not opposed to driving the car on a cold January day. Don’t get me wrong, I do enjoy having fun with the car, hitting an occasional on ramp or curvey road, but the car is never on the track. Treadwear is very important to me as well as the overall look of the tire and performance.

The tires that are currently on the car are 18” Continentals (ContiSportContact2), which came on the car when I purchased it. If I went with the UHPAS tires, how much of a performance difference would I really notice?

Here are the two I am considering:

Pirelli PZero Nero M&S:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Pirelli&tireModel=PZero+Nero+M%26S

Michelin Pilot Sport A/S Plus:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Michelin&tireModel=Pilot+Sport+A%2FS+Plus

Thanks in advance… dave

10-01-2008, 08:25 AM	#1
dja1980 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sycamore, IL Posts: 99	Ultra High Perf. All-Season Vs. Max Perf. Summer Tires I’m in the process of shopping tires for my ’02 Boxster S, and I have some questions regarding the Performance Categories. Tire Rack describes: Ultra High Performance All-Season - You want all-season versatility (including light snow traction) and are willing to trade some dry and wet traction and handling to get it. Max Performance Summer - You want an unsurpassed blend of dry and wet street traction and handling and only the finest will do. Based on this, I’d say that the UHPAS tires would be most suitable for my driving style, but I want to make sure that I’m not making a huge mistake before dropping $1,000 on a set of new tires. The car used to be my daily driver (100 miles/day), but since I bought a hybrid, my plan is to only drive the car on weekends and maybe once a month to the office. I drive mostly on straight roads and try to avoid days where wet weather is in the forecast. I'm also not opposed to driving the car on a cold January day. Don’t get me wrong, I do enjoy having fun with the car, hitting an occasional on ramp or curvey road, but the car is never on the track. Treadwear is very important to me as well as the overall look of the tire and performance. The tires that are currently on the car are 18” Continentals (ContiSportContact2), which came on the car when I purchased it. If I went with the UHPAS tires, how much of a performance difference would I really notice? Here are the two I am considering: Pirelli PZero Nero M&S: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Pirelli&tireModel=PZero+Nero+M%26S Michelin Pilot Sport A/S Plus: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Michelin&tireModel=Pilot+Sport+A%2FS+Plus Thanks in advance… dave Last edited by dja1980; 10-01-2008 at 09:23 AM.