Tires for 2002 Boxster S

[ekam]

Putting A/S tires on a boxster is like wearing a quality suit but pair it with sandals.

[grubinski]

Originally Posted by ekam

Putting A/S tires on a boxster is like wearing a quality suit but pair it with sandals.

As a tire to use all year, I agree. In the winter, maybe a smart choice.

I have always used the grippiest tire I could on my sports cars, usually a "streetable" R compound of some sort.

I was mildly dismayed when the car I wound up buying had a relatively new set of middle-of-the-road tires on it, but I can see advantages after a while, too. The car still has that sweet Boxster handling balance, but the limits are just that tiny bit lower, and thus more accessible in sane street usage. Also, since the car can't pull 1.2G on these tires, there's less chance of running the sump dry and hurting the engine. Grip and handling are two different things ... these cars have plenty of both on almost any tire.