What are the best tires for Boxsters?

[Saudin801]

My apologies, I'm basically looking for some good performing regular street tires, sort of like the tires I had on the car prior to mounting the Kumhos.

I've searched TireRack, mainly read some of the reviews and there is a lot of conflicting information. I read a lot on the Michelins I had on the car (I think) and other users experiences didn't match mine. There are way too many options out there. I'm willing to fork out extra cash as long as I get something worthwhile. I've heard good things on the Direzza Z1 Stars (mostly as track/autocross tires). How are these on Boxsters?

Were Michelin Pilot Sports OEM tires on Boxsters?

[Topless]

Yes The Dunlop Star Spec has excellent grip wet or dry. Hankook RS-3 might be a little better in the dry and sacrifice a little in the wet. Both are sticky street tires that aim for max grip, wear out pretty fast, and are known for a little more road noise at highway speeds.

[Flavor 987S]

Originally Posted by Saudin801

Were Michelin Pilot Sports OEM tires on Boxsters?

Yes. The Pilot Sports were OEM tires on my 2006 987S in 19" size (235/35/19 and 265/35/19). These were replaced by the PS2's in about 2007. Excellent tires. Not cheap. I've gotten +20,000 miles on both sets.

An excellent replacement, and lower priced, replacements for the PS2's now (and getting great reviews from other Porsche owners, both 997 and 987 owners) are the Michelin Super Sports. See if they are available in your OEM sizes.

[Saudin801]

Thanks guys, this is what I needed.

I'll look into all of these.


I don't need them to last a long time if they're sticky and predictable.