I'm looking at replacing my present car with an S2K for use as a daily driver. All this debate about S02's and rain has me concerned about wet weather predictability. I'd be willing to trade a bit of ultimate dry traction for better wet/cold traction. The new Michelin Pilot A/S "all-seasons" appear to be just the ticket.

Anybody have any experience with these?

TIA.

 

I'm running Michelin Pilot Sports. I find their wet-weather traction superior to the Bridgestones if not their equal in the dry. After nearly 10K miles they are showing no appreciable signs of wear, and I'm sure will go much farther than did the OEM tires.

 

I posted a report on the Mich P/S. Check it out in the Tire and Wheel forum. "Report on Michelin's Pilot Sports"

Finally, it rained here and I'll say the Mich P/S were way better in the wet than the OEM's.

 

What about the new "A/S" Pilots? They are advertised as all-season high performance tires for sports cars. They are the ones with the three different compounds and a more aggressive tread depth and siping. I saw them in a local tire store when I was putting Nokians on my wife's car. They looked as if they would be a lot better at ejecting rain and the siping might help on very light snow. The rubber also felt to be a lower durometer (softer) than the Pilot Sports. Pricey - a little more than S02s, but the treadwear number was significantly higher.

I don't have room in our 2.5car garage for three cars, and the motorcycles STAY. Therefore, no beater. Given the six months per year we see temperatures below 60F (Nov-April) I'd need something to allow me to drive in cold wet rain of fall/spring without biting my nails. I planned on installing MZ-01s or LM-22s for winter.



again, TIA.

 

The AS Pilots are not the max performance tire that the S02 and Pilot Sports are. The AS Pilots are not as good in the dry.

 

OK, understood. I imagine, though, that they trade off some dry traction for better wet and/or cold traction and better treadwear. They appear to offer a better match for 3 season use as a daily driver in the midwest.

A few years ago I had a Honda Del Slo. It came with RE92s as stock tires. When they wore out prematurely I replaced them with a non-performance all-season rain tire: Michelin X-one. I lost a little bit of steering response and ultimate grip in dry, but gained TREMENDOUSLY in wet traction and feedback/warning at the loss of traction. I wonder if a high performance all-season tire might be a similar (albiet less extreme) compromise.

I'd still like to hear any feedback WRT to actual owner experiences with these or other high performance all season tires.

TIA.

 

If you stray too far away from an all out summer performance tire like the OEM S02's, it start to negate the reason for buying the car - but, to each his/her own... Ideally, I'd like a tire that sticks better in the wet and dry, is lighter and longer lasting... (well, I'd be willing to let it not last as long).