The Firehawks are decent for the price. They don't have the best grip in the world but they'll definitely be good enough. I'm running them right now, too. I really loved the Dunlop Direzza ZIIIs. For the price, those were my favorite tires and I ran them like 4 times. Best combination of grip, heat tolerance, and longevity with stiff enough sidewalls. I would get those tires in a heartbeat.

 

My 2006 had worn out Dunlop Direzza ZIIIs (something or other 200 rated) tires on it when I bought it in 2014 at 37,000 miles. Whatever generation it was back circa 2010. Tread noise was deafening -- couldn't wait to get them off the car. No idea what the current generation sounds like.

-- Chuck

 

I don't care about road noise. My S is my daily and is everything but meant to be comfortable. Those things were awesome for the price.

 

And which Michelin are you using?

 

Tirerack has Bridgestone Potenza sport A/S for a phenomenal price right now. I just picked up a set! Much quieter than my previous setup. I DD my car and it's noticeably more comfortable.

 

Me too. Replaced with Pilot Super Sports. Amazing difference in sound and handling. Plus much better wear.

 

First thing I noticed about the Michelin. Quieter ride versus the Bridgestone Potenza tires. Handling in the wet is better, too. Handling on the dry pavement is not better than that of the Bridgestones.

I had the Potenza RE-71 on the car.

 

that’s a different class of tire though.

Re71 is an extreme performance summer tire. PSS/PS4S is a ‘max’ performance summer tire and more road focused.

 

Correct. The RE will outshine the PSS/PS4S if you put them side by side on track and compared. But the PSS/PS4S will be a better all around street tire and likely better in the wet. Any of what we call the super 200s are going to be that way, more tailored for track or autocross and for ultimate dry grip with little emphasis on street manners/road noise.

Kumho V730, RE-71RS/RE-71RZ, Yoke A052s are all considered a "super 200" by most of us. None of those are going to be super quiet on the street or great in rain and will also wear faster than a lot of the max performance summer tires.

 

You aren't kidding about how quickly those RE-71s wear out. In my experience, when they get to like 65% wear left, the handling gets really bad.