225/45/17 Michelin Pilot Super Sports
I went up a size in width, same OEM rims. In the dry these tires are very grippy. It's a lot more work to get this car sideways now (for better or worse) and these tires are a lot safer even if they do expose the #1 issue with this car- lack of power. I knew they'd be better than the stockers and they are. MPG has gone down by 2-3 MPG though. Ugh.
In the rain the stock tires were a little scary. I'd get spin taking off easy and just no grip in turns either. Yeah they were fun at times because they slide so easy
but I needed more grip (it's a DD) so I got the MPSS. Yes it's January but in FL you can run summer tires year round.
Yesterday was the first time it's really rained so I got the try these bad boys out in a deluge. Wow they are champs! The wet weather grip with these tires is almost as good as the dry weather grip with the stock tires! At first I was cautious with them, expecting them to be as bad as the OEM tires, but soon I pushed them and they are amazing.
On the highway there was no issue with hydroplaning (I haven't had this issue in a while since I changed the aero on my car, but when I first got the car it was and with wider tires I was afraid I might) even though there were puddles in the travel lane (like I said- deluge). In corners where the OEM tires would spin up and slide around the MPSS had no drama at all. I was able to get sideways in one corner- but I was pushing much harder than I ever could with the OEM tires in the wet. I can launch on these a lot better (not like a dry launch obviously but a normal take off doesn't create spin) in the wet.
I love me some pilot pro sports!
