mikeymikey

I have a 2004 Turbo and the 19" summer tires on it are approaching end of life. Cayenne Design Wheel rims are in pretty good shape.

My preference is to go with all-season tires since we don't really need winter tires in Seattle area and don't have storage for a spare set.

The cost to get Michelin Latitude Tour HP is about $1400 installed (Costco).

Would anyone recommend going with a 20" set (using ECS Turning rims) and selling the 19" rims to offset the cost? What is the impact on the ride quality?

Thanks!

CaptJim

we were talking about this in other threads. I believe the consensus is that you should go with the Continental Extreme Contact DWS


http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....emeContact+DWS

brad@tirerack.com

Mikey -

The DWS has been a very popular pick for people wanting to stay with one tire year round. It does have good snow traction and is responsive in dry conditions. Most find all-season tires provide a bit better ride quality than a straight performance summer tire will. Please give me a call, I'm happy to help.

deilenberger

+2 on the DWS - great tire at a great price.

Dennis C

+3. The DWS is a great tire for an all-season tire. I run them as my "summer" tires and I run Michelin Latitude Alpins as my winter tires.

You will probably notice a little stiffer ride on a 20" wheel, but not too much. If you have air-suspension with PASM, then you can control the ride quality and compensate for the stiffer ride with larger wheels. The issue with 20" wheels and larger is that they are quite susceptible to damage from pot holes, curbs, etc. You might consider that. I drop down to 18" wheels for winter use, and back to 20" wheels in warm weather.

dryadsdad

Why did you decline the Mich Latitudes? Cost or something else?

dasams

I'm running Michelin Latitude Tour HP on my '06S with the 19" Cayenne Design wheels. Very happy with the combo but will check out the DWS when the time comes. No way I'd spend the $ for the little bling of the 20" but YMMV.

mikeymikey

No particular reason. Had Michelins on all of my previous cars and current cayenne had Michelin summer tires when I bought it.
The cost of Continental and Goodyear at other places including Discount was in line with what Costco had for Michelin. It is also my weekly stop and hence bit convenient.

mr2sc

honestly, none of my business, but I'd never let Costco touch the wheels on my Porsche for mounting dismounting, or anything else for that matter. Even up here in Canada, I'd order from Tire Rack or similar, and have a "real" professional tire shop install them. Just my .03 ;-)

kosmo

Dws on a couple of other cars. Worked well.