Originally Posted by Petza914

These cars are so capable, even with "pretty good" tires on the them, the car's capability will exceed that of 95% of us during street use, if we're being honest with ourselves. Anyone who needs the ultimate grip afforded by a Michelin 4S during street driving, either doesn't understand how to smoothly drive a car quickly with proper cornering dynamics and balance and is relying far too heavily on his tires to "save" him. That $1,000 tire cost difference would be better spent on a Driver's education day or at the Porsche Experience Center as that knowledge you'd keep forever for the price paid instead of losing it after 20,000 miles. Put whatever tires you want on your car and set me or another driver up in a similar car with Invos or evo2s - let's go to the mountains and see how far ahead you end up. Now some tires just have a different feel than others and if you like the feel of the Michelins better than other brands with respect to turn in, release close to the limit, road noise, wet characteristics, etc that's kind of a different story and maybe paying an extra $1,000 every 20,000 miles is worth that difference, but from purely a grip and cornering perspective, it's certainly not.