mambodoc

Any experience yet with this tire? Thanks!

jniemeyer

I have these on my 911 40th Anniversary Edition. Cannot recommend them. Car does not track well, little weighting on center, and difficult to controll at speed on imperfect roads.

JFA65

I have Michelin Super Sports on track rims and the S-04's for street. about same wear. S-04's are quieter. Havent pushed them to max for performance comparison but they seem very comparable.

Chris W. - '96 Targa

Haven't had them on my 997 (just got it in April), but I loved them on my 993.

-Chris

foxj0001

I have them on my '96 993tt, on the stock turbo twist wheels in the OEM sizes specified. Only have about 1,000mi on them but very happy with them so far, though I should say that I have not pushed them very hard, just a bit towards the edge now that the temps have started to drop with the approach of winter. NB there are some confounders for me in that a) the car is new to me 3k mi ago (April), b) the rubber on the car when purchased was Pirelli Pzeros that were 14y old on the front and 5y old on the rear, and c) the geometry was wrong - when I had the new rubber mounted I had a 4 wheel alignment done, and the front toe was >5* OUT instead of slightly IN - no wonder she wanted to go sideways when I put my foot in it ;-)
I have Pirelli Pzeros on my 2012 C2GTS as stock OEM and I have to say that the grip is disappointing. When braking hard before a turn I seem to activate the ABS with too little effort, and the understeer is distracting. I've autocrossed this car 4-5 times now and I feel like I would have significantly better course times if I had better grip and thus less understeer and better turn in. Maybe I just need to learn to handle the car better (best preformance mod = competent driver!) but my '08 C2S seemed to have less understeer in my memory (traded in on the 2012 GTS) and it was running on Bridgestone S02's.
Hope this is useful ramble for some of you, interested in any useful feedback you might have.
Jonathan

tgavem

I bought the S04 for my cab in June. I love them on regular day driving, quiet (important for a cab) and good traction. However, it was a different experience on the track where they did A LOT of sliding around, much more than the old RE50. it was 85F that day, and I started each session with 8psi down in front and 12psi down on rear - 25 and 30psi
My recommendation, buy them if you normally stay within 20miles of the speed limit as they cost a lot less and have higher thread wear rating then the Michelin Super Sport. For more aggressive driving and a track day or two per year, go to Michelin Super Sport. If you run a lot on the track and drive the car to and from it, most guys use the Yokohama AD08