caronsd

I have the P-Zeros as well.....

Only1Buck

P-Zero...

Marine Blue

It really is surprising to see so much variation. It is a good thing however, it means there are several manufacturers offering tires for our cars and all are Porsche approved!

It would be nice to hear from someone who has been fortunate enough to drive the Spyder with different tires to get their opinion on which is better.

allegretto

Oh MB, everyone KNOWS P-Zeros are the fastest

pcw

I have had P-zero's on different cars and they are a great sticky tires, but they wear out way to fast. I have the Bridgestone RE050A on my Spyder as well as came stock on my STi and I prefer them, longer wear, but just a little less grip, less noise as well.

pcw

jrotsaert

Good year and I am very pleasantly surprised by them.

MikeBat

Anyone read the Spyder vs GT3 RS article in April's Excellence? They did not like the Goodyear's at all.

I have not driven the Goodyears, so I do not have an opinion.

Alan Smithee

I read the article, and while I have the utmost respect for Pete and the publication and take most of what is written on those pages as gospel, their comments regarding that particular Spyder were very inconsistent with my personal experience, as well as that of others here. I can't remember the specifics, but it sounded like more than a tire issue to me.

stevecolletti

I've been watching this thread since I have a Cayman R coming and assume it will get the same tires.

We have the Goodyears on two of our cars, a 1997 M3 4-door (17's) where they replaced Bridgestone SO3s and my wife's 2000 Boxster S (18's).

We tried them first on the BMW, where they worked great. We greatly prefer them over the SO3s on that vehicle.

With that success, we tried them on my the Boxster S. They are not a great match for that car. I think it is because the Goodyears weigh more than most of its competitors (not more than the SO3s, though), and definitely more than anything that we've had on her car over its 127,000 miles.

What works well on a sports sedan caused the Boxster to lose some of it's playfulness/nimbleness, and hurt the car on bumpier roads... unsprung weight is your enemy.

Other than that, they are good tires on both cars - decent grip in all weather, with good wear (better than I'd like).

Compared to the SO3s on the BMW, they also have a better ride and were less noisy.

Bottom line, as good as they are, they wouldn't be my choice for a sports car tire.

Marine Blue

I was looking on Tire Rack at the weights of the tires used on the Spyder and noted that the Good Years are actually the lightest of the bunch followed by P-Zero's, PS2's and RE050A in that order.

The Pirelli's seem to rate well with buyers both in dry and wet performance and roadholding while the RE050A's don't rate that well and the Good Years also don't rate well.

redyps

Goodyear F1's. No road noise. Plenty of grip. Have not yet been to the track. Interesting to hear they are the lightest.

stevecolletti

That's the same source I used at the time. I went back and checked, and it does looks like Goodyear 19's are a different animal than the 17's and 18's when it comes to weight. Good for them!

Most of the tires we've run on the Boxsters have been R-compound , which we've used for street and track/auto-x. That's why I didn't hold the weight against the Goodyears.

It doesn't look like there's anything R-compound available in Cayman R/Spyder sizes (at least at tirerack) besides Hoosiers - which I won't try to dual-use.

Disappointing...