[Simone]

So I'm sitting right now at University Tire in Athens, Georgia waiting on my VT to have the 14,000 mile old Khumos deleted and Michelin Pilot Super Sports installed. I am going for the 225 40ZR 18's and will report back. Based on everything I've read about the Pilot Super Sport, I am almost as excited about driving her in a few minutes as I was when I went to pick her up from the dealer in September. The VT's are so new that there isn't yet a lot of experience on using the 225 instead of the 215. I'll be pulling about 1000 miles during the next 6 days and will be sure to post my experience and initial impressions. Price mounted for four is (gasp!) $1147.00. I could've had a heck of an exhaust upgrade for that, but I'll be so glad to get off of those factory Khumos.

Cheers,
Dave

 

[Cristobal09]

I had them on my M3, they are THE summer tire to have. Best tire ive ever had actually. But suck azz in the cold (as with all summer tires). You wont regret your choice thats for sure.

 

[Simone]

Ive I won't be doing my first extended drive at speed until tomorrow morning, but I've been farting around Athens a bit today, including a two mile stretch of highway at about 75. I have to say that what I've experienced already has me excited about my commute into Atlanta tomorrow. A few observations so far...

- MUCH quieter from a pavement noise perspective
- Even in my so- far non-aggressive driving, the cornering is night and day from the Khumos. It's as though the car is reading my mind.
- Far better ride quality over the typical neighborhood and parking lot bumps and holes at slow speed. This is partially attributable to the increased size of the tire, but the car feels like she's had a suspension upgrade. I now experience a BMW-like solid bump when I cross a speed bump or bridge threshold, rather than a sharp rattling jolt.
- The Pilot SS rubber is far stickier. I now experience a noise I've never before heard in my VT, which is that of tiny pieces of gravel and grit being thrown from the tire rubber against the inner wheel wells until I hit about 35 and have it all slung off of the tires. Next project is rubber undercoating of the wheel wells.
- Taking a turn (as opposed to a curve) at brisk speed is as solid as a rock. These things grip and the width helps.
- The 22540ZR18's look much better IMO than the OEM's. They are not at all freakishly large. I'll post photos after my weekend road trip for any who are interested.
- at surface street speeds, speedometer reads about 3 MPH faster than GPS.

Cheers,
Dave

 

[ssmaximuss]

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