22 Taycan GTS Tire choice

[drkgt3rs]

I need to replace tires. Currently I have Pirelli 21 inches now .
Any recommendation?
Thanks

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[Murph7355]

Hankook ion Evo work well and are available in the correct size. Not NF0 rated.

 

[bn8959]

Hankook ion Evo work well and are available in the correct size. Not NF0 rated.

2nd that

 

[Yoko]

keep the Pirellis..

 

[refazi]

Hankook ion Evo work well and are available in the correct size. Not NF0 rated.

Are you sure they are not nf0 rated? if you zoom you will see the NF0 marking on the 9 o'clock area

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[Paint_To_Sample]

It depends on what criteria are most important to you…

If performance: Michelin PS4S (or they may actually have PS5S in our size now) or Pirellis (can also go with the new Pirelli Trofeo R that the Turbo GT is equipped with). From personal experience, Michelin is generally a much better value/$ than Pirelli (equal or better performance and much longer life).

If you feel it is important to stick with Porsche OE: then Pirelli or Goodyear Eagle F1 are the only options for “max”. street performance; from reviews I have read and tire review videos on YouTube, the Hankooks are a good tire but not up to par with the performance of the other two.

If range, NVH levels and cost are important factors: the Hankooks (or if you don’t mind using a 295 rear tire, the Michelin PS EV), seem to be the best option, at the cost of some threshold performance

Personally, I have PS4S on my GTS (the only rear option is the OE tire from the MB AMG GT) and love them. I don’t track, but do push the car to the limits in the mountains outside of Los Angeles and can confirm that, despite many on this forums perception of non-NF0 tires being a big “no-no”, they are much better than the OE Goodyears I had and exactly what I expect from Michelin PS4S given prior experience on other vehicles.

Given how heavy these cars are, having the “best” practical max performance (eg, not considering more track-oriented tires like the Pilot Sport Cup 2 or Trofeo RS) to instill confidence under aggressive braking and cornering, is very important to me.

 

[Murph7355]

Are you sure they are not nf0 rated? if you zoom you will see the NF0 marking on the 9 o'clock area

n

Positive.

Those are J1.2 rims which are 0.5in narrow than J1 21"s, and the tyres are 10mm or so narrower (so won't fit a J1 rim).

 

[refazi]

I see, I guess that is true for the 2025 21” rims only, the 20” size is still the same with the new gen right?

 

[Gra13]

Hankook are available in UK for the 21” in 305 form for the J1 car, but not NFO rated. That will be my choice of tyre

 

[Emm]

It depends on what criteria are most important to you…

If performance: Michelin PS4S (or they may actually have PS5S in our size now) or Pirellis (can also go with the new Pirelli Trofeo R that the Turbo GT is equipped with). From personal experience, Michelin is generally a much better value/$ than Pirelli (equal or better performance and much longer life).

If you feel it is important to stick with Porsche OE: then Pirelli or Goodyear Eagle F1 are the only options for “max”. street performance; from reviews I have read and tire review videos on YouTube, the Hankooks are a good tire but not up to par with the performance of the other two.

If range, NVH levels and cost are important factors: the Hankooks (or if you don’t mind using a 295 rear tire, the Michelin PS EV), seem to be the best option, at the cost of some threshold performance

Personally, I have PS4S on my GTS (the only rear option is the OE tire from the MB AMG GT) and love them. I don’t track, but do push the car to the limits in the mountains outside of Los Angeles and can confirm that, despite many on this forums perception of non-NF0 tires being a big “no-no”, they are much better than the OE Goodyears I had and exactly what I expect from Michelin PS4S given prior experience on other vehicles.

Given how heavy these cars are, having the “best” practical max performance (eg, not considering more track-oriented tires like the Pilot Sport Cup 2 or Trofeo RS) to instill confidence under aggressive braking and cornering, is very important to me.

This is my take on the tyre question as well -- I currently have the Goodyear Eagle Performance F1 Asymmetric 3 Ultra High Performance (phew! :–) tyre on my 2023 GTS Sport Turismo (came standard), but I will change to Michelin Pilot Sport 4S (or 5S, if/when they are released) when the time comes, as I have/had this tyre on all my recent cars; I have it on my 2014 RS6 Avant (which came with Continental ContiSilent tyres as default), I have it on my wife's 2016 Golf GTI, and I also had it on my 2014 Golf R and my 2021 Cayman GTS 4.0.

During normal street driving I think one probably will need to drive the different tyres back-to-back on the same car to be able to clearly tell the difference, but during the most "inspired" kind of driving I do think the Michelin PS4S's will stand out as the best performance tyre.

PS. Turns out the new Pilot Sport S5 tyre (renamed from 5S) is currently only available in AMG spec for the rear 305/30-21 size, and not yet available for the front 265/35-21 size (it is available in Panamera spec for size 275/35-21 though), so it seems 4S is still the best option...

 

[bn8959]

I also had PS4S on my 2016 RS6. Lasted over 30k miles and performed really well.
Was a tight decision this time between these and the Hankook Ion Evo (which I chose and like a lot).

 

[j.w.s]

I need to replace tires. Currently I have Pirelli 21 inches now .
Any recommendation?
Thanks

I'm a big Michelin PS4S fan, but wary of not using NF0 tires, so I plan to go with Pirelli P Zero R NF when my time comes.

 

[Vercingetorix]

Does anybody seriously consider Hankooks? Seriously?

 

[Hirschaj]

I'm a big Michelin PS4S fan, but wary of not using NF0 tires, so I plan to go with Pirelli P Zero R NF when my time comes.

The Pirelli is a good tire but why are you weary of using non NF0? In the US, Porsche has to prove that the non NF0 tire caused the issue in order to deny a warranty claim. I can’t fathom that as a possibility with a tire like the Michelin PS4S.

 

[XLR82XS]

Michelin

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