Do you mean if they’re any good? I’ve had Goodyear Eagle F1 asym’s on a previous car andthey were decent. Not as good as PZero’s (although they have their own particular quirks), and not a spot on Michelin P4S, but a good tyre and great wet weather performer
I have Eagle F1 on mine too. I didn’t know what to expect - the EV tyres are not the same as the non EV, generally the Eagle F1 came out very well for grip and noise. I have only driven a hundred miles or so on mine since I put the winter wheels on almost straight away.
I trust you are well aware that the Eagle's are a high performance summer tire, right? I would be very cautious of using such tires when temps are below 6-8 degrees C.
In my opinion, winter tyres are definitely worth it. Winter wheels work much better below 10°C plus they shift a lot of water too as a bonus. They deal with ice (and snow obvs), 20x better than summers. If you’ve ever seen a RWD beemer (or similar) on ice on winters, sail past 4x4’s on summers then you see how effective they are.
It does depend on which wheels you want but mine were in stock at Porsche GB for next day delivery to the dealer.
By this logic everyone should be buying a $25K security front doors for their home, since the cost is small compared to the cost of the house and it's the only thing that stands between your home and uninvited guests.at this price point, what’s another set of tyres?
The choice was between summers and winters. If it had been all-seasons (I don’t think we can specify these in the UK), then that’s a different discussion.By this logic everyone should be buying a $25K security front doors for their home, since the cost is small compared to the cost of the house and it's the only thing that stands between your home and uninvited guests.
PS> I am not saying winter tires are not worth it, and definitely would not drive on summer tires even in the mild US Northwest winters. So far however I managed with all seasons since I've lived here (on the east coast I used winter & summer tires). As winters are getting colder here, I'm thinking whether or not to get a set of winters for the Taycan, but not because it's "immaterial" compared to the price of the car.
Mine took around 10 days ex stock from Porsche AG in Germany.
My car came on Eagles, it’s coped with some very low temps this winter and I’m not sure they’re any worse than any other summer tyre. As someone else mentioned, in the U.K. the bigger issue is cold and wet, I watched a tyre test during a PEC visit some years ago, the stopping distance was 15yds on a Macan shod with winters, even the test drivers were surprised.
That's very interesting. So on a cold wet road with summer tyres a taycan's stopping distance is still significantly better than a 'regular' car in normal weather conditions -Didn't want to start a thread for this item, but it caught my eye when looking through a Tequipment catalogue (all Porsche models, but predates CT and ST Taycans)- the relative performance of Porsche-approved tyres (the same % differentials apparently apply to all models) seems relevant to this thread-
Where does that 36,5 come from?
