What's best summer wheel?

[RecklessZapper]

Good Evening Everyone,

I'm due for a new set of tires on my F80 and really want to get to spend time on the track this coming summer.

I'm looking at both the Michelin pilot Cup 2s and P4S and wanted people's opinions on both tires.

[deeldoo]

Originally Posted by RecklessZapper

Good Evening Everyone,

I'm due for a new set of tires on my F80 and really want to get to spend time on the track this coming summer.

I'm looking at both the Michelin pilot Cup 2s and P4S and wanted people's opinions on both tires.

Cup 2's won't last daily driving, you may get max 10k miles on them.

The PS4S are really the replacement for the pilot SS and will give you amazing traction but still streetable.

Depends what you need the car for, if you are pushing a tuned car and need the traction you have to sacrifice longevity with the CUP 2's and even so you will only see the differences at 8/10+ driving. Unless you are competitively tracking this car get the PS4S.

For reference my buddy has Cup 2's on his F80, they take a while to warm up and on the street he never sees any differences from his previous tires as he isn't driving at 10/10.

I have Potenza RE71R which are in the tier of the CUP 2's and they are cheaper, will last the same length and deliver 99% of the grip as cup 2's but once again i sacrifice longevity.

Reason i got them is because of road feel, tires like cup 2's or potenza's or any extreme summer tire will give you great road feedback and will put a smile on your face with the turn in and dynamics. If you value feeling more of the road, and better turn in and feel then get the tires but just know that you are going to wear them out in maximum 2 summers

[RecklessZapper]

Originally Posted by deeldoo

Cup 2's won't last daily driving, you may get max 10k miles on them.

The PS4S are really the replacement for the pilot SS and will give you amazing traction but still streetable.

Depends what you need the car for, if you are pushing a tuned car and need the traction you have to sacrifice longevity with the CUP 2's and even so you will only see the differences at 8/10+ driving. Unless you are competitively tracking this car get the PS4S.

For reference my buddy has Cup 2's on his F80, they take a while to warm up and on the street he never sees any differences from his previous tires as he isn't driving at 10/10.

I have Potenza RE71R which are in the tier of the CUP 2's and they are cheaper, will last the same length and deliver 99% of the grip as cup 2's but once again i sacrifice longevity.

Reason i got them is because of road feel, tires like cup 2's or potenza's or any extreme summer tire will give you great road feedback and will put a smile on your face with the turn in and dynamics. If you value feeling more of the road, and better turn in and feel then get the tires but just know that you are going to wear them out in maximum 2 summers

Thanks for the reply. I do not daily the car so the longevity don't really bother me. But I am super interested on spending some time at the track this summer so maybe I'll try out the cup 2s.

[dvq]

I think the cup2s are hard to beat if you want a trackable street tire that can last a fair amount of track heat cycles and are quiet/comfortable enough to drive on the street. They're also probably the most expensive because they can sort of "do it all" for a performance car.

[edkwok99]

Since you don’t daily your car, I would recommend R888R and NT01. Both will have better grip than cup2 on the track and will not overheat. They are less expansive than cup2 too

[pikkagtr]

RE71 ftw
Amazing grip and good price point
Do not drive them in the wet
They are loud though