What are people using for tires these days..?

[Sfbimmerman]

Hoping to keep it in $1k or around there or even a budget set….got a backup set of wheels (rs5 rotors)and would like to find some decent tires…my current wheels have Michelin PSS all season but curious what else is out there maybe even budget minded…I’m looking at a 265/35/20 all season tire

Thank u

[STXA7]

i am on my second set of yokohoma ADVAN Sport A/S+ 19" paid 800 out the door installed at discount tire during a sale. I llive in hot climate , but they handled well in torrential rain going 60 on highway no problem. they're rated for 50,000 miles, but mine wore to 4/32 by just a bit under 30,000 miles. I do drive on various types of roads, some beautiful, some badly damaged. I also only rotated them twice and didn't stay on top of air pressure .

[Avantly]

I run conti extremecontact DWS06 on a half dozen of my cars and couldn't be happier with them for all season driving. Winter, summer, doesn't matter, they don't let me down. For winter only tires, I run conti vikingcontact, turns an allroad into a snowmobile. For summer only, I run conti extremecontact sport. I didn't mean to become a conti fanboy but these tires seem to be extremely resistant to my states crap roads and tread wear characteristics are excellent in my experience.

[Audibot]

Try Vredestein

[Sfbimmerman]

Thanks Audibot….i had Vredesteins all seasons on my old b8 s4, they were great….when i looked them up on Tirerack for the size I want with my s6 now they were more than the Yokohama Advan by $200, I just grabbed a set of those

[Audibot]

I got you. I got my RS with those on and they are ok for not doing high speed curves in.

[STXA7]

I got you. I got my RS with those on and they are ok for not doing high speed curves in.

Rs , as in rs7? dayummm. that's 100hp more than an s7, and 200+hp more than an a7 no wonder you feel that way

[white fish]

I got a set of Nankang as2+
I was pleasantly surprised

[Audibot]

Rs , as in rs7? dayummm. that's 100hp more than an s7, and 200+hp more than an a7 no wonder you feel that way

Nah, as in C5 RS 6. And I'll clarify: When I purchased my car, it came with the Yokohamas on it. I def noticed I could not carve up bends as well as I should be able to, so I've since swapped to Conti ExtremeContact Sport 02s. Much better tire and haven't hit the limit yet like I did on the Yokos (makes sense going from a/s to summer)

[Spitfire007]

Michelin PS A/S 4s.
They're great. Car grips like a gecko.
Also has a good strong sidewall so you get good steering and feedback.

I did not like DWS06s on other cars in the past. Grippy and comfy but squishy and not confidence inspiring at the limit.


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[Audibot]

Michelin PS A/S 4s.
They're great. Car grips like a gecko.
Also has a good strong sidewall so you get good steering and feedback.

I did not like DWS06s on other cars in the past. Grippy and comfy but squishy and not confidence inspiring at the limit.

You blew right by OP's budget. I don't disagree with your selection (have driven both on my A6), but they def go over budget in the size specified.

Hoping to keep it in $1k or around there or even a budget set

[Avantly]

Michelin PS A/S 4s.
They're great. Car grips like a gecko.
Also has a good strong sidewall so you get good steering and feedback.

I did not like DWS06s on other cars in the past. Grippy and comfy but squishy and not confidence inspiring at the limit.


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I do agree with you that they are a little squishy (lol) when pushing them, they are more of a swiss army knife tire that just seems to handle every road condition (which we get in Michigan, sometimes we get every condition from ice to snow to slush to rain in the same day) quite well. Definitely not a super high performance tire but I am extremely happy with them as an all season tire.

I had the michelin pilot sports on my C7 S6 originally, and later switched to the conti extremecontact sport when they were on sale on Tire Rack. I really can't say whether I notice a difference between the two, but I really only truly "use" my torque vectoring differential a few times a month in the summer and fall, so I'm not the best person to have an opinion on them. The conti's were quite affordable compared to the michelins when I bought them, though.

[Spitfire007]

You blew right by OP's budget. I don't disagree with your selection (have driven both on my A6), but they def go over budget in the size specified.

I realize that. But if you can spend a grand for a set of tires, save for another two months and get the best.


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[Hurricane17]

Here’s another vote for the Continental DWS06+. Great tire.


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[STXA7]

I realize that. But if you can spend a grand for a set of tires, save for another two months and get the best.


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that's my logic for why i got a fluidampr instead of the other cheaper pulley options.

If I lived in a region that required having a set of winter tires or was a track kind of guy, I would take your advice and use the yokos for a backup set :p but if that was the case i would also be getting hotter soccer moms and live in a more opulent home.