Replaced my OEM RS-A's after 10k. Fronts were down to about 5/32" rears 7/32". Did not want to deal with them anymore.
Special ordered these Michelins from Costco for $700USD OTD. These are "Ultra high performance summer" treads. Didn't want or need all-seasons due to Arizona weather conditions.
Initial impressions after 500 miles:
Dry
Initial turn-in seems comparable to the RS-A's. Sidewall feels about as stiff if not slightly greater. Have not pushed them too hard yet but they seem to resist "pushing out" or inducing understeer during accelerating out of a corner/right hand turn in 2nd gear.
Wet
Wet traction is impressive. Generous throttle application from a stop in wet weather usually meant a gross ammount of wheel spin with the RS-A's. This is not the case with these tires. They provide a great deal of confidence but I have yet to drive in a serious enough storm to judge hydroplane resistance.
Comfort/Noise
The tire is an asymetric design like the RS-A, however the road noise is much less. Nice and hushed during freeway crusing (80+ mph). Tire construction is solid and does transmit much road irregularity to the driver, which is a good thing, but perhaps a bit much more so than the RS-A probally due to stiffer sidewalls.
Overal I am pleased and hope to get 20-25k miles out of these tires with regular rotation at 3k. Only downside I can find is purely asthetic: that the sidewall styling is not as nice as the RS-A.
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Special ordered these Michelins from Costco for $700USD OTD. These are "Ultra high performance summer" treads. Didn't want or need all-seasons due to Arizona weather conditions.
Initial impressions after 500 miles:
Dry
Initial turn-in seems comparable to the RS-A's. Sidewall feels about as stiff if not slightly greater. Have not pushed them too hard yet but they seem to resist "pushing out" or inducing understeer during accelerating out of a corner/right hand turn in 2nd gear.
Wet
Wet traction is impressive. Generous throttle application from a stop in wet weather usually meant a gross ammount of wheel spin with the RS-A's. This is not the case with these tires. They provide a great deal of confidence but I have yet to drive in a serious enough storm to judge hydroplane resistance.
Comfort/Noise
The tire is an asymetric design like the RS-A, however the road noise is much less. Nice and hushed during freeway crusing (80+ mph). Tire construction is solid and does transmit much road irregularity to the driver, which is a good thing, but perhaps a bit much more so than the RS-A probally due to stiffer sidewalls.
Overal I am pleased and hope to get 20-25k miles out of these tires with regular rotation at 3k. Only downside I can find is purely asthetic: that the sidewall styling is not as nice as the RS-A.
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