Tyres Again - Page 2 - Boxster/Cayman - PistonHeads UK

My Cayman 987 S is needing new boots, it currently has N rated PS2 on but no longer has a warranty and I'am sticking with Michelin. The two choises are PS5 or PS4S, the car does not get tracked so this is pushing me towards the PS5, on Tyre Reviews site they seem to be quite evenly matched so it might just be down to price and availability. What do you all think.

Not tried PS5 yet, but my C GTS 4.0 came with PS4S and I think they are pretty much wonderful in almost all conditions. (I do have winter tyres, but PS4S are much better in the wet than I had expected.) Wouldn't hesitate to use again, although latest Continentals are getting rave reviews.

I just found out Michelin don't do a PS5 in 265/35x19 so it will be PS4S then...ah well. Thank's anyway. Just for a bit of info my next door neighbour has recently had a set of PS5's fitted to his Mercedes E Class and he is very impressed with them...one to keep an eye on perhaps. Edited by Klippie on Friday 5th July 18:13

Continental Contact Sport 7s. Phenomenal tyre and has moved the game on since the PS4 which is now about 8 years old. I have the CS7 on my Cayman R and it is brilliant dry or wet. Steering feel is particularly good.

The last Contis I had were Sport Contact 5 and they wore out very quickly compared to the previous SC2 and 3 I'd fitted. They were excellent but the increased wear made me think Conti had improved them at the cost of longevity? Anyone care to comment on SC7 durability? I have PS4S on my 981. They're fine and wearing well but feel they have stiffer sidewalls than the previous GY F1 A2 which I moved away from due to splits near the rim on both fronts, spotted at MOT. Edited by DJMC on Monday 8th July 16:20

Klippie said: I just found out Michelin don't do a PS5 in 265/35x19 so it will be PS4S then...ah well. Thank's anyway. Just for a bit of info my next door neighbour has recently had a set of PS5's fitted to his Mercedes E Class and he is very impressed with them...one to keep an eye on perhaps. I've been running the PS5's on my DD BMW for the last couple of months (and I run PS4S on my 996) the PS5's are excellent, if anything I'd say the sidewalls are slightly firmer than those on the PS4S's. Highly recommended.

PaulD86 said: Continental Contact Sport 7s. Phenomenal tyre and has moved the game on since the PS4 which is now about 8 years old. I have the CS7 on my Cayman R and it is brilliant dry or wet. Steering feel is particularly good. Got my tyres checked today and they need replaced ASAP - tyre fitter recommended the Contis too. On P Zeros just now which had already seen a good bit of action when I bought the car but haven't been particularly impressed with them, especially in the wet, so its either PS4S or the Contis. Seems from the chat on here that Porsche aren't as strict about N rated tyres so going to give the Contis a shot.

I ran the Eagle F1's on my old 987.2 and was very happy with them. They offer rim protection too. Very reasonably priced too

Slippydiff said: I've been running the PS5's on my DD BMW for the last couple of months (and I run PS4S on my 996) the PS5's are excellent, if anything I'd say the sidewalls are slightly firmer than those on the PS4S's. Highly recommended. Isn't the confusing thing there is a PS5 and a PS 5S or something weird like that? The pilot sport 5 being the ps4 replacement (ie very much a road tyre) but the 5S is the PS4S replacement (which was the supersport replacement previously)....

That's as I understand it ... but I've not been able to find PSS5's ? in GT4 or GT3 sizes ... or N rated ? The Contisport 7's were only available with rears N rated not fronts. Hence PS4S by default.

Does anyone know what the Constisport 7 sidewalls (as in stiffness) are like compared to PS4S? I am actually looking for a softer side wall for an upcoming long European tour in a 997. Any recommendations? Thanks

Just had some rears delivered for my 987.1 S. Goodyear Eagle F1 Ays. N0. Replacing the same. Fronts are also F1s. £405 delivered, 265/35/19. Camskill. My lad will be fitting them tomorrow.

SV_WDC said: I ran the Eagle F1's on my old 987.2 and was very happy with them. They offer rim protection too. Very reasonably priced too Agreed. I went from Michelins to these and prefer them.

isaldiri said: Slippydiff said: I've been running the PS5's on my DD BMW for the last couple of months (and I run PS4S on my 996) the PS5's are excellent, if anything I'd say the sidewalls are slightly firmer than those on the PS4S's. Highly recommended. Isn't the confusing thing there is a PS5 and a PS 5S or something weird like that? The pilot sport 5 being the ps4 replacement (ie very much a road tyre) but the 5S is the PS4S replacement (which was the supersport replacement previously).... Only you could make such a simple tyre review SO complex !! There is no such thing as a PS5S, only a PS5 : https://www.michelin.co.uk/auto/browse-tyres/by-fa...

Slippydiff said: Only you could make such a simple tyre review SO complex !! There is no such thing as a PS5S, only a PS5 : https://www.michelin.co.uk/auto/browse-tyres/by-fa... I'm not trying to be pedantic for its own sake for once! - am sure I had seen this tyre pop up on some headlines last year where it was referred to as the ps4s replacement and I don't think i imagined that as I'm not that old....(yet!) https://www.tyrelabelling.eu/EU/2020-740/en/515148...

Thanks for all the info lads...its much appreciated. Slippydiff said: I've been running the PS5's on my DD BMW for the last couple of months (and I run PS4S on my 996) the PS5's are excellent, if anything I'd say the sidewalls are slightly firmer than those on the PS4S's. Highly recommended. I probably would have went for the PS5 but Michelin don't do a 265/35x19 in the PS5's, so my only choice was to got for the PS4S, they will be a big step up from the PS2's that's on the car just now. If anyone is looking for Michelin's just now they have a tyre deal on till the end of the month. Submit you claim here - https://offer.michelin.co.uk/pim4-uk

isaldiri said: Slippydiff said: Only you could make such a simple tyre review SO complex !! There is no such thing as a PS5S, only a PS5 : https://www.michelin.co.uk/auto/browse-tyres/by-fa... I'm not trying to be pedantic for its own sake for once! - am sure I had seen this tyre pop up on some headlines last year where it was referred to as the ps4s replacement and I don't think i imagined that as I'm not that old....(yet!) https://www.tyrelabelling.eu/EU/2020-740/en/515148... That document is dated 2020, the PS5 was only launched in early 2022 IIRC . I fitted a pair to the front of my then DD BMW, only for it to be stolen less than 2 months later Edit to add screenshot :

https://www.tyrelabelling.eu/EU/2020-740/en/515148... A Porsche, or other manufacturer specific fitment with an “S” designation perhaps ? Edit to add 2 links As I thought: https://www.evo.co.uk/news/205791/new-michelin-pil... https://www.michelin.co.uk/auto/tyres/michelin-pil... Edited by Slippydiff on Wednesday 10th July 12:12

Slippydiff said: That document is dated 2020, the PS5 was only launched in early 2022 IIRC . I fitted a pair to the front of my then DD BMW, only for it to be stolen less than 2 months later Edit to add screenshot : Slippy - while I don't want to seem OCD but... https://www.tyrelabelling.eu/EU/2020-740/en/688028... the PS5 pdf was also dated 2020 And I did find the original article re the PS 5S thing.... https://www.tyrereviews.com/Article/Exclusive-The-... and the tyre does actually seem to exist on the michelin website too so it probably is a thing no with multiple manufacturer stamps? https://www.michelin.co.uk/auto/tyres/michelin-pil...

My guess is that EU regulation was drafted/passed in 2020 ? Or 2020 isn’t actually a date ? Edited by Slippydiff on Wednesday 10th July 12:16

The Pilot Sport S 5 does indeed exist and is a (sort of) replacement for the Pilot Sport 4S. They changed where the S goes in name because of the frequent confusion between people writing PS4S or PS4s, which could mean one Pilot Sport 4S or a pair of Pilot Sport 4 tyres. The Pilot Sport S 5 -PSS5 - was originally only available in a few 21" sizes. more sizes available. The Pilot Sport 5 replaces the PS4. Michelin regard the PS5 as a lower performance tyre than the existing PS4S

https://www.michelin.co.uk/auto/tyres/michelin-pil...

https://www.michelin.co.uk/auto/tyres/michelin-pil...