I know there has been a lot of tire discussion here, but I am interested specifically in a high end grippy summer tire.

I dont care about wet traction, as i never take this car out in the rain. So the only thing that matters to me is a tire that wont spin out like the stock tires that seem to be made out of butter. How long it lasts is of some importance, but obviously if the tire is grippy it wont spin as much which means less wear/longer lasting.

So aside from a drag radial...whats my next best bet for a street tire?

 

Pirelli PZero Corsa (235/35 R 19 front, 265/30 R 19 rear). The AMG Driving Academy drives them on the C63 Race Taxi Performance Cars.

 

Depending on what size you are looking for I suggest the Pirelli PZero Corsas DOT R compound. Lot of us Black Series guys have tested other tires but most of them have all gone back to the Corsas. They are a little expensive but well worth it IMO

 

If you are a drag racer the Pirellis are great, you can air them down to about 18 psi do a nice burnout and have a great hook-up, you should be able to lay down consistant 1.7-1.8 60ft's on these tires, they are sticky.

 

Arent the POS OEM tires pirelli? And I have the 18 inch rims so those wouldnt work for me anyway.

 

huge difference between the stock P-Zero's and the Corsas.

 

I think for everyday affordable and great performance

Its RE-11s and NT-05

both are great tires!

 

have you compared the nitto NT01 to the corsas?

 

Michelin Pilot Sport Cup

 

NT01 are great tires, but will not last long on the street
I used them on track only

 

I had nitto 555r dr's and they lasted me a very long time. To be exact they lasted me almost 6k. And the only other tires that lasted me over 6k where some POS $100 tires with 340 thread.

What would last longer on streets. NT01's or corsas? And what's the price diff?

 

ive passed 7k so far on my direzza star specs and still going. looks like the rears have another 2k left in them at least. fronts still look new.

 

7k driving the car hard??

 

yeah its a c63 is there any other way?

 

I have 12k miles on my c63 and am installing my 4th set today.No there is no way.

 

dude i have 28k on my car and im on my 7th set of tires.

here is the math
the nittos and cheap tires lasted me 10k say (lasted longer but just saying)
now 5 set in 18k thats changing them every 3600 mils sometimes less.

 

you not driving it hard. trust me you not.

my friend has a stock c63 and he got 8k from him stocktires and that was driving like grandma.

 

NT01 are ROADRACE tires but are DOT,
they are semi slicks
You must have pamper those tires to get 6k

 

What kind of nitto's are u running??
These cars eat tires lol
when i had my viper i changed the tires once and i had 20k when i sold it.

 

Like Eugene said, Bridgestone RE11, Nitto NT05, and Dunlop Direzza Star Spec are all great tires for pretty good prices. Close to R compound grip with a little more tread life, not a lot more but definitely more.

 

mthis said he had NT555R for 6k miles
with threadwear 100 how is that possible????

 

I have 19" HRE wheels with Michelin Pilot Sports 255/19/35 and I love them. They are very grippy from a stop and also a 1st gear roll.

 

I have Nitto 555's also with 6k+ miles on them and they still have plenty of tread left. They are a decent autocross / road course tire (drifting also if your into that) and good for around town. My only complaints are they ride a little bit rough compaired to the OEM Pirelli Pzero's and wet traction is really bad in the rear.

 

Those must have been Extreme ZR model
Which have 300 treadwear
The RII have only 100 treadwear

 

Believe it or not I have been running the Nitto 555R drag radials also and I'm getting the most mileage from them. I assume its because they don't spin as easy therefore using up less tire. They are great tires and have lasted me many trips to the strip(11.24 @ 124mpg) and they are my DD tire. I will definitely put them back on when these are gone.