Tires and traction (rwd)
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2014 S550 4matic palladium silver, '12 CLS550 Iridium Silver
Tires and traction (rwd)
I just got a 2012 cls and it came with pirelli nero all seasons. These tires are fairly easy to break loose from a start. Even if I feather the throttle for the first second when I give it a bit more gas I get wheel spin even at 20mph. I have owned muscle cars before but never with this much power. I have only buried the pedal on the highway and the car feels as fast as a 219 cls amg I have been in.
I am thinking of keeping the tires until winter is over and getting some summer tires with more traction and swapping tires with the seasons. I figure it has to be these all season tires. Or maybe the car had a tune I didnt know about but its cpo so doubtful.
What do you all think?
I am thinking of keeping the tires until winter is over and getting some summer tires with more traction and swapping tires with the seasons. I figure it has to be these all season tires. Or maybe the car had a tune I didnt know about but its cpo so doubtful.
What do you all think?
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E63 S AMG, CLS550 4matic, C63 Ed 507, Volvo XC90 T8s
I just got a 2012 cls and it came with pirelli nero all seasons. These tires are fairly easy to break loose from a start. Even if I feather the throttle for the first second when I give it a bit more gas I get wheel spin even at 20mph. I have owned muscle cars before but never with this much power. I have only buried the pedal on the highway and the car feels as fast as a 219 cls amg I have been in.
I am thinking of keeping the tires until winter is over and getting some summer tires with more traction and swapping tires with the seasons. I figure it has to be these all season tires. Or maybe the car had a tune I didnt know about but its cpo so doubtful.
What do you all think?
I am thinking of keeping the tires until winter is over and getting some summer tires with more traction and swapping tires with the seasons. I figure it has to be these all season tires. Or maybe the car had a tune I didnt know about but its cpo so doubtful.
What do you all think?
I am riding on OEM Conti Pro Contact all seasons. I can get the rears to break loose a little when I give it serious gas from a start. But overall they stick pretty good.
As to whether our M278 bi-turbos are underrated, most tuners who have worked with our engines think MB under declared our HP by at least 10% if not more.
