mkassab

I want to upgrade my tire sizes to 245/40-18 front and 275/35-18 rear. I will purcahse the new E55 AMG wheel style IV. Yes I want performance, BUT...I want the best ride and lowest noise I can get (This is most important to me). So far, I've been recommended, Dunlop SP9000, Pirelli PZero Rosso and Michelin Pilot Sport A/S and the lowest noise and best ride. I owned the Piolt Sports (not A/S) on my BMW and felt they were too load and road/ride rough.

Any thoughts and input would really be appreciated... Mark

Harris

The guy who recommended you those three tires must have lots of Michelins and Pirellis in stock, probably he wants to get rid of some.

SP9000s are Dunlop's top of the line tire, a few of my friends have them and they are happy with it. But it is not THE best performance tire out there. They are great, not superb. Pretty comfortable ride and pretty quiet.

Michelin Pilot Sport A/S are all-season tires. I dont think all-season tires are quieter than summer tires. They should have more aggressive treads, stick to the road more and therefore, noisier. I dont agree this has lowest noise.

Pirellis are KNOWN for its hard compound. Their ride can never be considered as comfortable. And I dont think they are quiet either.

Yokohama AVS dB should be the quietest tire out there, but I dont think they make your sizes.

Personally, I like Toyo T1-S very very much. They are quiet, excellent performance on wet and dry, very durable, good value. Michelin Pilot Sport are very good too, from my experience, it is pretty smooth, wait 'till you sit on Pirellis, then you'll understand what is rough!! Its just I think Michelins are a bit overpriced.

I think Toyo T1-S, Michelin Pilot Sport and SP9000 are the three that you should seriously consider instead.

Tezta

Am i the only one that likes Yokohama AVS sport over SP9000s?

Luke@tirerack

For ride quality I would suggest the Pirelli P-Zero Rosso ... for performance I would suggest the Pilot Sport or S-03 Pole position
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Harris

Luke, are you sure about PZero Rosso? I've used up two sets and I really think they're noisy and rough! I like the original PZero Directionale and Assimetrical better, but they wear out very fast though...

Luke@tirerack

Harris,

I have not heard that said before .... and I have personally driven the Rosso's for a good many miles and also the non-rosso model which is extremely noisy that's why they were re-designed

E55 KEV

since an all-season tire was mentioned maybe the Yokohama AVS dB S2 is the ticket for noise and comfort.

stephens

I have first hand experience of both Pirelli's on E55's. The original Rosso's are stickier in the dry and also noticebly noisier and harsher. The Rosso's are even quieter and better riding than the OEM Sport Contact 2's on my new E55 and have a bit better feel in the wet than the Pilot Sports. (Our SLK runs the Pilot Sports)