So I bought the Michelin CC2 and I dunno - did I make a mistake

[4thPcar]

Just drove off with these and yes, I prioritized life of tire over performance as I am not an aggressive driver. But first, I felt like I am the bus driver b/c the car rides high even though I have chassis set to "lower." Then I get on the highway and woah! The car feels like it wants to bank left to right, I feel like I am driving on an ice rink and its not feeling like its grabbing the road at all.

I am not sure if I can return these after driving off the lot of Discount Tire, but I am thinking about trying.

Do others have similar experience? Will these guys "break in?"

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[AutoX]

I don't think it's the tires. If you're not doing any aggressive driving, you really won't be able to tell the difference between one tire over another other than road noise may be less, or the ride may be softer or harder. I would check to see if the car is not in jack stand mode and is leveled. Sounds like your suspension setting got knock out of alignment

 

[MrJones02]

Tires over inflated?
Or similar as AutoX mentioned, perhaps the tire shop forgot to put the car in jack stand mode before working on the car and now the suspension is out of alignment.

 

[Mad Matter]

New tires usually come with mold release agent that makes them feel slippery. Give them a few miles and also check your tire pressures. They may have set them too high if the car feels loose at highway speeds.

 

[Mad Matter]

also check to make sure they torqued the wheels properly.

 

[4thPcar]

thanks - maybe I'll go back in tmrw. The shop told me they could do an alignment then backed out once they learned I had an EV, but to their credit they backed out the price of an alignment at Pep Boys which I've scheduled for day after tmrw.

 

[JackSparrow]

If it was purchased at an authorized dealer, you have 60 days to swap them out.
I think its possible that the Taycan might feel wonky on full tread all season, soft sidewall, everyday passenger car tires. It should ride more softly, but the 5000lb EV with lots of roll stiffness will lose its precision feel and if you move the wheel side to side it may have more of a boaty roly-poly feel.
It certainly can be driven on those tires, but you give up part of the charm of a Porsche. If you are driving in straight lines and don’t push the car at all in turns, and just prefer the most comfy ride possible, it could be what you want.

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[gnr3312]

This is why I’m hesitant to buy tires outside of a Porsche dealership. Yes I know I’m probably overpaying one way or another but I hate dealing with these types of inconveniences from shops that may not be fully trained to handle not just an EV but a Porsche with its requirements. I’d rather have peace of mind.

 

[AutoX]

thanks - maybe I'll go back in tmrw. The shop told me they could do an alignment then backed out once they learned I had an EV, but to their credit they backed out the price of an alignment at Pep Boys which I've scheduled for day after tmrw.

Your car may need to have to remove the front bumper to do an alignment and will need to recalibrate the sensors.

 

[prj]

You put crappy all seasons (in comparison with a proper summer tire) on a performance car with a ton of toe and camber. What did you expect?
There's a reason why people told you to fit the correct tyres.

It's like taking your girlfriend to macca's after she's all dressed up for the occasion. You can do that, but should you?

 

[nischalr]

My local Porsche dealer just straight out told me that they get their Porsche N tires from the tire rack, and I'm currently getting a set of tires installed with them and it was less than the cost listed on Tirerack.

Plus, I trust their mounting of 21" wheels and balancing with black wheel weights more than I trust any local tire shop/mobile tire installer from past experience. Porsche dealer includes Road hazard for two years. Alignment is $240, which is not bad from my experience at Audi dealers that charge $1000 for the alignment due to the "sensor recalibration"

I had gotten Pirelli P Zero PZ4 elect summer tires on my car from factory, which I was disappointed about being a Michelin fanboy, but they were surprisingly good. I did fall to my Michelin love and had Some Michelin Pilot Sport S5 installed (Porsche Panamera ND0) that were slightly upsized and had them installed at a local tire place (Porsche dealer won't do this kind of swap) I ended up having to get them balanced again at the Porsche dealer (which they did agree to do) to correct a vibration due to poor mounting and balancing locally. Hard to find places that will do road force balancing for 21" wheels, but the Porsche dealer does do this.

I was very happy with the Michelins, actually they were amazing, but with the reviews out on how good the Pirelli P Zero R has been which is the new NF0 tire on the Taycan GT, I decided to give them a go this time around, getting installed currently along with some recall work.

I currently have a Taycan GTS as a loaner from the dealer during this work with Continental all seasons on 21" wheels and truthfully they are horrible and noticeably squirrelly on high speed turns which I never experienced with the OEM Pirelli Summers, or the Michelin Summer tires I have had so far.

I suspect the bold tread pattern of the Michelin CC2's takes away from feeling as planted and responsive as you were used to previously as others have mentioned.

 

[SoccerMan94043]

I was very happy with the Michelins, actually they were amazing, but with the reviews out on how good the Pirelli P Zero R has been which is the new NF0 tire on the Taycan GT, I decided to give them a go this time around, getting installed currently along with some recall work.

FYI, my car was delivered with P Zero Rs. They just got measured by the local Porsche service shop at 4mm, 4mm, 4mm and 5mm with only 2800 miles on the car. I need to validate these numbers but that's about 800 miles/mm and they start new with 7 to 7.5mm.

 

[nischalr]

FYI, my car was delivered with P Zero Rs. They just got measured by the local Porsche service shop at 4mm, 4mm, 4mm and 5mm with only 2800 miles on the car. I need to validate these numbers but that's about 800 miles/mm and they start new with 7 to 7.5mm.

Yikes, I have been swapping tires every 8K miles up until now, as I drive the car in low mode all the time and the wear on the inner tread goes down to the cord almost by then. I was told that the Porsche dealer is required to do the alignment in normal height, and at low mode the camber will cause premature wear on the inside tread as a result. I have mentally prepared for this added extra cost of tires due to my preference in ride height.

But it seems that it may be even more costly with these P Zero R's ? Will swap them out to something else if needed at the end of their life.

How do you like how they drive?

 

[Mad Matter]

@nischalr Sorry to derail but were you driving around Weston last Friday? My wife thought I was skipping work and said she saw me driving.

 

[nischalr]

@nischalr Sorry to derail but were you driving around Weston last Friday? My wife thought I was skipping work and said she saw me driving.

Lol, I have never seen another Neptune GTS ST or cross turismo, so cool to know a fellow south florida owner is out there!

I dropped off my car at Porsche North Broward last Thursday, and they may have been doing some test driving in that area to sort out an aberrant sound I am hearing at certain speeds, barring that it wasn't my car, it is still with them and hoping to pick up tomorrow.

you can tell us if you were playing hooky from work! lol

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