I have searched and cannot find a quality answer so I gotta ask you guys:

What are the best All Weather, ultra high performance tires for my coupe?

I live in Kansas and it snows a couple times in the winter but most of the time it is real light and doesn't stick long. My girl has a Jeep that I drive when there is heavy snow so that's why I don't want Winter tires. I don't have a different set of rims yet to switch with the seasons so the tires will be on all year. I am looking for ~80%:20% ratio of performance to wet/snow traction so I don't lose too much fun. Keeping the road noise down would also be nice.

Any suggestions would be really appreciated, TIA

-noth1ng

ps. I have 18s if that makes a difference for any one

 

IMHO, by their very nature, performance tires will only be slightly better than slicks in ice/snow. On the other hand, performance tires do make a significant difference in the wet, Michelin Pilot Sports PS2's come to mind, as well as Goodyear F1-D3's and Nitto Invo's all rate very well in wet/dry performance and I am sure others will voice different opinions.

 

ill make it simple:

I need All Weather tires that still have great performance because they will be on year round. Post your suggestions, TIA

-noth1ng

 

FYI, there is no ultrahigh performance all season tire. The two descriptions are mutually exclusive. Snow isn't your only concern in the winter - cold temps are as well, and you need a tire that stays soft and compliant below 45 degrees F, which ultrahigh perf tires can't do. They are made of a softer compound that hardens up in colder temps and traction drops off dramatically.

That being said, Pilot Sport A/S is a good choice for a better performing all season tire.

 

Best = Michelin PS2

The rest is a very debatable issue...

 

I put a set of Goodyear RS-A's and they were wonderful. Now remember where I live, NO SNOW, but in the rain they were just awesome!

 

RS-A's are junk, I've had three sets on two cars (only because they were cheap). Two of those sets came from the factory and I bought one set. The last set came on my 07 sedan and I took them off within 5 days of bringing it home then I slapped them on my old car to sell.

I live in Kansas as well. I'm thinking about going to Michelin Pilot Sport A/S tires. They are expensive but maybe not a bad one tire option for us in the Midwest. I think a better option is to simply buy a set of stock wheels if you don't already have an extra set and run W-60 blizzaks. There about $500 per set installed. These are supposed to be like an ice axe in the snow and ice. What is better about this option is you can run a narrower tire in the snow which actually improves handling.