Thoughts on tyre choices - 570GT
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Apologies as I expect this has come up may times before, I searched but couldn't find anything recent / specific to 570gt.
My current tyres will be end of life soon, they are the Mclaren (stamped MC) Pirelli P Zero with the PNCS. All road use.
What are peoples thoughts on the MC rating - is it necessary? I have no warranty to satisfy. I can find the rears for £350 ish with MC rating or £260 ish for the same tyre without the MC rating. I would get a matching set of 4.
Then there is the Michelin PS to consider which seem to be better for road use from what I can understand.....any thoughts?
Thanks in advance.
My current tyres will be end of life soon, they are the Mclaren (stamped MC) Pirelli P Zero with the PNCS. All road use.
What are peoples thoughts on the MC rating - is it necessary? I have no warranty to satisfy. I can find the rears for £350 ish with MC rating or £260 ish for the same tyre without the MC rating. I would get a matching set of 4.
Then there is the Michelin PS to consider which seem to be better for road use from what I can understand.....any thoughts?
Thanks in advance.
Many many owners (including me) swap to Michelin PS4S. They are much better.
I do find that they are harder though (I think they only come in XL for the McLaren sizes) so have to drop the tyre pressure slightly.
I do find that they are harder though (I think they only come in XL for the McLaren sizes) so have to drop the tyre pressure slightly.
200Plus Club said:
Does fitting PS4 invalidate any warranty though
No.Edited by davek_964 on Wednesday 1st May 12:43
I have a 2019 570GT.
It came on Michelin PS4S which I've been very happy with over the past 14 months / 5k miles.
Last Spring I committed to a breakfast car meet, the day dawned with heavy rain. Other drivers at the meet were talking about how sketchy their cars had felt with standing water on the motorway, I had nothing to say as my car had been absolutely fine.
I've found they continue to grip down to c. 5 degrees, and still find decent adhesion on wet/damp surfaces, so it works well on the road in the UK nearly all year. They also seem to give up their grip fairly progressively.
I've done one trackday, I was advised to back off once the tyres reached 70C to preserve them, which I did and that worked well. Again grip was good and fairly progressive. Certainly not the tyre you'd choose for track use, but can handle a certain amount of hard driving.
My only experience of the PZero is 3 days in a rented 570S in the prior June, I can't really offer a comparison though. In particular I don't know how much difference the PNCS makes to refinement.
I think McLaren Hatfield and V Engineering both suggested that the MPS4S is a good choice for McLarens mainly used on the road in the UK.
I'm not aware of any warranty that require the fitment of specific tyres, but (like the OP) I'm not in that position myself.
It came on Michelin PS4S which I've been very happy with over the past 14 months / 5k miles.
Last Spring I committed to a breakfast car meet, the day dawned with heavy rain. Other drivers at the meet were talking about how sketchy their cars had felt with standing water on the motorway, I had nothing to say as my car had been absolutely fine.
I've found they continue to grip down to c. 5 degrees, and still find decent adhesion on wet/damp surfaces, so it works well on the road in the UK nearly all year. They also seem to give up their grip fairly progressively.
I've done one trackday, I was advised to back off once the tyres reached 70C to preserve them, which I did and that worked well. Again grip was good and fairly progressive. Certainly not the tyre you'd choose for track use, but can handle a certain amount of hard driving.
My only experience of the PZero is 3 days in a rented 570S in the prior June, I can't really offer a comparison though. In particular I don't know how much difference the PNCS makes to refinement.
I think McLaren Hatfield and V Engineering both suggested that the MPS4S is a good choice for McLarens mainly used on the road in the UK.
I'm not aware of any warranty that require the fitment of specific tyres, but (like the OP) I'm not in that position myself.
I went for Conti SC7 on my 720 and its a vast improvement over the 4 year old P Zero.
Great grip on the road and a wet Silverstone, not sure if I'll cook them on a dry summer trackday but intend to find out soon.
I'd definitely have as my winter / wet tyre option again probably with another set of rims with Cup2 / Trefeo or similar semi slick for track work.
Having watched YouTuber Matt Armstrong wreck his Lambo on barely legal very slick AR1's in the wet I'm having a rethink on running track day tyres as summer tyres, the weather is just too variable to risk getting caught out.
Great grip on the road and a wet Silverstone, not sure if I'll cook them on a dry summer trackday but intend to find out soon.
I'd definitely have as my winter / wet tyre option again probably with another set of rims with Cup2 / Trefeo or similar semi slick for track work.
Having watched YouTuber Matt Armstrong wreck his Lambo on barely legal very slick AR1's in the wet I'm having a rethink on running track day tyres as summer tyres, the weather is just too variable to risk getting caught out.
Thanks for the feedback. Seems like the Michelin is the most popular choice.......I would be happy to sacrifice a bit of track performance for better on road and wet weather grip.
Continentals worth a look too especially based on price quoted above....
The Pirellis do seem to show a lower decibel rating, possibly due to the PNCS (foam inserts)? This does appeal to me being a GT and used for longer road trips......however, in the real world I expect that the difference is probably negligible.
Continentals worth a look too especially based on price quoted above....
The Pirellis do seem to show a lower decibel rating, possibly due to the PNCS (foam inserts)? This does appeal to me being a GT and used for longer road trips......however, in the real world I expect that the difference is probably negligible.
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