Vantage V12 Corsa tyre discussion: your thoughts.

[Ken Figenus]

Witnessed a mate spinning his tyres in 3d in a tunnel on Corsa's (cold wet day) with a V12 and was rather surprised .
Put PSS on mine and really really like them compared to admittedly quite worn tuggy Bridgestones. Just better in every respect - who wants to be on tenterhooks with a costly car if its British weather time!

[Flugplatz]

cayman-black said:

This is why most will go for the P-Zero. I would fit the Michelins after all they are good enough for the GT12.

They are cup 2's which leaves you with the same problem as corsas.

[divetheworld]

Flugplatz said:

They are cup 2's which leaves you with the same problem as corsas.

Pilot Super Sports are the better bet. Best of both worlds with the big plus of rim protection on the outside.

[jonby]

AdamV12V said:

Flugplatz said:

If you're going to use your Vantage V12S in the winter months then you NEED to swap to standard (Non Corsa) Rosso tyres.

Errr, the Pirelli P-Zero is a different tyre to the Pirelli P-Zero Rosso. There are 4 versions of the P-Zero, the std, the Corsa, the Nero and the Rosso.

http://www.pirelli.com/tyres/en-gb/car/find-your-t...

http://www.pirelli.com/tyres/en-gb/car/find-your-t...

Not heard of anybody fitting Rosso's to a V12V before? In fact I'm not even sure the Rosso is available in the V12V rear size?

Trofeo and Trofeo R tyres, being pedantic, are also P Zeros

The only tyres I'm aware of with an AM designation (which are suitable for V12V) are indeed Pirelli 'regular' P zero, P zero corsa and winter tyres

[cayman-black]

Flugplatz said:

They are cup 2's which leaves you with the same problem as corsas.

No. I mean the PSS.

[Nijius Maximus]

Having got to "grips" (pun intended) with the car over the last several days I've decided to hold on to the Corsas until they need replacing. The weather seems to be getting a lot better now and most importantly you can feel well in advance if the tyres are about to slip so can take appropriate action.

The most amazing thing for me was driving on a completely drenched motorway in the rain with it being 3 degrees outside and the car feeling completely planted.

Yep, I've mastered this car already... (!)

Famous last words...

[Flugplatz]

cayman-black said:

No. I mean the PSS.

Sorry, i thought the GT12 was on cup 2's but as you say...

"The increased grip comes from altered suspension geometry and spring rates, along with recalibrated electronic control for the adaptive dampers. Thankfully, given the weather during our test, the tyres are road-biased Michelin Pilot Super Sports rather than semi-slick trackday specials. And they’re enormous: 265 section at the front, 325 at the rear, on the end of a considerably wider track at both ends. No wonder that bodywork’s so wide"

So are they also AM8 marked? If not it kind of makes a mockery of the whole manufacturer specific tyre thingy.

[IanV12VR]

Reminds me of when we were in Germany on tour in the V12VR when it was on Corsas. It was pouring down, around freezing and a sign came up saying "aquaplaning" to which I responded I know it's
fuing acquaplaning - but I was very impressed with the personal signage

I wonder if that's the nicest thing that has happened to me in an Aston

[mikey k]

IanV12VR said:

Reminds me of when we were in Germany on tour in the V12VR when it was on Corsas. It was pouring down, around freezing and a sign came up saying "aquaplaning" to which I responded I know it's
fuing acquaplaning - but I was very impressed with the personal signage

I wonder if that's the nicest thing that has happened to me in an Aston

nice of them to warn you

I'm a true convert to the PSS's
My little M135i has done 51k miles on them, the rears have done 27k and still don't bat an eyelid at standing water or the cold.
The inspire so much confidence I put them on the last Aston, the performed as expected.
I have P Zeros on the McLaren and they really don't like the cold
I will be looking to put the PSS's on when they are used up.

[CSK1]

IanV12VR said:

Reminds me of when we were in Germany on tour in the V12VR when it was on Corsas. It was pouring down, around freezing and a sign came up saying "aquaplaning" to which I responded I know it's
fuing acquaplaning - but I was very impressed with the personal signage

I wonder if that's the nicest thing that has happened to me in an Aston

When I took delivery of my V12VSR, my dealer warned me to be careful of the Corsa's in the rain, he said they were 30% less efficient as a normal road tyre in the wet. Well, I set off and crossed France from North to South in torrential rain, really awful weather with standing water, I couldn't go very fast and was very wary of the tyres but I was amazed how well they coped, I never ever felt like I was aquaplaning. In truth I never went any faster than about 80 MPH/130 KM/H but providing you are careful in the rain they are OK. And with enough temperature in the tyres they are really amazing in the dry in mild weather. I'll definitely keep my Corsa's but they're probably more adapted to my climate than the UK's!