Michelin Pilot PS2 - discontinued?

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I'm currently running PS2's, need N rated for warranty, 235 35 19 and 305 30 19.

I've been told that PS2's are now discontinued and a replacement is on the way. I can only hope it's PS4S but this isn't confirmed.

Has anyone else heard anything on this?

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lingus75 said:

Same boat as you as my tyres I dont think will make it through next MOT at end of April. Oponeo have PS4S in the size we need, but would they be that much better than N Rated PS2's?

If you don't have OPC warranty then yes PS4S every day of the week.

I have gone for Cup 2, I'm not compromising on PS2 any more. I don't track much but PS2 is so old now it's a joke to use them.

I doubt PS4S will be N rated in 997 GT3 sizes anytime soon, so I'll just use Cup 2 till warranty expires. I'd have 2 sets of wheels if I had a garage!

Demon you are right that using PS2 is a joke, but Cup 2 for a road only car is a bit much, and those of us with warranty need N rated. What experience do you have in the cold and wet on cup 2 in your GT4, how do they handle it?

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anonymous said:

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Couple of things here. if we are taking about cooking models with road only use, then yes having the newer tyres will give wet performance benefits and braking benefits all around, but just having much higher ultimate dry grip levels doesn't do much for the driving experience IMO.

For GT cars it's a bit different. On the 997.1 they are designed for cups, but anyone that used original cups will know they lasted 5 minutes and were lethal in the wet. The only choice I had was cups or ps2 and as mine is mostly road use I went for ps2 (n rated for warranty). This is annoying when you take the car on track occasionally, because you are only using say 70% or so of the performance available for dry cornering grip. Something like a PS4S would be perfect for me, handle road use well and still good when occasionally used on track. PS2 falls to pieces on track, cup 2 a bit much on the road, so the middle ground is perfect!

Shame they just don't N rate them quick enough for those of us in warranty. It's great you can have warranty till 15 years, but they can't give us a modern tyre choice to go with it!

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Update.

Arranged Cup 2's at OPC. Emailed for quote, called 3 times (including day before to confirm they have cup 2's in stock). All good.

Drop car off at OPC in morning. They are busy and said it won't be ready till 5pm ish. Just MOT and tyres, that's it.

Turn up at 5pm, all done. Pay for tyres. Notice on invoice there is a code for the tyre part, then it says N2. I say: I thought Cup 2's only come in N0? Surely they haven't put PS2 on? No, the order says Cup 2, he checked. Thought maybe it's just a code.............

Go out to car expecting nice velvet sidewall. No velvet in sight. On closer inspection................ they have bloody well put PS2's on.

OMG WTF LMAO

So now I have some free PS2s to drive on until they switch them for my Cup 2's at a time of my choosing. I may diarise that for May 2018. Anyone wanna do a trackday?