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Michelin Alpins are mounted and on the GTS. Really happy with the tread pattern and they look quite grippy from the side. Commute home was sunny and dry so I can't say how well they perform in wet. We'll see. They are not anymore noisy than the factory spec Pirelli's that came off...so that is good. Then again I am mostly listening to the sweet sound of the engine begging for more revs.
Nice, I run the same Michelin PA4s (same sizes too) and they are going on my GTS this weekend... if all goes according to plan they will stay on the GTS center locks and I'll put the P-Zeros onto a new set of wheels by spring time.
Nice, I run the same Michelin PA4s (same sizes too) and they are going on my GTS this weekend... if all goes according to plan they will stay on the GTS center locks and I'll put the P-Zeros onto a new set of wheels by spring time.
One quick pic from last winter...
Awesome photo, really like seeing other owners using their cars year round regardless of the weather. Love that blue color...
Your photo on these forums (along with some of the other photos of 911s in the snow) inspired me to pick up a 2015 GTS as a DD in Chicago's Northshore. My wife (aka the real boss) wasn't too sure until I showed her those photos as well as a fellow 6speeder's c2s with 2 cases of wine in the frunk . Case closed.
Pirelli's warranty does not cover tires that develop compound cracking due to use in ambient temperatures below 45° Fahrenheit (7° Celsius), so the P Zero, like all summer tires, is not intended to be driven in near-freezing temperatures, through snow or on ice.
This is a big problem for GTS owners. The 11½ rear wheels are too wide for 295 section tires.
Perhaps for you but that is what I'm running and so is pandawest... my dealer recommended the Pirelli's or Michelin winter tires in these sizes and they actually installed them on my GTS center lock wheels before I picked up the car.
I personally wouldn't worry too much about that suggested sizing thing... you can see from the pic above the 295 rear tire is hardly stretched on the 11.5" rim. I'm getting mine installed this week and happy to take further pics if it would help?
Vice -
I agree the photo looks fine. However, I called TireRack today and they told me not to use that set-up. If I was to purchase them they would not stand behind the tires or fitment. I was told the only way they would stand behind any winter tires they have was if I were to purchase new wheels. But, they didn't have any wheels either.
Frustrating - I e-mailed Porsche USA for some advice. No response so far.
Mine were dealer recommended, supplied and installed, I am not worried about it. If I do have an issue I have no doubt they will stand behind it. Their installed price was even a little better than buying from tirerack.
Mine were dealer recommended, supplied and installed, I am not worried about it. If I do have an issue I have no doubt they will stand behind it. Their installed price was even a little better than buying from tirerack.
Same here including price. I'd tend to trust an authorized Porsche dealership on 991 tire requirements before a high volume tire reseller but that is just me... dealers can be better or worse though so your mileage may vary.
Sounds like Tirerack is just working off their manual instead of reality... sounds like a CYA move from a legal perspective more than anything else. Can't fault them to be honest but I'm also not relying on their guidance as gospel when it comes to tire fitments. All of the stretched tire JDM guys aren't either but that is a different story.
so I can't say how well they perform in wet. We'll see. They are not anymore noisy than the factory spec Pirelli's that came off...so that is good. Then again I am mostly listening to the sweet sound of the engine begging for more revs. 
. Case closed.
