Supersport

[robern2]

Haven't heard from my local dealer directly but michelin now listing 225/40/18 92y xl on their site !

[Tortaruga]

Are they really so so unbelievably good? I suppose if Ferrari use them they must be decent.

[robern2]

Not used them myself but will be trying them next

[berg]

i have been running them for about 6000 miles.

it just grips, and bends in the road where you previously may have braked you dont need to so makes the car even faster   

[vRSAlex]

I found out yesterday that they are being shipped from France on the 15th November and will be available in the UK from the end of November.  No details on  price yet though.

[OSB]

i have been running them for about 6000 miles.

it just grips, and bends in the road where you previously may have braked you dont need to so makes the car even faster   

Sounds good!
But how do they compare with GY AS2s?

[Scottymon]

much better in the dry but worse in the wet if the reviews are to be believed.

[OSB]

Those would be the main characteristics of most Michelins! Along with v good wear rate of course.

[vRSAlex]

Ignore any review that says they are bad in the wet.  They are not.  Loads better than the Goodyears in both the dry and the wet.

[fab5freddy]

 Have to agree with Alex, complete nonsense about being worse in the wet than Goodyears

I had two full sets of the Goodyears and rate them highly, but the super sports are a different league

[Scottymon]

Quantifiable testing over what something "thinks" is better all day long I'm afraid.  If we sign up to the opposite way of thinking, then it's no better than Pub talk is it.

[tony_danza]

I ran Asym2s on my old 135i, and I've got Supersports on my M135i.

Not exactly the same car, but both powerful RWD and according to the Internet, 99% likely to kill me as soon as it start spitting rain.

Supersports have better sidewall stiffness, so better 'feel'. They're say 10% more stable and grippy, but there isn't a 'night and day' difference.

Wet grip, I'd say they were the same. After 8k miles, the rears are 1/2 worn, the fronts 1/3 worn.

[rich83]

Its the soft sidewalls that let the GYs down...

For me it would require a "night and day" difference to warrant the extra cost of the SS over the GYF1v2.

[danishmkvgti]

Its the soft sidewalls that let the GYs down...

For me it would require a "night and day" difference to warrant the extra cost of the SS over the GYF1v2.

The SS can easily be used on track as well, so saves you for having an extra set of wheels, that's got to count for something 

[rich83]

Goodyears no good on track?