Michelin claims its new top-line Super Sport is the fastest performance road tire in the world. For doubters, or even competitors, Michelin does have some credentials to back up its claims: It has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and its tires are even found on NASA's Space Shuttle. The new Super Sport is the result of Michelin engineers testing some 80 different tire specifications covering over 30,000 miles under harsh conditions. And more than 60,000 miles were also spent with manufacturers such as (M division), and at various racetracks around the world to ensure the Super Sport meets all the performance requirements. The three core technologies that underpin the Super Sport are: 1) High-density Twaron fiber that wraps around the tire to ensure structural rigidity and shape at high speeds; 2) a bi-compound tread design where 80 percent of the inner rubber is optimized for wet traction and the remaining 20 percent on the outer portion is for dry handling (in the past it has been a 50/50 split) and;
3) the advancement in software simulation that allows tread pattern and compound formulation to better spread pressure and temperature consistently across the contact patch even under loading. In my day of testing , and equipped with the new Michelins around the Dubai Autodrome racetrack, the Super Sport's most impressive capability came to light—extra turn-in grip available at mid-corner even when you think you've reached the limit of adhesion. As the tire howls and starts to exhibit understeer, dial in more steering—which is counter-intuitive when trying to alleviate understeer, At this point, however, the car will actually turn in more. Michelin engineers say this is possible thanks to a more sustainable maximum lateral grip limit due to a flatter traction fall-off tire characteristic. This is a very welcome advancement for novices or pros to gather the car back up after diving into a corner too fast or too deep. Compared to other tires present at the test—the Bridgestone Potenza RE050A, Goodyear Eagle F1, the Continental ContiSportContact and even Michelin's own Pilot Sport 2, the Super Sport's increased dry handling and stability under braking is appreciable.
Even in the wet, the new Michelins seem to grip the asphalt with more confidence. Compared to the Pilot Sport 2, the Super Sport laps about 1.5 sec faster on a racetrack, can stop almost 5 feet shorter from 62 mph in the dry, and stop nearly 10 feet shorter from about 50 mph to 5 mph in the wet. On top of that, the new tires have a 10-percent longer life. The Michelin Super Sport comes standard on high-performance sports cars such as the and the . Fitment ranges from 18- to 22- in. wheels, in widths ranging from 225 to 345 and aspect ratios from 25 to 45. The top Super Sport is rated at more than 186 mph if the total weight of the car is between 85 percent and 100 percent of the load capacity. Look for the Super Sport to show up on new cars in early 2011 as standard equipment. It will be available for sale in April, priced close to the outgoing Pilot Sport 2 tire. I was treated very well and notified of everything every step of the way. -- Victoria (Lexington, KY) Knowledgeable conversation of problems and why they were happening and what could be done to improve vehicles performance.
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-- Keith (Louisville, KY) They got me in the next day since my tire had low tire pressure and I was going out of town that weekend. -- Tracy (Louisville, KY) Was impressed with the professional attitude and knowledge of the technicians ands mechanics. -- John (Louisville, KY) I really like how they called me before doing anything with my car. Some companies will just do what needs to be done and make customers pay later. -- Kellie (Louisville, KY) Made an appointment for an oil change got there earlier than expected they was able to work on my car early and called me when it was done. -- Mark (Georgetown, KY) Recent Customer Tire Reviews 01/25/2017 - Michelin - Primacy MXV4 I've always trusted Michelin tires for our vehicles. They last well over the warranty mileage, and I've never had a problem. 01/25/2017 - Michelin - Latitude Tour TR Always happy with Michelin tires. I will pay a little more for tires. The car rides and handles much better and is a quiet ride.
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