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What are the best replacement tires on a Boxster with 18 inch wheels? Currently, we have Pirelli P-Zero (N rated).

Always a tough question without some additional information...do you use the car primarily on the street? Autocross? Some track? All track? Some type of combination? Also, do you drive the car in the rain? Do you have a different car available if it snows? Once we know how the car is used, it will help with some type of recommendation. Cheers, Kevin

In case of snow we have a 4 wheel drive vehicle that is driven. The Boxster is primarily on the street and is driven in rain at times. I'm thinking we'd look at an All-Season High/Ultra High performance tire.

Ok. If you're trying to keep the budget in-line, Sumitomo makes a decent max performance summer tire called the HTR Z III (www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMak...;tireModel=HTR+Z+III). Otherwise, my favorite max performance street tire remains the Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 (www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMak...odel=Pilot+Sport+PS2)...and if you ever decide to head to VIR, this is the same tire used at Porsche Sport Driving School...great in the rain, and quite possibly the best street tire for occasional track use. There are plenty of other candidates for your situation. These are just my picks. Your original question was what is the best tire...I love the PS2. Cheers, Kevin

James,

I agree with Kevin - for an excellent tire at a very decent price go with the ZIII's. They were recommended to me by John Kopp (Racewerks) and he was right on the money. I've used them on my 986 at the track twice this summer, both dry and wet, no complaints whatsoever.

According to John: Stay away from the ZII's.

Marco