Mine just went on today, N rating or not.

 

I went through 3 sets of PZeros before joining this forum, getting educated, and switching to MPSS. It's a HUGE difference in handling and ride comfort. If you can afford it, switch now and don't look back.

 

I run 305s in the back. Tirerack has the PSS for about $90 less than Re11s for a set of four. That is less than $1500 not including mounting, balancing and shipping. I really want to try the PSS, but I have only 13K miles on my re11s and I have a lot of tread left on ALL four tires. Who says tires don't last long on a Porsche

 

Those who track!

Come out with us and Spring and you'll be ready for a new set of tires by Memorial Day

 

I just checked, the PSS are $94 more then the RE11.

Good to here the RE11's last long, I got a new set with the car.

 

Oops. You are correct. I got it backwards. I'm going to have to get out and give that rev limiter a workout.

 

Ouch! I guess I better hit the track so I can get some new rubber.

 

I had a little over 15000 mi and 3 track weekends on a set of RE-11s on my Cayman S when I sold it. They still had some life left in them.

 

I agree, That sucks. Way to handicap a new flagship model by putting pirellis on it. I wonder if anyone can campaign Porsche to use Nittos? After the first weekend with the car, people would be calling their dealer to ask if the car is actually riding on rails?

 

OK. I have only 8K miles on my re11s. My rudimentary math skills were way off last night. Looks like I have another year and a half to go before I have to replace.

 

I put a set on my 997.2 C2 last June. I have put 6000 miles on including a Zone 1 48 hours of the Glen and 2 days at Lime Rock. They're holding up better then the PS2s did (they look better after coming off track - less deformation of the tread and they clean off quicker afterwards). The higher wear rate is noticeable. Also, the increased grip in a corner IMHO relative to the PS2s is marginal (but you're still getting more for less$).

As for on road, they were and remain a bit quieter and better riding than the PS2s.

BUT - As the tread wears they start looking like a ribbed F1 tire from the V10 days, which is to say just ribbons of rubber. That's great for dry grip, but I suspect they will get noisy and slippery as they wear more? You never know though. The science behind this stuff is very impressive, and not visible to the naked eye....

As far as N rating, I suspect the N rated tires may weigh a bit less?

Good luck,
DRP
P.S.
I just moved from Contis to Alpin snows on the car now. I really love the driving feel of michelin tires. They're like the polished ivy league grad that also has a black belt in Karate.

 

Yeah, the P Zero N2 rears are about at the wear bars and they have looked like slicks with three straight grooves for some time now. Noisy as hell and getting easier and easier to lose the rear end accelerating out of a slow sharp turn. Can be fun if no one else is around. Wife doesn't like it tho.

Anyone have experience with Ben's Tire Town in LA?

 

Will be getting a set of the PSS before they get the "N" rating because right now they're a better tire than the PS2's if for no other reason than their longer tread life. Got 23 k miles on one set fronts and 2 sets of rear PS2's.

 

I am looking at putting the MPSS on my 05 997S. Put them on my 08 S63 AMG and what a huge difference. Handles like a new car. Hope it is the same for the 997.

 

On the positive side, the Bridgestone OEM POS will be history