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The GT recently passed through 67,000 km, which is not that remarkable. What is interesting (to me at least) is that 30k of those of come since 1-August-2020.
We have explored nearly every corner of France, from Corsica in the south, to the Alps in the Southeast to the Route de Cretes Vosges, to Normandy and Brittany in the North West. The only area we have missed is the extreme South West. We have also taken a memorable trip to the Nurburgring.
The mileage (kilometerage?) has been almost evenly divided between 3 sets of tires:
My two major impressions - the grip of the Sottozero’s in snow, and the grip of the PS4S in fast corners.
I have no major issue with the PZero’s. They are noticeably quieter than the PS4S, and ride a bit softer. For general cruising and motorway driving you can’t go wrong. Durability also seems a bit better than the Michelin’s as I have been able to get 15k-ish out of my last 3 sets of rears, while the Michelin rears look like they will hit the wear bar by 12k.
The desire to take the Maserati to the alps for Christmas spurred the decision to fit winter tires. Once I had taken the Maserati with normal PZero’s onto the deserted but snowy streets of Paris to see how she handled. I went 200 yards and slowly turned around and went back into the garage as She had NO grip. The winter tires, however, were a revelation in the alps. The number of front wheel drive SUV’s and hatches sliding around on summer or all season tires while the GT was completely planted was a powerful lesson in having the right tires for the conditions. In heavy rain, the Sottozero’s are also the business. For normal winter cruising they are also quieter and ride softer than either of the summer tires. Given the softness of the compound the durability has impressed as it looks like I will get close to 20k out of these tires (less spirited driving I assume).
The Michelin’s are in another league when it comes to grip and handling when driving the twisty roads available in France. The speed at which you can take corners in complete confidence is jaw dropping. For the detail oriented, the K2 tire is a Ferrari marking and these were the OEM tires for the 488 Pista according the Michelin. The only downsides are a bit more road noise and reduced longevity.
A few useless but maybe interesting facts:
— yes you can fit 8 GT tires ( 4 x 245/35R20 and 4x285/35/R20)in a Peugeot 3008 at the same time.
— At 130km/hr on the A10 in light traffic last night the interior cabin noise averaged 75.2 db over a 5 minute period measured by the dB app on my iphone (PS4S tires)
Bill
We have explored nearly every corner of France, from Corsica in the south, to the Alps in the Southeast to the Route de Cretes Vosges, to Normandy and Brittany in the North West. The only area we have missed is the extreme South West. We have also taken a memorable trip to the Nurburgring.
The mileage (kilometerage?) has been almost evenly divided between 3 sets of tires:
- Pirelli PZero PZ4 MGT with 2019/2020 date codes from Maserati Paris (i.e. OEM tires)
- Pirelli SottoZero W270 Series II with 2018 date codes from Maserati Paris (winter tires)
- Michelin PS4S K2 marked tires with 2021 date codes from Thoury Freres in Foecy, France (1032 euros installed and balanced)
My two major impressions - the grip of the Sottozero’s in snow, and the grip of the PS4S in fast corners.
I have no major issue with the PZero’s. They are noticeably quieter than the PS4S, and ride a bit softer. For general cruising and motorway driving you can’t go wrong. Durability also seems a bit better than the Michelin’s as I have been able to get 15k-ish out of my last 3 sets of rears, while the Michelin rears look like they will hit the wear bar by 12k.
The desire to take the Maserati to the alps for Christmas spurred the decision to fit winter tires. Once I had taken the Maserati with normal PZero’s onto the deserted but snowy streets of Paris to see how she handled. I went 200 yards and slowly turned around and went back into the garage as She had NO grip. The winter tires, however, were a revelation in the alps. The number of front wheel drive SUV’s and hatches sliding around on summer or all season tires while the GT was completely planted was a powerful lesson in having the right tires for the conditions. In heavy rain, the Sottozero’s are also the business. For normal winter cruising they are also quieter and ride softer than either of the summer tires. Given the softness of the compound the durability has impressed as it looks like I will get close to 20k out of these tires (less spirited driving I assume).
The Michelin’s are in another league when it comes to grip and handling when driving the twisty roads available in France. The speed at which you can take corners in complete confidence is jaw dropping. For the detail oriented, the K2 tire is a Ferrari marking and these were the OEM tires for the 488 Pista according the Michelin. The only downsides are a bit more road noise and reduced longevity.
A few useless but maybe interesting facts:
— yes you can fit 8 GT tires ( 4 x 245/35R20 and 4x285/35/R20)in a Peugeot 3008 at the same time.
— At 130km/hr on the A10 in light traffic last night the interior cabin noise averaged 75.2 db over a 5 minute period measured by the dB app on my iphone (PS4S tires)
Bill
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