I have a 2001 coupe with 43k miles and I’m still running the original Goodyear tires, Needless to say, time to change.
I’ve been looking at Generals GMAX AS-05 and GMAX AS along with BFG’s G Force Comp 2 A/S
and G Force Sport Comp 2.

Appreciate your thoughts. Car is driven around 5k a year these days, so don’t want to drop a ton of money on them.

 

I don’t know your power level, goals, or desired tire size, but if the car is near stock, I enjoyed Continental Extremes.

 

We only use the car for local shows and road trip once in a while.
Thank you

 

I like Falken summer tires. Affordable, good traction and cornering, good in heavy Florida rains and in the dry, too.

 

Thank you

 

I just put General GMAX AS-05's on my daily driver. So far, so good. Spirited driving at times and sub-zero commuting others. No complaints here.

 

Take a look at the Hankook Ventus V12 EVO tires. I ran them in my last two C5s and was very pleased with the performance and price.

 

After replacing the factory Goodyear EMT tires, I went with a couple sets of Nitto NT-555 which were good summer tires (great wet and dry performance) and I recently went with a set of Michelin Pilot Super Sports which are even better tires. Lots of folks on here have run the Continental Extreme and the Firestone Indy tires with much success. I think my next set will be the BFG Comp Sport 2 summer tires as they have a very nice price and good reviews. No need for all season in South FLA

 

Over the years I have had Goodyear EMT's, Eagle Sport, Eagle F1 and Supercars, Kumho Ecsta EMT's, Dunlop, Firestone, Nitto 555's, BFG G Force Sport Comp 2's and Michellin Pilot Sport ZP's. I liked them all but the Nittos were my favorite with the BFG's at a close second. I will be in the market soon for both mine and my wife's and looking at Michellin PS ZP for her. I am going with non run flats again and leaning toward the Conti Extremes or possibly Coopers this time. I need good wet traction for the FL summer storms, they are short but the rain is heavy.

 

Another vote for Hankook V12's, way better than Goodyear and less money.

 

The Michelin tires are tops in my eyes. I too heard the Firestones are a good tire from others on the Forum. I have the Continentals Extremes on my 99 and they are a good tire but not in the cold (temperatures below 45).
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If you drive in the cold weather:
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I also enjoy the Continental Extremes tires.Car is stock, except for shocks and sway bars. I replaced the tires with the same size. We tracked the car At Watkins Glen International spring of 2019 and was very pleased with them.

 

I actually just did the Firestone Indys myself, so I'm curious to see how they're going to do. I'm not super excited about them as I should be, but the reviews and Tire Rack testing has been quite positive, so I wanted to give them a whirl. The Continentals were extremely appealing as I had a set of the original ContiExtremeContacts on my STi for a bunch of years and they were unreal in every season, but the $200 additional didn't seem worth it for a car that I only drive 7/10s of in terms of absolute tire limits.

Do they still make Pilot Super Sports in base C5 sizing? The only Michelin tires I found available through Tire Rack or Discount Tire were the Runflats. I had PSS on my STi at the end and they were incredible, and they were CHEAP all things considered. One wheel literally balanced with a single weight on it. When they got warm, they got really sticky. I think I was under $700 on the car, but that was late 2015. I just paid $812 installed for the Indys and that seemed excessive, but I think the tire market has been influenced by pandemic related supply chain issues. I saw people posting about Indys as late as 2019 in which pricing was under $500 on the car after rebate. That being said, I'm either way down on power, or they're stick even in low 50s because on my 10 mile test drive loop I couldn't even get the slightest wheelspin. Seeing as I read stories about people who have their car nearly swap ends lightly accelerating from a stoplight, I'm either A. Down on power, B. Have really sticky tires or C. an expert driver. I know it's not C, it doesn't feel like A, so maybe B?

 

Bridgestone Potenzas

 

I appreciate everyone’s imput. Give me many options to check out.
Thank you all.

 

I run the BF Goodrich sport comp 2 summer, if you are not going to drive in freezing temp they are the best tire for the money-wet or dry. Just can't let them freeze. go with all seasons if you need to drive in the snow.