S6/MCoupeDriver

It never even occurred to me to check before but I could not pass inspection because the rear tires were too worn!!!!! I did 4 autox events so I know the outside shoulder was a little worn, but the middle of the tire is a bit of a surprise..... (OEM contis)

blu

too much air in the back tires? (sometimes a cause of early middle of tire wear)

Andy (Portland, OR)

The S6 is a performance car with performance (i.e., soft, sticky) tires on it. A few autocrosses will take their toll. I'd be surprised if anyone who drives an S6 even moderately agressively would get more than 20K on high performance tires -- without tracking or autocrossing the car.

I've got a Boxster S with 6,000 miles on it and the rears (Pirelli P Zero) are almost gone. Yeah, I've had it out for a few DE days at the track and auto x'd it once.

High horsepower + aggressive driving + soft tires = good business for Tire Rack.

Andy

S6/MCoupeDriver

...because he is always delivering tires for my MCoupe (4 in the last 12 months).... I just didn't think Contis would last so little. They I saw that they only have a 160 wear rating vs 220 of Pilots and S03s.....hmmm more wear and less grip, how did they do that?

pablo1

Those wear figures are only valid within the same tire manufacturer not from one to another.

riverdude4.2

Next try Conti Contact Extremes with a 400 treadwear rating.

RS4saloondrivr

I have 9000 miles on my SO'3s and there isn't much left