Continental Extreme Contact DWS All Season Tires? - Page 2

Glyn M Ruck · 10-30-2009, 06:29 AM

Benz fits Conti tyres to about one third of their production - because they get them cheap on tender. Michelin & Pirelli get most of the rest unless Bridgestone get a look in sometimes. My service manager wishes they would stop this practice because he has so many complaints of noise, harshness, vibration & reported wheel bearing failure which is in fact the Conti tyres.

Splinter runs an AMG C32 modified with 245/40/17 Michelin Pilot Sport A/S Plus all round & blows everyone I know in canyon runs. If you want the best summer only tyres there are 2 choices - PS2s or Exalto PE2s. Restricted sizes in PE2.

If you want respective tyre weights - see Tirerack tables.

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dps01 · 10-31-2009, 05:48 PM

Hmm.. I was thinking about installing the DWS tires on my C63 AMG of the DC-metro winter. But now am thinking about the Pilot Sport A/S Plus instead.

Someone mentioned that the C63's higher torque might have problems with A/S tires. Any thoughts guys?

Thanks!

Glyn M Ruck · 10-31-2009, 05:57 PM

The Pilot Sport A/S Plus will have no problem with a C63s torque. If they can live on a Porsche they will handle the C63. You just have to accept that a C63 can tear up it's rear tyres pretty quickly if you drive it brutally - That goes for any tyre.

EDIT - Clarkson destroyed a set of rears in a few hours.

10-31-2009, 05:57 PM	#28
Glyn M Ruck MBWorld Fanatic! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Llandudno, Cape Town, South Africa Posts: 4,755 Drives: late 03 C240 Elegance, '65 Jaguar S Type wires	The Pilot Sport A/S Plus will have no problem with a C63s torque. If they can live on a Porsche they will handle the C63. You just have to accept that a C63 can tear up it's rear tyres pretty quickly if you drive it brutally - That goes for any tyre. EDIT - Clarkson destroyed a set of rears in a few hours. __________________ Llandudno, Cape Town, South Africa

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10-31-2009, 05:48 PM	#27
dps01 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 189 Drives: 2009 C63 AMG	Hmm.. I was thinking about installing the DWS tires on my C63 AMG of the DC-metro winter. But now am thinking about the Pilot Sport A/S Plus instead. Someone mentioned that the C63's higher torque might have problems with A/S tires. Any thoughts guys? Thanks!

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