Evora S 19/20 Tyres

[j141]

From what I can find the 20" rears for the S should be "Pirelli Pzero Corsa Asimmetrico 2" is that right?

 

The only ones I can find are the RO1 specification which I think is for an Audi?

 

What are my options?

 

 

[j141]

These look like a widely available option but again they are RO1:

275/30R20 97Y PIRELLI PZERO RO1

[j141]

Think I may give these a go, the reviews on here seem good and they are a fair bit cheaper than the Lotus spec Pirelli's, they might also last a little longer:

Michelin Pilot Super Sport 275/30 ZR20 97Y

[gregs24]

I thought I'd post just to stop you talking to yourself

The rears are Pirelli P Zero Corsa Asimmetrico 2 275/30R20 97 Y LS XL although they seem to be out of stock at a lot of places. Not sure of the version of Pilot Super Sport they use on the 400 which is a different size but they are very good tyres.

[j141]

Thanks

 

Yeah the Pirelli's seem hard to get hold of especially at a decent price, I will do some more research on the Michelin's 

[internets]

I tried and could not find stock of the Corsa tyres so went for the Michelin PSS as I needed to replace all 4 and @Bravo73 also recommended them. 

So far I found them very good!  

[j141]

I think I have a fair bit of meat on the fronts so doubt I will replace them at the same time unless its necessary?

[ferk1966]

I'm having my 20" rears replaced on Saturday , with the Pirelli pzero corsa , the lotus ones , the guy had to get one tyre from one supplier and one from another , £560 fitted so not cheap 

Edited February 15, 2016 by ferk1966

[j141]

Thats a lot cheaper than I have been quoted so far

[ferk1966]

3 minutes ago, j141 said:

Thats a lot cheaper than I have been quoted so far

Maybe I should think myself lucky then?

[j141]

4 minutes ago, ferk1966 said:

Maybe I should think myself lucky then?

Yeah, you better make them last 

[planty]

I recently paid just over £500 for two rears (no fitting).  The tyres were listed without the LS marking but I called the supplier and they confirmed they were Lotus ones.  I also contacted Pirelli and they confirmed that they only make the Corsas in 275/30 R20 for Audi (RO1) and Lotus (LS).  So it's worth a phone call if you see any not marked RO1 or LS.

[j141]

ok thanks, which supplier did you use?

[planty]

Sent you a message.

 

[Alan H]

I changed to MPSS after my Pirelli's wore out very quickly and would not go back to them. For road use in Scotland the MPSS give far more confidence in the wet and I cannot notice any difference in grip levels in the dry. The wear rate is noticeably much better. I could not get 275 rears last year so just went with 285's. Must thank Saj for the original recommendation.

 

[DaveC72]

I just couldn't get hold of the LS variant so opted for the R01s with what I'll admit was not a little trepidation having read just about every thread on the subject on here.

I'm no expert, but I really can't feel a difference after 1000 miles this month.  £412 fitted seemed a decent price.  

[Breeze]

I hadn't realised you could go up to a 285 on the rears.

[Alan H]

19 hours ago, Breeze said:

I hadn't realised you could go up to a 285 on the rears.

Guys on another forum have done it without issues as you could not get 275 MPSS last year. It does slightly (1%) change the speedo reading  so I am told.

[TBD]

The Evora 400 has the Michelin PSS and the wider rear tires (285). However, Lotus does recommend lower tire pressure for these tires (seee the other thread). 

[Michadams]

I tested the Michelin PSS, but I prefered the P-Zero Corsa's feeling. 

Now, I use to fit the Yokohama Advan Sport V105, and that's my favorite ones. The P-Zero is really good in wet condition, very efficient on aquaplaning, really fast on the track/fast dry roads. The PSS is also really efficient, but as said, no as communicative as the Pirelli, and personnally, not as good in wet condition. The great thing is PSS quite more durable, quite twice than the P-Zero.

But the Yokhama was the revelation for me! Even better sensation than the P-Zero, better on the wet, never tested on track, but when I see the perfs on fast roads, I assume it should be as fast as the P-Zero Corsa. Quite the same "durability" as the PSS, with the perfs/feelings of the P-Zero and last but not least, 30% cheaper than the other ones.

 

[enjybenjy]

Cheekily jumping on this thread as it relates to the wheels...

What wheel centre caps fit?  Are they the same as for the Elise (55mm ID)?

I have one missing and I'm buggered if I can find the exact replacement!

Any ideas?

[21gg]

On 11/04/2016 at 20:08, Michadams said:

Now, I use to fit the Yokohama Advan Sport V105, and that's my favorite ones.

Just ordered a pair of these for the rear of my car, out of interest what pressures do you run?

 

Cheers Gav

[French Frie]

On 11/04/2016 at 21:08, Michadams said:

I tested the Michelin PSS, but I prefered the P-Zero Corsa's feeling. 

Now, I use to fit the Yokohama Advan Sport V105, and that's my favorite ones.

 

bonjour Michael, 

I wish I'd read your post before ordering new tires  ... By reading tests and, I must confess, with a bit of chauvinism , I replaced the PZero Corsa on my Exige Roadster with PSS two weeks ago, and until now, I'm not impressed by them !

I thought that supposed harder shoulders would help steering feeling, but it is just harsher in comfort, and yet the steering seems more vague ... and on bumpy roads, it looks like wheels bounce more ! I have to say that until now I only drove them on dry roads, so can't talk about wet handling, and I didn't checked tires's pressure since I left the garage which fitted them  ... Thomas, what are the recommended pressures for the Evora with PSS ? 

edited : Ok, found the answer : 2.0/2.2, which seems really lower than recommended pressure for Pirellis on Exige (2.2/2.6) ! I'll try that this evening ...

Edited August 8, 2016 by French Frie
self-answering ...

[TBD]

The tire pressure makes a lot of difference. I have found the PSS significantly better in the wet (unless you wanted to drift around every corner in town) and equal on dry roads. 

[French Frie]

Thanks Thomas ... I'll let you know !