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Porsche and Michelin launch new tyres for the Carrera GT

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Bringing better stability and handling
Porsche and Michelin have teamed up to develop a new set of tyres for the Carrera GT supercar.

Although nowadays the Porsche hype revolves mostly around the 918 Spyder, many of us still haven't forgotten the company's former supercar, the Carrera GT. If you are one of the fortunate 1,270 owners, Porsche and Michelin are now offering a new type of Pilot Super Sport tyres developed specifically for the car.

According to Porsche, the 265/35 ZR19 front and 335/30 ZR 20 rear PSS tyres with the "N0" rating will improve Carrera GT's stability and handling. In addition, fuel consumption is reduced by 10 percent when driving on regular roads and up to 20 percent when on racetracks. They also do a good job at improving braking performances for the former Porsche flagship model.

PRESS RELEASE, Newly Developed Tyres for the Porsche Carrera GT

Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, based in Stuttgart, has developed a new tyre for the Carrera GT in partnership with tire manufacturer Michelin. The new tire once again noticeably enhances the handling of the 1,270 versions of the super sports car built between 2003 and 2006. The new Michelin Pilot Super Sport tire, which now replaces the current Pilot Sport PS2 tyre on the Carrera GT, brings together the findings of ten years' worth of tire development to give drivers of the Carrera GT noticeably improved handling, even faster lap times and a more harmonious driving experience overall.

Drivers will even see benefits in relation to the stability of the Porsche model at its top speed of 330 km/h, as well as its behavior at high lateral acceleration speeds. This is all down to the new structure of the tire, which, of course, features the Porsche specification "N0" on the sidewalls. The tread compound of the Pilot Super Sport tyre, which is manufactured on the same production line as Michelin racing tyres, is based on "dual-compound" technology. With this technology, different rubber compounds are used for the inside and outside of the tread. This concept offers maximum grip on bends and highly precise steering behavior. What's more, the belt is made from an especially durable mix of aramid fibers, which are five times lighter than steel but deliver the same tensile strength. In addition, the variable contact area distributes the pressure evenly across the tire, meaning as much of the tread as possible is always in contact with the asphalt under any driving conditions.

The new Carrera GT tyres are available now in 265/35 ZR 19 98Y "N0" and 335/30 ZR 20 108Y "N0" dimensions. Alongside optimized performance criteria, these tyres offer the cost-effective side-effect of increased mileage: Compared to the previous tire, mileage is up to 10% higher on normal roads, and even as much as 20% higher when the tires are used on tough race tracks. The new tyre also improves braking performance, showing that, even after ten years, Porsche is still working just as hard to look after drivers of its older models as it does to look after drivers of its new vehicles.
 

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The press release is a bit tardy though - these started showing up in on the roads over a month ago...
 
I am struggling to buy a set of supper sports. local opc dont do them and save on tyres wont fit them to a porsche . I tried to buy from one and get the other to fit them and now the supplier wont supply . :dont know:
 

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