Hi all,

I've come to 19K miles on my 2012 Audi A7, and the Yokohamas need replacing. I have been trying to get Michelin Pilot Super Sport 265/35/20, but the manufacture of them has been constantly put on hold (they told me 5 weeks, now they say 4 more weeks), apparently not many people purchase the PSS in that size (understandably) and my patience is running out. Any alternative tire to the Michelin? I want to avoid the Yokohama as their tread life sucks, and their performance capability is overshadowed by too many shortcomings (tread life, wet performance, road noise). I don't want any of those extreme performance tires, just a standard one (Michelin, Continental, Goodyear, Dunlop, Yokohama, one of these main brands not the smaller ones). I can only think of the Pirelli P-Zero Rosso as a good replacement, but making sure I'm not missing out on anything else. Thank you!

 

I'm in a similar situation. A7 with 9,000 miles and dealer informs me that tires are at half tread life. He mentioned a sales rep is testing Continental tires. Too early to define.

 

Well, the yokos got a flat tire and needed new tires ASAP. So I had them just put all seasons on it and they put the continental extremecontacts dws on the summer rims. Lets just say the grip has been cut in half these look like all terrain tires....the ride and noise level is nice though, but these are not for the performance minded. Then again, I haven't tried any other all seasons on the A7, but the contiprocontacts on my golf TDI feel better performance wise.

 

Last summer I replaced my PZeros at 14k with some Continental Extreme Contact DWS and I couldn't be happier. Expected life is much greater, price is reasonable and it is the tire that Automobile Magazine put on the A7 they kept for the long term testing, so I figured it was a good option. Just brought it in for the 25k service (tires now with 11k miles on them) and the dealer quoted tread life as 8/10. They are as quiet or quieter than the PZeros were.