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Best Tyres for the Porsche 718 Spyder

Porsche 718 Spyder drivers have left 4 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 42,000 miles of real world driving. Every tyre they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.

  • 4owner reviews
  • 42,000 milescovered on them
  • 2different tyres rated
  • 75%average tyre score
Most fitted size - 2 reviews 225/45 R17 To scale, mm
Ø 634 225 101 17" 101 All 225/45 R17 data →

The quick answer

The quick answer - Porsche 718 Spyder
Season Owners' pick Owner rating Our category test
Summer Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 8.3 Current version: Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 Connect 79% from 3 reviews Best Summer Tyres

Highest weighted owner score from Porsche 718 Spyder drivers. Full rankings and the evidence behind them below.

The best rated tyres for the Porsche 718 Spyder

Rated only by drivers of this car. Each tyre needs at least 3 reviews from the Porsche 718 Spyder to be ranked; the order weights a tyre's score by how many reviews back it, so one glowing review cannot top a table.

Summer tyres

The highest rated tyre in the Summer category for the Porsche 718 Spyder is the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 - 79% from 3 owner reviews across 27,000 miles. The current tyre in that line is now the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 Connect.

Summer tyres ranked by Porsche 718 Spyder owner rating
# Tyre Owner rating Reviews Distance reviewed TR Score
1 Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 Replaced by Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 Connect 79% 3 27,000 miles 8.3

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tyres →

TR Score is the tyre's overall Tyre Reviews rating out of 10, built from independent test results and every owner review of that tyre - not just the reviews from this car. The owner rating column is this car only.

The best rated tyres that fit the Porsche 718 Spyder

The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Porsche 718 Spyder driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 225/45 R17 - whether or not anyone here has fitted them yet. They are ranked on the TR Score, which is built from independent test results and every owner review of that tyre.

Summer tyres

Our highest rated tyre in the Summer category, in this car's sizes, is the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6, at 9.7 out of 10.

Highest rated Summer tyres made in Porsche 718 Spyder sizes
# Tyre TR Score Made in Porsche 718 Spyder reviews
1 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 9.7 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Continental PremiumContact 7 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 9.4 All your sizes 1
5 Michelin Pilot Sport 5 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Hankook Ventus Evo 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tyres →

All Season tyres

No Porsche 718 Spyder driver has reviewed a tyre in the All Season category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 is our highest rated, at 9.6 out of 10.

Highest rated All Season tyres made in Porsche 718 Spyder sizes
# Tyre TR Score Made in Porsche 718 Spyder reviews
1 Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 9.6 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Continental AllSeasonContact 2 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Vredestein Quatrac 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Michelin CrossClimate 3 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
5 BFGoodrich Advantage All Season 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Season Tyres → Test winner: Goodyear Vector All Season 4

Winter tyres

No Porsche 718 Spyder driver has reviewed a tyre in the Winter category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 is our highest rated, at 9.5 out of 10.

Highest rated Winter tyres made in Porsche 718 Spyder sizes
# Tyre TR Score Made in Porsche 718 Spyder reviews
1 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Michelin Alpin 7 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Bridgestone Blizzak 6 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Nokian Snowproof 3P 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 9.3 All your sizes Be the first →

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Winter Tyres → Test winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

Fitment comes from each tyre's manufactured size list, and the sizes are the ones drivers reported when they reviewed. Check the size, load index and speed rating on your own doorplate before buying - a size a previous owner ran is not always the size your car left the factory on.

Every tyre reviewed on the Porsche 718 Spyder

The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 1 tyres have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.

All tyres reviewed by Porsche 718 Spyder drivers
Tyre Season Owner rating Reviews Distance reviewed
Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 Replaced by Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 Connect Summer 79% 3 27,000 miles

Tyre sizes Porsche 718 Spyder drivers run

The sizes fitted in the reviews on this page. Each one links to the top rated tyres in that size, across every car.

What Porsche 718 Spyder drivers say

The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.

86%
Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 295-30-20 Porsche 718 Spyder 10,000 miles September 30, 2026

Big step up over more road focused performance tyres (i.e. PS4S) in both dry grip, road feel, and limit handling. You can really feel the grip right up to the edge and they help cut down on (unwanted) limit oversteer during spirited twisty driving and even more so on track. For everyday usage in the summer they are overall great and easy to live with, especially in sizes with the anti-wheel-damage sidewall where they are surprisingly comfy and compliant. If you're racing or tracking all the time I'd go with a cheaper tyre with better outright grip but as a track focused tyre you can use every (summer) day they can't be beat. From a wear perspective, most people that I know who run cup 2s have to change them out on heat cycles rather than tread wear, especially if they see regular track use.

The primary complaint I have with them is that it rains regularly where I live and until they are warmed up, they have extremely limited grip in the wet; not normally noticeable in city driving if you behave yourself and after 10-20 mins of highway speeds their wet performance becomes completely adequate. The main issue is if you are tracking these in the wet, or pushing them while cold, they have barely any more grip than track slicks in the same conditions, especially since you can't push them that hard to warm them faster. I spent every track session (in the pouring rain) trying to get them to warm up and only got them to do so on the last lap or on the in lap every time, and several GT3s were in the same boat as I was.

77%
Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 225-45-17 Porsche 718 Spyder 13,000 miles September 25, 2026

I use these 100% for street driving. They don't really start to shine until they have some heat in them though. It's very hard to get sufficient heat in them on the street though, so I feel I'm not really getting the most out of them. They are very comfortable and have great turn in. Steering response is fabulous and extremely good on the brakes. In heavy rain they are not terrible, but they aren't great. Because of that I may switch to 4S tires (or S5 if available) once I'm ready for new tires. These Cup 2's though still have a lot of tread left on them so I may be still 3 seasons from needing new tires - they may expire based on date before I wear them out fully.

60%
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 245-35-20 Porsche 718 Spyder 15,000 miles June 17, 2026
From day one, cold tyre has been a clear disappointment, with slipping and lack of breaking power and some oversteer, when heating up it has improved. would rate it ok for motorway and cruising, but not for Trackday (unless taking it slow) as it is a bit unforeseeable when coming to cornering on trackday.
it is though very comfortable for cruising, when it is getting a 2–3-year-old the slipping is getting uncomfortable.
75%
Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 225-45-17- Porsche 718 Spyder 4,000 miles February 6, 2024
My ratings are based on a road driven car, I do not think this is an ideal road tire.
This tire takes some time to get some heat into it. Often I think on the road it takes too long or you never actually get it up to temps depending on your drive, ambient temps and speeds.
When the tires are cold (or don't have sufficient heat in them), the grip levels aren't that great, I've lost rear traction around round abouts even after driving the car a while and thinking there was heat in the tires. I think a tire like the Pilot 4S or the new upcoming S5 will be a better street tire.

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