For perspective, today's best-performing all-season tires top out just over 0.90 g, such as the 0.93 g we measured on our long-term Nissan Altima wearing Hankook Kinergy GT tires. Michelin expects ...

At the project’s outset, Michelin and Corvette came up with another goal for this tire—1g of lateral acceleration on the skidpad. A nice round number that would put these tires on par with ...

As things stand now, Michelin is right - it’s not their fault that the tires on brand spanking new C7 Corvette Stingrays and Z06s were cracked, but General Motors'.

A Michelin rep has now addressed the cracked tire complaints, advising Corvette owners to not drive or move their cars in cold weather if they’d like to prevent cracks from appearing in their tires.

Michelin's technical partnership with Corvette started during the 2004 Twelve Hours of Sebring, where the C5.R race cars used Michelins competition tires. In 2007, Michelin was awarded the ...

PALM SPRINGS, CALIF.—Michelin's got a new performance tire out. Called the Pilot Sport 4S (PS4S), it's a direct replacement for the company's current Pilot Super Sport (PSS) and Pilot Sport 2 ...

Michelin began cooperating with Corvette production engineers in 2001 when a Pilot Sport A/S (all-season) fitment with ZP (run-flat) capability was introduced for C5 (fifth-generation) Corvettes.

The No. 3 and No. 4 Chevrolet Corvette C5-Rs will begin Michelin tire tests this week in preparation for the nine-race ALMS schedule and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 ZP Tire Test: Have you worn out the original tires on your C6 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 already 505 horsepower will do that and if you found the stock rubber a bit wanting in ...

One of the most impressive things about the 2009 Corvette ZR1 is how much grip it has. Normally, sticking 638 HP into something that weighs just 3,350 LBS and driving only the rear wheels would ...

Corvette ZR1 hits 60 mph in just 2.2 seconds during recent performance testing. It delivers 1,064 hp exclusively to the rear wheels yet maintains impressive traction. Massive Michelin Pilot Sport ...