My initial thoughts on my new Nitto 555 G2 tires 4/1/2016


Well, I have been driving on these beauties now for a week or so. In short, I am very impressed. The technician that mounted and balanced the tires commented to me that all of the tires took very little weight to balance.
Now, I will state here that I have been a Michelin guy for many years, and the tires that the Nittos replaced were Michelin’s “flagship” tires, Pilot Super Sports. In the back of my mind I figured these new tires would have to be pretty darn good to impress me. Well, I’m impressed. The tires, first off, are very quiet. I don’t remember driving on a performance tire this quiet.
Secondly, they are very smooth. Not only smooth, but the car drives like it’s on rails. Steering and cornering are very predictable. Both at low speeds and higher speeds, the control is great.
I have only driven on wet roads once, but I felt very confident. Trying several “panic stops”, I literally couldn’t make the tires slide. Also, launching on wet road was very good, couldn’t make them spin.
I am looking forward to many thousands of miles on my Nitto 555 G2s.

 

Nice! It means a lot to hear such positive reviews coming from MPSS experience. I waited 3 months on backorder with no ETA from Michelin so got these instead. Mine gets installed tomorrow! So Excited!

 

I really like mine as well.

 

Did you guys get the tires through the tire program "discounted" rate to give thoughts and reviews on forums?

 

I am on my second set of MPSS and do not see what all the hoopla is about regarding these tires. Thankfully I got both sets (barely) used, as I could not fathom paying full price for them. I was more impressed by my Cooper RS3-S than the MPSS. I'm intrigued by the G2s as well!

 

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I wish they made them in 265/40. Their site has them but they aren't available yet.