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N rated tires are tested by Porsche and meet their expectations.

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This weeds out poor quality and inappropriate tires, and those that don't pay for testing.

But many excellent tires are not N rated and never will be. Zero racing slicks, for example. Michelin SuperSports**, widely felt to be Michelin's best tire. BFG G-force-2 sport/whatever - flat out the best overall, do-anything tires i've ever had, especially for the cost. Run them on the boxster at LRP and on the Audi at VIR and Pocono, AND drove them in slushy snow. not N rated.

Is N rating a diabolical plot? No, see above. Its a certification program. End.

Don't make it more or less than it is.

Grant

** a porsche tech rep commented to a colleague, in private of course, that the SS's will never have an N rating because they have too high a grip, coupled with less audible warning of break-away and that doesn't suit Porsche's desires for tame tires. Does that make them good? depends. Does that make them bad? depends. It makes them what they are - fabulous tires, that are not dumbed down, without an N rating.

N rated tires are tested by Porsche and meet their expectations.

End.

This weeds out poor quality and inappropriate tires, and those that don't pay for testing.

But many excellent tires are not N rated and never will be. Zero racing slicks, for example. Michelin SuperSports**, widely felt to be Michelin's best tire. BFG G-force-2 sport/whatever - flat out the best overall, do-anything tires i've ever had, especially for the cost. Run them on the boxster at LRP and on the Audi at VIR and Pocono, AND drove them in slushy snow. not N rated.

Is N rating a diabolical plot? No, see above. Its a certification program. End.

Don't make it more or less than it is.

Grant

N rated tires are tested by Porsche and meet their expectations.

End.

Grant