Best tires for the Porsche RS
Top picks across four categories for the Porsche RS, anchored to the current-generation OEM size 205/50R17. Every recommendation is selected from our 22,000-tire catalog by ranking on UTQG treadwear, mileage warranty, cabin-noise rating, and season class — no commission-weighted reordering.
Daily driver
Best all-season touring
Long warranty, low noise, balanced ride. The one-tire compromise that works for 80% of owners.
Goodyear
Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
UTQG 320 with a 30,000-mile warranty — long-wear summer compound built for the daily-driver mileage profile typical for Porsche RS owners.
Bridgestone
Turanza QuietTrack
UTQG 800 with a 80,000-mile warranty — long-wear all-season compound built for the daily-driver mileage profile typical for Porsche RS owners.
Continental
Pure Contact Ls
Reinforced sidewall all-season compound; balanced ride, grip, and tread life for everyday driving.
Goodyear
Assurance MaxLife
UTQG 820 with a 85,000-mile warranty — long-wear all-season compound built for the daily-driver mileage profile typical for Porsche RS owners.
Lowest cost per mile
Best budget
Best price-per-warranty-mile in this size. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options, not safety.
Goodyear
Assurance MaxLife
820 UTQG with a 85,000-mile warranty works out to roughly 0.00¢ per 100 miles before install. Best price-per-mile in this size — no premium-brand markup.
Bridgestone
Turanza QuietTrack
800 UTQG with a 80,000-mile warranty works out to roughly 0.00¢ per 100 miles before install. Best price-per-mile in this size — no premium-brand markup.
Hankook
Kinergy PT
800 UTQG with a 90,000-mile warranty works out to roughly 0.00¢ per 100 miles before install. Best price-per-mile in this size — no premium-brand markup.
Michelin
Defender 2
800 UTQG with a 80,000-mile warranty works out to roughly 0.00¢ per 100 miles before install. Best price-per-mile in this size — no premium-brand markup.
Lowest cabin noise
Best quiet
Tread patterns engineered to break up the harmonic peaks that cause highway droning. Pick this if you commute long highway distances daily.
Bridgestone
Turanza QuietTrack
68 dB cabin-noise rating per the EU tire label — library-quiet. Tread pattern engineered to break up the harmonic peaks that cause highway droning.
Michelin
Defender 2
68 dB cabin-noise rating per the EU tire label — library-quiet. Tread pattern engineered to break up the harmonic peaks that cause highway droning.
Goodyear
Assurance MaxLife
70 dB cabin-noise rating per the EU tire label — library-quiet. Tread pattern engineered to break up the harmonic peaks that cause highway droning.
Hankook
Kinergy PT
70 dB cabin-noise rating per the EU tire label — library-quiet. Tread pattern engineered to break up the harmonic peaks that cause highway droning.
Cold-weather grip
Best winter
Dedicated winter or all-weather compounds that stay pliable below 7 °C. Necessary for >5 snow days a year.
Bridgestone
Blizzak WS90
Dedicated winter tire compound — stays pliable below 7 °C where summer/all-season rubber hardens. Recommended for Porsche RS drivers in cold or snowy regions.
Michelin
X-Ice Snow
Dedicated winter tire compound — stays pliable below 7 °C where summer/all-season rubber hardens. Recommended for Porsche RS drivers in cold or snowy regions.
Toyo
Celsius
Dedicated winter tire compound — stays pliable below 7 °C where summer/all-season rubber hardens. Recommended for Porsche RS drivers in cold or snowy regions.
Side-by-side
Pick the trade-off that matches your driving
| All-season Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 | Best budget Goodyear Assurance MaxLife | Best quiet Bridgestone Turanza QuietTrack | Best winter Bridgestone Blizzak WS90 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTQG treadwear | 320 | 820 | 800 | — |
| Mileage warranty | 30,000 mi | 85,000 mi | 80,000 mi | — |
| Cabin noise | 71 dB | 70 dB | 68 dB | 71 dB |
| Season class | summer | all-season | all-season | winter |
| Type | performance | touring | touring | passenger |
OEM tire sizes by year
What size does the Porsche RS use?
Recommendations on this page are anchored to the latest model-year's OEM size. Confirm yours against the driver-door placard before purchase.
| Year | OEM size | |
|---|---|---|
| 1993–1994 | 205/50R17 | Year-specific fitment → |
How we ranked these tires for the Porsche RS
We started with the latest model-year's OEM tire size — 205/50R17 — and filtered our catalog of 22,000+ tires to those offered in that exact size. From there, four parallel rankings:
- Best all-season ranks on a weighted score: tire type matches performance car segment, season is "all-season", premium brand bonus (Michelin / Continental / Bridgestone / Pirelli / Goodyear / Nokian).
- Best budget ranks on cost-per-warranty-mile — the lower the better. Premium brands get no bonus here.
- Best quiet ranks on the EU tire-label dB rating; lower is quieter.
- Best winter filters to tires marked 3PMSF severe-snow rated or all-weather class, with a small premium-brand bonus because winter-compound R&D is capital-intensive.
Performance trims trade tread life for grip. Expect summer-class compounds to wear 15,000–25,000 miles vs 50,000+ for all-season touring. The all-season recommendation below is the daily-driver compromise; the budget pick saves money for owners who want the same compound class without the brand premium. Use the side-by-side comparison above to weigh the trade-offs against your specific driving — highway-heavy, winter-state, performance-oriented, or budget-constrained.
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Last verified 2026-06-09.