For starters, a new AMG Aerodynamic Package adds a fixed rear spoiler, while
optional cup tires are now available with the AMG Dynamic Plus Package.
Not exact matches
Roll the car into an apex and there is some understeer — certainly in today's cold, greasy conditions — but whereas a Golf R or Audi S3 might at best stabilize the push and drive into a nice neutral stance, the RS offers so many more options: Stay on the power and the understeer quickly dissolves, the outside rear wheel driving the front
tires — here the
optional and superb Michelin Pilot
Cup 2s — back onto line.
Michelin Pilot Super Sport
tires are standard, with Pilot Sport
Cup 2
tires optional for even more impressive grip.
The steering could be tighter and more responsive on center and the
optional Michelin Pilot Sport
Cup ZP
tires fitted to our tester have no business being on a street - driven car.
Michelin Pilot Sport
Cup 2
tires are
optional.
Ford engineers worked closely with Michelin to develop a choice of high - performance 235/35 R19
tires to complement the driving dynamics of the Focus RS: a standard Pilot Super Sport
tire for every - day use, and — for the first time on an RS — an
optional Pilot Sport
Cup 2
tire for enhanced vehicle dynamics on the track.
While Mero — who also set the ZR1's fast «Ring time in 2008 — might have found some time within himself, it is obvious that most, if not all of the improved performance comes from the new,
optional Michelin Pilot Sport
Cup tires.
This canyon carver rolls on newer Bridgestone Potenza Sport
tires wrapping
optional 17 - inch, 5 - spoke
Cup II wheels complete with Porsche - crest center caps.
19 - inch premium painted forged aluminum with either Michelin Super Sport summer
tires or Michelin Pilot Sport
Cup 2 summer track
tires —
optional on RS
19» Premium Painted Forged Aluminum with Michelin Pilot Sport
Cup 2 Summer Track
Tires (
optional on RS)
The
optional road race pack includes a set of 20 inch light weight Hennessey wheels with Michelin Pilot Sport
Cup 2
tires at the cost of $ 6,995.
New Michelin
Cup ZP
tires elevate Z06 / ZR1 performance Corvette's greater performance for 2012 begins with the new,
optional Michelin ® Pilot ® Sport
Cup Zero Pressure
tires, which are available on the two highest - performing models, the lightweight, 505 - hp (377 kW) Z06 and the maximum - performance, 638 - hp (476 kW) supercharged ZR1.
The
optional Z07 package adds in extra aero components for added downforce, Michelin Pilot Super Sport
Cup tires for grip and Brembo carbon ceramic - matrix brake rotors that not only reduce braking distances but also lower unsprung weight.
The RS comes standard with a set of high - performance Michelin Pilot Super Sport
tires; Pilot Sport
Cup 2s are
optional.
Corvette's improved performance for 2012 begins with the new,
optional Michelin ® Pilot ® Sport
Cup Zero Pressure
tires, which are available on the two highest - performing models, the lightweight, 505 - hp (377 kW) Z06 and the maximum - performance, 638 - hp (476 kW) supercharged ZR1.
The same source says that the RS «
optional 19 - inch alloy wheels and Michelin Pilot Sport
Cup 2
tires may also come standard on the Focus RS500.
That's 950 lbs pushing down the back, and to complement that, the
optional ZTK Performance Package also includes a front splitter with carbon - fiber end caps, Michelin Pilot Sport
Cup 2
tires (instead of the run - flat Super Sports), and specific chassis and Magnetic Ride Control tuning for greater cornering speeds.
My test vehicle came with the
optional Z07 performance package, bringing in carbon - ceramic brakes, a carbon - fiber aero package and super-sticky Michelin Sport
Cup 2
tires.
For 2012, the hottest Corvettes got two huge improvements,
optional Michelin Pilot
Cup tires and Chevy's nifty Performance Traction Management system.