If you’ve ever driven your Corvette on tires that are nearing the end of their life or ones that are sub-par quality, your brain will instinctively send signals to your right foot that you may want to tread carefully and not try to extract the most performance from your C7 Corvette. Is that your mindset right now? Well, welcome to another new CorvSport series, where we go to the top sources for automotive products and find the highest-rated ones for your Corvette. [Author’s Note: This article is FREE and not behind a paywall. If/when any popups occur, please click to make them disappear and continue enjoying the article.]
Methodology:
To begin, we have no affiliation with these tire dealers. While many tire retailers have entered the market in the last number of years, in my experience, the two big dogs are Discount Tire and Tire Rack. This experience is supported by the volume of customers reviewing tires purchased from their websites, and we will cite the rating and number of reviews for each tire. This information is deemed accurate at the time of publication (1/15/2025).
♦ 2014-2019 C7 Corvette Stingray
Factory Tire Sizes, Base: 245/40 R18 (Front), 285/35 R19 (Rear)
Factory Tire Sizes, Z51/Other: 245/35 R19 (Front), 285/30 R20 (Rear)
Highest Rated Tires: Based on Consumer Reviews
#1: Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4
Discount Tire: 4.7 Rating with 1,519 Reviews
Tire Rack: 4.5 Rating with 1,937 Reviews
#2: Continental Extreme Contact DWS06 Plus
Discount Tire: 4.7 Rating with 841 Reviews
Tire Rack: 4.5 Rating with 3,977 Reviews
#3: Michelin Pilot Sport 4S
Tire Rack: 4.5 Rating with 1,821 Reviews
#4: Continental Extreme Contact Sport 02
Tire Rack: 4.5 Rating with 369 Reviews
♦ 2015-2019 C7 Z06
♦ 2017-2019 C7 Corvette Grand Sport
♦ 2019 Corvette ZR1
Factory Tire Sizes, Z06/Grand Sport/ZR1: 285/30 R19 (Front), 335/25 R20 (Rear)
Highest Rated Tires: Based on Consumer Reviews
#1: Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4
Discount Tire: 4.7 Rating with 1,519 Reviews
Tire Rack: 4.5 Rating with 245 Reviews
#2: Continental Extreme Contact DWS06 Plus
Discount Tire: 4.7 Rating with 841 Reviews
Tire Rack: 4.5 Rating with 3,977 Reviews
#3: Continental Extreme Contact Sport 02
Tire Rack: 4.5 Rating with 369 Reviews
Side By Side Comparison (courtesy of Tire Rack)
Happy motoring, and keep the shiny side up!
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