Best Tires for Audi RS3

I run 245/40/18 crossclimate 2 on my RS3 as my winter tire in Colorado. Driven through pretty bad blizzard conditions and freeze, they perform outstanding, and of course hold up with the heat during the winter here. They aren’t a performance tire, but they at least hold up better and don’t turn into mush like a winter compound once you get 60f+. They’re also the first all season I ever used that actually perform great in snow, versus barely passable like something like the DWS.

The Michelins are on my stock wheels and primarily for daily driving. However, I have tracked it probably 6 times now and they're still going strong. They're the only tires I haven't chunked, and I don't baby them. They seem to lose pace instead of keeping it and overheating. You should get 6+ days/weekends out of the PS4S as a beginner.

If you absolutely must use a dual duty tire, I had decent success with Michelin PS4s on my S3 in my first season.

These have been my go to winter tires for years. Even when worn past the winter compound portion of the tread they are predictable and confidence inspiring in snow. Better than any Bridgestone blizzak or Michelin alpine tire I’ve owned. All having been used in DEEP snow conditions.

Blizzaks are probably the best but I've heard they can wear fast. The Yokohama iceguard worked well for me as well.

The tread pattern on the cross climate tires is noisy and you might notice a drop in mileage (-10mpg has been reported).

Had Pirelli P Zeros on my RS3, all 4 began cracking (3/4 years old). Purchased 4 Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tyres today, haven’t tested them in anger yet. Had them on my Mustang, managed to avoid putting it up a tree or into a crowd with the shitty UK weather.

The pirellis p zeros that came on my car are worse than my Michelin all seasons for grip.

I had Pirellis on my RS3 when I bought it, and they were absolute trash lol.

I’ve had nothing but bad experiences with pirellis. Premature dry rot, delamination on new tires while driving, premature wear, etc. On top of that, I find them to be loud, ride poorly, grip poorly, are expensive, and wear down too fast even if you don’t run into common quality issues.