Maserati Quattroporte Tires

While the Maserati name is usually associated with exotic roadsters and sporty coupes, the Quattroporte sedan has been part of their product lineup since 1963. The sleek, stylish, elegant Quattroporte is a luxurious sedan that’s equipped with a twin-turbo V6 or a V8 to deliver the kind of breathtaking performance you’d expect from a Maserati. The Quattroporte uses extensive weight saving including aluminum body panels, aluminum suspension components, and an aluminum/steel unibody chassis. The 523 hp V8 used in the Quattroporte GTS was developed in a partnership with Ferrari, as is the 404 hp V6. V8-equipped Quattroporte models are capable of a 0-60 time of 4.2 seconds and a quarter mile in 12.7 seconds. All engines are mated to an 8-speed automatic transmission, with an AWD option available.

Here at SimpleTire, our team has gone through the catalog and picked out some of the best Maserati Quattroporte tires, including premium all-season, summer, and all-season/UHP tires. We then went through and ranked them as Best/Great/Good choices and used our SimpleScore system to assign numerical scores for traction, longevity, and handling for each tire. Ready? Let’s go in for a closer look:

1. Bridgestone Potenza Sport - Best UHP tire

Our first pick for this list is the Bridgestone Potenza Sport. The Potenza Sport is designed as an ultra-high-performance (UHP) tire that delivers the best of both worlds: dependable traction and a quiet, refined ride along with an exhilarating, confident driving experience on wet or dry pavement. The Potenza Sport starts with a sticky silica-rich tread formulation that offers great mechanical grip on the pavement, with a performance-oriented tread pattern that’s designed to put the most rubber possible in contact with the road. Four wide circumferential grooves evacuate water from the contact patch to boost wet–weather performance and avoid hydroplaning. A network of 3D sipes enhances tread stiffness for great cornering response and wet-weather traction, and a tuned tread pattern keeps road noise to a minimum by canceling certain resonances and frequencies. By our calculations, that comes out to a SimpleScore of 9.9 for handling and 9.9 for traction. The Potenza Sport does lose some points when it comes to longevity, with a SimpleScore of 7.3. The Potenza Sport doesn’t come with a tread life warranty (most UHP tires don’t), and isn’t suitable for winter conditions: the softer, stickier tread formulation will stiffen up and lose traction in colder weather. Like all UHP and summer tires, the Potenza Sport shouldn’t be used if temperatures are below 40-45 degrees F.

2. Pirelli P Zero All Season Plus 3 - Best UHP All-Season tire

The Pirelli P Zero All Season Plus 3 is another all-season tire that’s designed to deliver consistent traction year-round along with performance that’s immediate and sharp. The P Zero All Season Plus 3 offers durability and great wear properties, with a new polymer-enhanced tread formulation, a polyester casing, a twin steel belt package, and polyamide reinforcement plies for a 50,000 mile limited manufacturer tread life warranty. In light of that, we give the Pirelli P Zero All Season Plus 3 a very respectable SimpleScore of 8.9 for longevity. Dependable traction year-round is a strong point with this tire, with an asymmetric tread pattern that’s designed to put more rubber in contact with the road thanks to its flat footprint and a minimal void area. A variety of sipes, including full-depth 3D sipes in select tread blocks, help deliver great performance in wet or wintry conditions, for an outstanding SimpleScore of 9.9 for traction. Larger pitch-sequenced tread blocks and reinforced shoulders give the Pirelli P Zero AS Plus steering response, braking, and cornering for a SimpleScore of 9.9 for handling.

3. Continental ExtremeContact Sport 02 - Best Summer tire

The Continental ExtremeContact Sport 02 is a next-generation summer tire that’s designed for a perfect balance of tread life, handling properties, ride comfort, and low noise. The ExtremeContact Sport 02 employs Continental’s +Silane tread compound for surefooted handling in wet weather, with deep circumferential grooves that resist hydroplaning by providing a pathway for standing water to be evacuated from the tire’s contact patch. SimpleScore for traction is a very strong 9.8. SimpleScore for handling is a nearly equally strong 9.6 – thanks to a ribbed, asymmetric tread pattern with a continuous center rib for enhanced road feel and steering response, wide tread blocks, and a reinforced shoulder for improved lateral grip while cornering. Unlike many summer-only tires, the Continental ExtremeContact Sport 02 is covered by a 30,000 mile warranty. With a durable polyester casing, two steel belts, and a nylon cap ply layer, the ExtremeContact Sport 02 gets a SimpleScore of 8.5 for longevity.

While these are the best Maserati Quattroporte tires on the market, there are plenty of other options to consider:

4. Falken Azenis FK510 - Great UHP All-Season tire

Next up is a great value in an ultra-high-performance all-season tire that punches far above its weight class. The Azenis FK510 is capable of sharp cornering and braking performance with a semi-solid center rib, wide shoulder blocks, and lateral notches at the shoulder, for a SimpleScore of 8.7 for handling. Performance on wet or dry pavement is first-rate, with circumferential grooves and angled grooves, for a traction SimpleScore of 8.8. The Falken Azenis FK510 is designed for long wear and stability; it benefits from an advanced tread compound and undertread construction with a 4D Nano design, for a SimpleScore of 7.8 for longevity.

5. Kumho Ecsta PS91 - Great UHP tire

The Kumho Ecsta PS91 is an ultra-high-performance tire that’s a great choice for the torque, horsepower and handling properties of a car like the Maserati Quattroporte. The Ecsta PS91 gets a SimpleScore of 8.5 for handling thanks to the enhanced stiffness of its tread blocks, C-Cut 3D design, and notched, continuous center rib. The Ecsta PS91 uses Kumho’s carbon black and silica-enriched tread compound with Max Grip Performance resins, along with circumferential and lateral grooves for a SimpleScore of 8.5 for traction. The Ecsta PS91 does lose some points for longevity, with a SimpleScore of 7.7 but it’s important to remember that the Ecsta PS91 is a dedicated UHP tire with no treadwear warranty. The softer, stickier tread compound of many UHP tires isn’t suitable for cold weather as it will stiffen up and lose traction. Most tire manufacturers advise against using UHP or summer tires if temperatures are below 40-45 degrees F.

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