Just a question for anyone with Continental extremes.. do you find them much quieter than the ones that come with the car? I thought they might be but the salesman at the tire store said there wasnt much difference..
Comments? Thoughts?

i find them to be quite a bit quieter

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And my last tires were the stockers on the base 18"s that are said to be much quieter than the stockers on the sport rays because of the lower profile and less width. I went to 19s with sport rays on Continental DWS and they're quieter than the stock 18s.

New tires are almost always quieter than ones with little treadlife left. The rubber soaks up the vibrations.

If you read through a lot of tirerack comments, you'll see people noticing how loud their tires had gotten, shortly before switching. This might be almost as reliable as sticking a penny in the tread.

The DWSes are indeed quieter, but not so you'd really notice. Certain elements in the Z "tub" are deliberately detuned to make the car raucous, otherwise you'd be competing with the "luxurious feel" of a G37 couple which is supposed to sell for 5K+ more. So if the sound gets to you, throw a lot of money into sound-absorbent materials and undercoating the wheel wells (or carry a few thick blankets in the trunk space).

DW's on my car are about 2k miles old. they are quiet and grippy but i never really thought the stock RE050A's were that loud.

going try the mich's next time around since mr.onzedge is happy with them. :p

When I put the DWS on for winter, they were quieter than the barely used stock tires (dealer replaced tires when it was traded-in). It was not a lot, but noticeable.

I should negotiate a commission with Tire Rack. I know 4 people now who went with the PSS based, in part, on my recommendation and review.

I am about to pickup some Continentals DWS like you. You like them?

Your location says Miami! Do you really get snow that much? The DW version might be more suitable

I was having a hard to deciding between the DW and DWS. Being that I live in San Diego, and we see very little of anything but dry weather, I ordered the DW. But after doing more research and reading other reviews on the DWS, many have been quite happy with the performance of the DWS in dry locations. The tread wear is what really appealed to me. As much as I like performance and grip, I couldn't ignore the life of these tires, and from what I've read, the performance isn't so bad(with the additional quieter and softer ride). So I went ahead an ordered a rear set of the DWS. I hope I've made the right decision. Has anyone regretted the DWS over the DW?

I "accidentally" ended up with the DWS after originally ordering the DW. They're finally broken in and I gotta say, the grip is great and so is the noise. They're great tires.

I've had PS2's on my G35 Coupe and I've had DWS's on my G and currently on my Z. The DWS is an excellent tire and costs less than the PS2. It does decent in the snow though no where near as good as an actual snow tire. They grip very well for a M/S tire. My last set lasted for 36,000 miles. I probably could have gotten a few more thousand but winter was just a month away and I wanted the tread.

I agree with the noise statement. IMO all new tires are pretty quiet. They get noisier as they wear. It is hard to judge this across a forum though because every tire has different noise levels and characteristics based upon the type of streets a person drives on. The DWS may be noisy where I drive but not noisy where someone else drives....Just my opinion. It isn't noisy for me though.

I just got the DWS installed, and my first impressions are not good but since I only put like 10 miles on them, I'll give them a fair chance by staying open minded. The first thing I did was test its grip level by launching off the light onto the freeway. I can honestly say I am happy with the amount of grip considering these are all season tires. As for road noise, I can't really tell if they're quieter or not since I only got the rears replaced(I'm still hearing a good amount of road noise, probably because my fronts are going bald soon). This was a huge let down for me, but I'll have to see after when I put down more miles. The most common complaint of these tires is the softer tire wall. This one is my biggest gripe, the car's handling is really mushy now. I did a quick lane change on the freeway and I was surprised how much effort I had to put to stabilize the car. On the Bridgestones, you can flick the wheel and be done with it. On the DWS, the rear feels delayed and when it does come around I had to balance the cars weight as it swung back in the opposite direction. On a good note, the ride is a little softer which I like. But at this point, I've been rethinking my decision and whether it was worth the compromise.

yep, they are a VERY quiet tire... excellent in all areas IMO.