I am planning on buying a G8 GT around the end of August or the beginning of September. I would like the 08 price on an 09, but I will see. The problem I have is that almost all of the G8s here are ordered with the all season tires. I don't really want to go to the trouble of having a car tagged because here in Houston there are about 50 09's floating around already. I know that I can get a good deal on one rather than having it ordered. It seems the only way I can get summer tires is to tag one with only the Premium package, or buy the sport package. Does anyone notice a big difference in real world handling between the summer and all season tires? All of the dealers get the all season tires, and I don't know why. Is the sport package worth the $600?

We normally expect the all season tires to have a little more durability (if the summer tires get 20K, the all seasons will get around 30K), and give up a little grip if driven aggressively. I haven't heard of anyone wearing out tires yet to see if the numbers above will hold true or not .

Anyone had to replace wornout tires yet ?

I have the summer only tires and the car sticks like glue. Since winters are not nice here (Chicago) I bought a set of 18" wheels with A/S tires from a forum member. I have not put them on the car yet so can't give you a comparison at this time.

Is the sport package worth the $600?

Absolutely, the wheels look better, and the steering wheel is nicer as well.

Absolutely, the wheels look better, and the steering wheel is nicer as well.
I agree - it's money well spent.

We normally expect the all season tires to have a little more durability (if the summer tires get 20K, the all seasons will get around 30K), and give up a little grip if driven aggressively. I haven't heard of anyone wearing out tires yet to see if the numbers above will hold true or not .

Anyone had to replace wornout tires yet ?


I have 10k on my portanza's. Plenty of tread left. More in the front though. :)

Absolutely, the wheels look better, and the steering wheel is nicer as well.

And the pedals! Can't forget the cool pedals...

Def worth the 600 bucks.

Probably the best bang for buck options I have ever gotton on a car...

ok well maybe the hemi for $850 on the dodge ram was better, but other than that...

Absolutely, the wheels look better, and the steering wheel is nicer as well.

I have had a couple people that sat in the car and felt the steering wheel comment on how nice it was. A few of them were C6 owners and they mentioned how it was better than their steering wheel. I also could notice the difference when I has a rental G8 for a week that did not have the sport pack.