Everyone will agree that General Motors built a very compelling package with the eighth-generation Chevrolet Corvette. It sports almost 500 horsepower in a very balanced mid-engine setup, delivering handling bliss and contemporary – yet easy to recognize – looks. Well, is there any secret left? Probably yes, according to a very specialized reviewer.
Jonathan Benson, the host of the British YouTube channel Tyre Reviews, has decided to come all the way to Los Angeles and borrow an example of “America’s sports car” to demonstrate whether Chevrolet’s OEM tire fitment decision is good enough to be left alone or needs to be changed to something else (i.e. a summer / winter combo).
Now, we get it that Benson’s line of work has everything to do with tires and that he wants to answer the classic question of whether all-season rubber will ever be as good as dedicated summer and winter changeovers. However, we’re also sensing he’s planned this encounter well in advance.
Just read between the lines with us. He borrowed a brand-new C8 Chevrolet Corvette, one of the best sports cars out there at the moment. His trip kicks off from a sunny and rather scorching desert setting outside Los Angeles and goes for almost 2,000 miles all the way into Utah’s mountains near Salt Lake City.
And, if that’s not enough to ring any bells, his neatly devised set of tests also includes a Launch Control traction checkup... on the Bonneville Salt Flats! Well, we’re not going to be the ones to call him out for scratching that off the bucket list, just because we’re never going to pass on a scenic drive with the C8.
There’s plenty of ‘Vette atmosphere, both during sunny and snowy conditions – remember, we were here in the first place to discuss the potential of Chevy’s OEM choice for tires.
The Corvette is shod with a set of Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 tires from the factory. This is a rubber that strives to blend sportiness with great performance during the cold and wet, while also helping the driver escape tricky situations in snowy conditions.
Aurel has aimed high all his life (literally, at 16 he was flying gliders all by himself) so in 2006 he switched careers and got hired as a writer at his favorite magazine. Since then, his work has been published both by print and online outlets, most recently right here, on autoevolution. Full profile
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