DECISION TIME: CPO Gt-Line or GT1?

[Volfy]

The staggered setup doesn't only last 15k miles. I'd say the rears will last about 15-18k miles and the fronts will last about 30k miles.
In my case, I've managed to easily do 30k miles on 6 tires. 1 set of fronts and 2 sets of rears. When the rears are at 3mm (and I change them) the fronts will still have around 5.5 mm left. After you put the second set of rears, they reach 3mm at about the same time.

Interestingly, I also had one set of square 18" (winter Pirelli Sottozero 3) which I did rotate and they lasted for only 2 winters. Less than 25k miles.
What I'm trying to say is that rotating tires does not necessarily mean you will use less tires. It just means you switch to a whole new set earlier.

However, I'm talking about how my RWD behaves. Not sure about the AWD.
I now run 2 sets of staggered 19" (summer and winter) and am very happy about them. I don't track the car but use it for long distance cruising (at 87mph). The car behaves just lovely (109k miles so far).

Tire choices vary even more than engine choices. There is no one right answer for every owner and every locale. I have no doubt the stock setup works well for a lot of drivers and how/where they drive.

For us, we were already planning on getting a dedicated set of track wheels/tires, so the 19" Michelins mounted on heavy stock wheels just don't fit well in any of our usage cases. For daily on public roads, even though we live in an area that is hotter than Hades 6-7 months out of a year, there are always enough times each year where the temps drops low enough where Summer tires just won't work well. Besides, rain and flash floods are pretty common here. A/S with generous rain grooves and siping just work better for everyday driving all-year round. Even then, I don't ever wear any of my car/bike tires down to anywhere near the wear bars. So, tossing those uber-expensive Michelins away early would be even more of a monumental waste.

That's just how we roll.

 

[Rich_Freakin_Evans]

Life? If I had to guess probably between 10k and 20k. They look in decent shape (only ~9.5k total on her) and I don't *always* drive it like I stole her through the twisties. Sometimes I do, but most of the time I just drive normally.

Treadlife on MPS4 summers is 30k I believe. People here have quoted less, but I think a lot depends on how spiritedly you drive and how much cornering you do. You have to really try to get the tires to burn out on an AWD.

MPG? My commute is backroads of about 4½ miles each way, and per tank I usually average about 18mpg if I'm in Eco. Sport is usually about 17mpg per tank. Comfort somewhere between. Highway/roadtrips I can get 30, usually 29. Truth be told if I'm not going to/from work, we're usually in my wife's electric pony since city driving is what that thing is made for. We do the roadtrips in my Stinger.

I don't think the 2.0T or 2.5T would be a bad choice. In my case I was coming from a 2008 Pontiac G6 GXP. The 2.0T power/torque specs are very similar to what the G6 was pushing out, and the 2.5T only a 50 hp/trq step up. I wanted something that was a definite step up in power (and the fact that I was able to make my wife drop an F-bomb on the test drive sealed the deal ). The best part is: The gas mileage on the 3.3TT is about the same as what I was pushing in the G6. Plus I'm enjoying the extra creature comforts like ventilated seats. I don't know if that's available on the GT-lines.

Honestly, I would say you couldn't really go wrong with either, and I don't think there would be any regret unless you *really* were after say, good gas mileage and got the GT1 or after a lot of power and got the GT line. A Stinger is a Stinger IMO; your wants and needs will be different from mine. If you can, I'd really try to test drive each. I know that might be hard to do, though.

Thank you for all the insight