Fiat 124 Spider Tires

Making its debut in 1966, the Fiat 124 Spider was the quintessential Italian sports car for decades. The diminutive, drop-top 124 Spider was fun to drive, spirited, and nimble; it was in production until 1985. The modern iteration of the 124 Spider was introduced in the model year 2015; manufactured by Mazda for Fiat-Chrysler, the 124 Spider is essentially a rebadged version of the Mazda Miata. The Spider is powered by Fiat’s 1.4L turbocharged MultiAir 4-cylinder, delivering 160 horsepower for brisk performance with this lightweight roadster-coupe. The transmission is backed up by the 6-speed manual from the Mazda MX-5, with the Abarth performance version boasting a few more horsepower, retuned suspension, and revamped interior. While the 124 Spider is no longer offered in the US, it made a great halo car for the Fiat-Stellantis brand for several years.

Here at FORTLUFT, our team has gone through the catalog and put together some of the best tire choices for your Fiat 124 Spider, including all-season, ultra-high-performance (UHP), and winter tires, then ranked them in best-great-good order. We used our SimpleScore system to assign a numerical score to each one in the categories of traction, handling, and longevity. Ready? Let’s get started:
1. Continental ExtremeContact DWS06 Plus: Best UHP All-Season tire
First on our lineup is a tire that excels in the UHP performance game along with the year-round traction that you depend on – the Continental ExtremeContact DWS06 PLUS. The ExtremeContact DWS06 PLUS gives you the ease and versatility of an all-season tire with surefooted, confident traction in wet, dry, or light wintry weather. That is, of course, with the kind of road manners, cornering, braking, steering response, and overall handling that you’d expect with a UHP tire. That’s a real plus when you bear in mind that UHP tires have to be dismounted and exchanged for all-season tires in colder weather as the softer tread compound hardens in the cold and loses tra