BMW M3 and M4 tires

diavliyo · 11-04-2021, 02:42 PM

Good afternoon,

With whom tires are your BMWs arriving, which is the best option, Michelin, Pirelli or continental...

iviegatron · 11-04-2021, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by diavliyo

Good afternoon,
With whom tires are your BMWs arriving,
which is the best option, Michelin, Pirelli or continental?

You don't get to choose. It's a lottery. I've only heard of Michelin and Pirellis. Popular demand seems to go with Michelin. The side walls aren't protruding and they are spacers friendly.

TexasEd · 11-04-2021, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by iviegatron

You don't get to choose. It's a lottery. I've only heard of Michelin and Pirellis. Popular demand seems to go with Michelin. The side walls aren't protruding and they are spacers friendly.

I could be wrong but I believe the Xdrives come with Michelins and the non-xdrives come with Pirellis.

NightWriter · 11-04-2021, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by TexasEd

I could be wrong but I believe the Xdrives come with Michelins and the non-xdrives come with Pirellis.

No, there's no rhyme or reason to it. The Michelin's are generally considered a superior tire, but I wouldn't lose too much sleep over getting the Pirelli's.

Tdubb88 · 11-04-2021, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by TexasEd

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Originally Posted by iviegatron

You don't get to choose. It's a lottery. I've only heard of Michelin and Pirellis. Popular demand seems to go with Michelin. The side walls aren't protruding and they are spacers friendly.

I could be wrong but I believe the Xdrives come with Michelins and the non-xdrives come with Pirellis.

Just took delivery last week of my M4 non-xDrive and got the michelins. It's a lottery

Forzanerazzurri · 11-04-2021, 03:22 PM

Lottery on which one you get. Michelins are a marginally better tire overall but both are more capable than 99% of drivers.

diavliyo · 11-04-2021, 03:23 PM

Xdrive pzero recibido

jimbethesda · 11-04-2021, 03:32 PM

Pzero G83 here. A person who got a G83 at the other Austin dealership got Michelin. His car finished production the day before mine! Definitely random.

mgokev · 11-04-2021, 07:43 PM

Hoping for Michelins. Had my CA's manager put in a request to the factory in the "comments" section of my order to ask for Michelins.

Currently awaiting delivery of my M3 Comp xDrive (in GA VPC) with Perellis.

Forzanerazzurri · 11-04-2021, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by mgokev

Hoping for Michelins. Had my CA's manager put in a request to the factory in the "comments" section of my order to ask for Michelins.

Currently awaiting delivery of my M3 Comp xDrive (in GA VPC) with Perellis.

I'd be pissed if my car came with Perellis

KiloCo · 11-04-2021, 10:21 PM

TexasEd, I won the Tire Lottery... My 2022 G82 M4 Brooklyn Grey Comp arrived with Michelins...

Forzanerazzurri · 11-05-2021, 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by KiloCo

TexasEd, I won the Tire Lottery... My 2022 G82 M4 Brooklyn Grey Comp arrived with Michelins...

WOW huge congratulations, not sure what you won but congrats anyway

Ed_P · 11-05-2021, 06:43 AM

My 6spd came with Contis and FWIW Tire Rack does not show the Michelins as available in the OE 18/19 size. Curious what other MT owners got. Perhaps most are optioning the 19/20s

nearwater4me · 11-05-2021, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Ed_P

My 6spd came with Contis and FWIW Tire Rack does not show the Michelins as available in the OE 18/19 size. Curious what other MT owners got. Perhaps most are optioning the 19/20s

As much as I hated the 19/20" diameter fitment, the stock 18/19" looked worse.

So I got the black 826M to better hide the size difference.
Planning on getting aftermarket wheels, 20" all around at some point.

To answer your question, Contis are only offered on the 18/19" sizes.

Jproos · 11-11-2021, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Ed_P

My 6spd came with Contis and FWIW Tire Rack does not show the Michelins as available in the OE 18/19 size. Curious what other MT owners got. Perhaps most are optioning the 19/20s

Me, too. Also winter tires don't seem to exist for these rims. I'm hoping to survive winter on all season Continentals

ElHeffe · 11-13-2021, 12:23 PM

I've had two other cars with Pirelli PZero's and avoid them at all costs. I tried my best to tear through the Pirelli PZero's that came on my Cayman S and I couldn't do it. If I loose the tire lottery, I'll immediately have Pilots installed.

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