Z4M tyres

[flying scotsman]

Any thoughts on Goodyear F1 Asymetric (spelling!) v's Vredestein Ultrac Setanta v's the usual suspects of PS2 or Conti sport2? The goodyear and vredestein are quite a bit cheaper than the other 2 but seem to get rave reviews in the press. I will probabaly only do another 2 trackdays so Toyo and the like are probably not suitable.
Thanks for the help....

[Z8cookie]

Glad you have brought up the subject of tyres for the Z4M, I need to replace mine very soon & without going back through all the posts, I wondered what tyres get the best thumbs up for this car.

Colin.

[Nano2nd]

why are the Toyos not suitable?

[flying scotsman]

I thought that toyo's were more track biased. I know that there are t1-r or t1-s (?) but i was lead to believe that both had limited lifespans and would not last as long as the 'leading brands'. I shall find out at Goodwood tomorrow as I am sure that Toyo have a stand. The reason for singling out the others wAS that the mainstream press (autocar and evo) had not included brands such as toyo but had recommended Goodyear and Vredestein, why would this be?

[jezzaaa]

I've got the PS2 usual suspects on mine...and they're great...or at least much better than the conti-sports that it came from the factory with

[imuir]

PS2 is the way to go

[jezzaaa]

Which reminds me...I need to replace the rear ones...phoned round a few places last night...and one of the places (McConechy's) said Michelin recommend the non-star fitment PS2s because other wise the handling is adversely affected. Anyone got any idea what this non-star thing is? And how I can tell whether I have it already or not?

Cheers,
J.

[ScottL]

Speak to Steve at Simply Tyres - 01933 274 204.

[R1_NUR]

Vredesteins - great in every way!

[VX Foxy]

Howdy Ben! How are things? You should see what Partridge has done to your VX :lol:

[R1_NUR]

VX Foxy said:

Howdy Ben! How are things? You should see what Partridge has done to your VX :lol:

Hi there - what has he done? Is he racing t?

[Z8cookie]

jezzaaa said:

Which reminds me...I need to replace the rear ones...phoned round a few places last night...and one of the places (McConechy's) said Michelin recommend the non-star fitment PS2s because other wise the handling is adversely affected. Anyone got any idea what this non-star thing is? And how I can tell whether I have it already or not?

Cheers,
J.

Did you find out what was all that non-star stuff was about?

Colin.

[ian in lancs]

My reply from Michelin re tyre fitment for a Z4M


Dear Mr xxxxxx,

We have allocated your message the reference number indicated within the title. If you need to contact us again regarding your message, we would be grateful if you could include the reference number.


The following Michelin products are homologated/accepted for fitment as original to ‘Z4 M (E85)’:

225/45 ZR 18 95Y ‘New Pilot Sport (PS2)’ Extra Load *
255/40 ZR 18 99Y ‘New Pilot Sport (PS2)’ Extra Load *

(‘*(star)’ is notation ‘BMW original’)

'New Pilot Sport (PS2)':
An asymmetric pattern design for great wet performance, without compromising in the dry.
Perfectly synchronised to the demands of the best sports cars, with unique precision.
Extremely stable pattern resists deformation whilst cornering
Supersedes the previous range 'Pilot Sport'.

However, these new products are forecast to be launched during February ’08, being presently unavailable.



Thank you for your interest in Michelin.

Yours sincerely
Michelin Tyre Public Limited Company


Technical Support
Michelin Tyre Public Limited Company
Campbell Road
Stoke-on-Trent
ST4 4EY

Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
website: www.michelin.co.uk
__________________________________________________________________________________________

[ian in lancs]

Thus the star means official fitment; only two tyres have the star rating PS2's and the original Conti's

[Z8cookie]

Thanks for the info.

Colin.