M5 Tyres, OE or other?

[Terminator X]

So new tyres will be needed soon, OE or something else? Can we / would you fit Cup 2 tyres to the car?

The OE ones I have now (P Zero) have a little star on the tyre wall which afaik suggests some bespoke BMW tyre, is that the case? If so can we only get them from BMW?

TX.

[rassi]

Why not PS4S? Cup2 seems a bit extreme on a daily driven M5

[Olas]

cars that are heavy and fast and valuable need the best tyres available.

emergency stopping to avoid killing small children is better with good tyres.
having fun at a trackday is better with good tyres.

Yokohama are the only tyre that ever allowed me to corner so fast I hurt my neck and couldnt continue driving, all others would lose grip on that certain corner.
Yokos on hot tarmac are like superglue!

[JMBMWM5]

Michelin PS4S no other tyre compares.

[stewie177]

Olas said:

cars that are heavy and fast and valuable need the best tyres available.

emergency stopping to avoid killing small children is better with good tyres.
having fun at a trackday is better with good tyres.

Yokohama are the only tyre that ever allowed me to corner so fast I hurt my neck and couldnt continue driving, all others would lose grip on that certain corner.
Yokos on hot tarmac are like superglue!

I am not sure that this is necessarily the case. I've just come from an Exige with the Cup2 to the M5 with P0 and unless is was bone dry, sunny and hot the Cup2s would not heat and were very plastic.

In terms of tyres, my thought has always been that you need to make subtle compromises; track, all weather performance etc.

I like the Michelins, I think they have recently improved vastly - my M4 comp really struggled with them in the damp, until I got a new set and it was like chalk and cheese

[Skrambles]

Definitely MPS4S. I put a new set of MPSS on my f10 a few months back because MPS4S aren't BMW approved for it. The MPSS are superb, but I'd have MPS4S if I had the f90.

Got Cup 2 on the gt3 and they're not a patch on even the MPSS for all-weather duties.

[RWD cossie wil]

JMBMWM5 said:

Michelin PS4S no other tyre compares.

Pzero to Mpss was absolute night & day, Mpss to MPS4S was another big leap, it is an incredibly good tyre.

Was always a fan of the Pzero but they are massively out of their depth on the M5, also going to switch my 911 turbo from Pzero to Michelin next few months as it is due a set.

[Max Maxasson]

Yep...The MPS4S is am amazing tyre especially at low temp on low grip surfaces.

[dannya123]

They are defo the best for UK roads, when its wet and cold no other tyre comes close!