Gallardo Tyres

[jbk]

Pirelli P Zero Rosso's, 295/30/19's & 235/35/19's. Just been told that these are indeed the tyres for the Gallardo, but that the Gallardo has not had a specific type of this tyre made for it but uses the standard version of the above tyre. Whereas Porsche and Audi use the above tyre but a variation which has been specifically designed and rated for these manufacturers, i.e. the Gallardo has not had a version of the above tyre specifically designed and rated for the model/marque.

Is this true or cobblers as others have told me that the Gallardo has indeed had its own specific version of the above tyre designed and rated for it.

I need to make sure i buy the right ones.

Thanks in advance

Edited by jbk on Thursday 22 January 13:58

[TimboL]

MY08 cars came with P Zeros from the factory, not P Zero Rossos. I think that might have been the case with MY07 cars as well.

I had to replace three damaged rear tyres during the first thirteen months of having the car. :-(

[Basher]

Run mine on michelin pilot sports 2 much better imho

[Jules360]

Me too ... wear very well to.

[cliodejaniero]

Yeah from what i can see your tyre sizing is the same as The Porsche, Does the Pirelli P Zero Rosso's appear with (N1) on the tyres at all? I hvae checked with Pirelli and there is not an official approved tyre for the Gallardo however it is the Rosso that is recomended for the vehicle.

Id advise that when chosing your tyres its best to know exactly what you want to get out of your tyres.. Pirelli is known as a great tyre however its downside is life expectancy as it is a softer compound, Michelin do quote up to 35% extra life over other tyres... however it all comes down to how you drive really.

Cheers

Stephen MacDonald

Sales Executive

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Edited by Big Al. on Friday 23 January 13:52

[UVB]

Here's an interesting one to ponder over....when I needed some new tyres for mine a few months back I was told by the service people at Lambo London that you need to get the specific Pirelli for the Gallardo, as anything else "might damage the differential".

Although that does sound a little fishy I went with them anyway(them being the tyres...had my preferred local place supply and fit them)to keep them all the same at the time. Can't remember exactly which ones they were, but I seem to recall Pirelli make about 3 different ones in that size, and that you don't want the Rosso or the one for the R8 (which might have been the N1). So this tallies with cliodejaneiro's post above from the sounds of it.

So any engineering experts care to debate the "might damage the differential" comment?

[blot]

A while back it took ages to track down the correct P zero Rossos for my 06 spyder, amazingly local ATS found, double checked that they were exactly what I wanted, "yes guv" so following day went to collect to find a pair of Corsas sat there.....

Never did find any other than via Lambo dealer & I guess they now stock the new P Zero rather than the Rosso.

[Jules360]

UVB said:

Here's an interesting one to ponder over....when I needed some new tyres for mine a few months back I was told by the service people at Lambo London that you need to get the specific Pirelli for the Gallardo, as anything else "might damage the differential".

Although that does sound a little fishy I went with them anyway(them being the tyres...had my preferred local place supply and fit them)to keep them all the same at the time. Can't remember exactly which ones they were, but I seem to recall Pirelli make about 3 different ones in that size, and that you don't want the Rosso or the one for the R8 (which might have been the N1). So this tallies with cliodejaneiro's post above from the sounds of it.

So any engineering experts care to debate the "might damage the differential" comment?

Yes it says that in the handbook... i don't believe a word of it. Are they seriously saying that if Pirelli go out of business evry owner is fooked? Mine came from Lambo Birmingham with new Michelin PS2s fitted....

[TimboL]

I'm not an expert in anything at all, but I don't think they are saying that.

Assuming automotible engineering works in a similar way to other branches of engineering, what I guess the handbook actually means is that the manufacturer has been through the whole test / QA programme with a particular make and model of tyre, and has qualified that one for use on the car. I think what it means is that, if you use other tyres, they may or may not work fine: it's just that the manufacturer hasn't qualified them, doesn't know for sure, and is trying to cover their arse with a bit of shroud waving, just in the remote case that the diff melts when you put the untested tyres on.

Testing, QA, and component qualification can be an expensive business. I doubt whether a small volume manufacturer like Lamborghini is interested in running the programme with every tyre from every manufacturer that might rock up to the factory gates with rubber that will fit on the wheels; nor that every tyre manufacturer that has product that might fit on the wheels would be interested in bunging Lambo the funding to do the work either.

Years ago I did some consultancy on a peripheral part of a project to do with the selection of the supplier of wheels, tyres and braking systems for a well-known airliner. With all of the proposals being roughly equal, the winner was the one that offered to fully fund the test and QA programme, which amounted to a substantive cost saving for the airplane manufacturer.