Continental tires...

MavRick · 09-04-2015, 11:46 PM

maybe this has been discussed before....sorry if it has.

we just came back from PCD picking up our 2016 M4. it is shod with the Conti's that everyone is talking about. one thing i noticed...in the debriefing room before they took us out to the track, there were a couple of Continental displays and then several of the M3/4's that the center uses for the M Driving School had Continental stickers on the door. dont know if its been like this before but it looks like Conti has ponied up to be the supplier for the M vehicles in 2016.

just thought i'd share....

F83 · 09-05-2015, 12:32 AM

Well Continental does work with BMW on many non-M models but..

Well if that's true, glad I bought a 2015 - for as long as the tires last anyway.

Wah · 09-05-2015, 12:45 AM

I'm pretty sure they were using conti's exclusively at PCD when I did it back in 2010.

Arcades · 09-05-2015, 12:53 AM

uhh my 3er is Conti lol.

It's been posted PSS is low in stock/out of stock.

MavRick · 09-05-2015, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Arcades

uhh my 3er is Conti lol.

It's been posted PSS is low in stock/out of stock.

cool. just seemed a weird confluence that the 2016s were wearing Continentals and all of the test vehicles had Conti stickers on em. thanx...

Arcades · 09-05-2015, 02:11 AM

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Originally Posted by MavRick

cool. just seemed a weird confluence that the 2016s were wearing Continentals and all of the test vehicles had Conti stickers on em. thanx...

Ya the 16s might be using Conti until PSS is in stock again. That or BMW decides to use another Micheline tire instead of Conti, who knows. 19" might continue to use Micheline?

blinkme323 · 09-05-2015, 03:49 AM

Yep, my came with Contis as well. I might be one of the few that actually prefers them to the PSS tires though.

nonagon · 09-05-2015, 03:57 AM

My 2016 has the Michelins. I wouldn't complain either way, I hear the Contis are very good.

Warranty P · 09-05-2015, 05:39 AM

Getting your car delivered with Contis is equivalent to getting a car with a giant turd on the drivers seat.

M3PGH · 09-05-2015, 06:01 AM

i did M school last year and instructors were bragging how good the conti tires are for the track. There was a big conti display in the " briefing " room .

SNA0219 · 09-05-2015, 06:04 AM

I picked up my 2016 M4 at the dealer on Aug. 26th and it came with PSS

dngo · 09-05-2015, 06:11 AM

Continental has been the sponsor of the Performance Center for at least a few years now. That made our corporate event there interesting when we had representatives from Michelin attend.

Michelin has a big office building right next to the Greenville Marriott too, good marketing on Continental's part.

SamS · 09-05-2015, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by MavRick

cool. just seemed a weird confluence that the 2016s were wearing Continentals and all of the test vehicles had Conti stickers on em. thanx...

Not weird. Since Continental is the exclusive tire sponsor at PCD, you'll see them on ever car. And BMW always specs 2-3 different OEM tire makers for each model. Before too long, we'll probably see Pirelli's start showing up on M3s.

Some people are still getting PSS with the 19s and I expect a more normal mix between the 2 brands in the upcoming months.

iamwingman · 09-05-2015, 07:27 AM

I am no expert. BUT, if it's between Conti's and PSS' s, it's PSS' s. I am no expert. But I've been told by those who are- Wait for the PSS's I ordered my oem rears 5 weeks ago from tire rack. Hope to get them in the next 2 weeks.

iamwingman · 09-05-2015, 07:29 AM

I'm 19's. With 12 spacers. Stock tire sizes.

iamwingman · 09-05-2015, 07:30 AM

Schnitzer springs.

Montego92 · 09-05-2015, 07:52 AM

My 2016 came with PSS. I have the 19" upgrade though.

S65V8 · 09-05-2015, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by M3PGH

i did M school last year and instructors were bragging how good the conti tires are for the track. There was a big conti display in the " briefing " room .

Agree, contis are great on track for what they are, but just get worn away pretty quickly (a lot quicker than PSS). Unlike PSS, they didn't get greasy as quickly after several hard laps.

M3Fury · 09-05-2015, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Warranty P

Getting your car delivered with Contis is equivalent to getting a car with a giant turd on the drivers seat.

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M3PGH Major 812 Rep 1,402 Posts Drives: Too Many Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Pittsburgh,PA iTrader: (1)	i did M school last year and instructors were bragging how good the conti tires are for the track. There was a big conti display in the " briefing " room .
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SNA0219 New Member 7 Rep 9 Posts Drives: 2016 MG M4 Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Miami iTrader: (0)	I picked up my 2016 M4 at the dealer on Aug. 26th and it came with PSS
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iamwingman Major 1204 Rep 1,184 Posts Drives: 21 Carrera S, 23 Tesla Model S Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: South Florida iTrader: (0)	I am no expert. BUT, if it's between Conti's and PSS' s, it's PSS' s. I am no expert. But I've been told by those who are- Wait for the PSS's I ordered my oem rears 5 weeks ago from tire rack. Hope to get them in the next 2 weeks.
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iamwingman Major 1204 Rep 1,184 Posts Drives: 21 Carrera S, 23 Tesla Model S Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: South Florida iTrader: (0)	I'm 19's. With 12 spacers. Stock tire sizes.
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