[M3AWD]

I'm about to purchase four (4) Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires (non runflat) from Costco.com and get them installed at our local Costco Tire Shop. I checked TireRack.com but Costco is still cheaper even with installation & disposal charges etc.

I have OEM 19" 403M Wheels, and running H&R Sport Springs with H&R Spacers (13mm Rear / 10mm Front).

Any last minute recommendations before I pull the trigger? Other recommended brands? Going one size wider?

[alohasurftoad]

i'd put 245/35 (1st choice) or 235/40 instead of 225/40 up front. that's the only change i'd make

[Kabrich]

Originally Posted by M-SP0RT

I'm about to purchase four (4) Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires (non runflat) from Costco.com and get them installed at our local Costco Tire Shop. I checked TireRack.com but Costco is still cheaper even with installation & disposal charges etc.

I have OEM 19" 403M Wheels, and running H&R Sport Springs with H&R Spacers (13mm Rear / 10mm Front).

Any last minute recommendations before I pull the trigger? Other recommended brands? Going one size wider?

Simply read the reviews vs MPSS from reputable European Independent Reviewers. There is a reason recent M3/M4 have had these installed instead of MPSS.

http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1345124

If not SC6, I would go with RE-11, which I was planning to use before the SC6 reviews came out. You will find multiple threads in the F8x forums where owners are not happy with the MPSS and switched to RE-11, especially if it's a daily driver.

[mbfanos]

Originally Posted by Kabrich

Simply read the reviews vs MPSS from reputable European Independent Reviewers. There is a reason recent M3/M4 have had these installed instead of MPSS.

http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1345124

If not SC6, I would go with RE-11, which I was planning to use before the SC6 reviews came out. You will find multiple threads in the F8x forums where owners are not happy with the MPSS and switched to RE-11, especially if it's a daily driver.

Well, RE-11 is Extreme performance summer tire while MPSS is rated as Max performance summer tire. They are not at the same level

[Kabrich]

Originally Posted by mbfanos

Well, RE-11 is Extreme performance summer tire while MPSS is rated as Max performance summer tire. They are not at the same level

Yes, because people in USA need to go 100+ on their daily drive.

Regardless, the SC6 has better grip than MPSS with less noise and a more comfortable/forgiving ride, making it a better tire for the roads, beating it on every reputable Independent Test in Europe during the past year.

[M3AWD]

Thanks for the input

[goj]

Originally Posted by Kabrich

Yes, because people in USA need to go 100+ on their daily drive.

Regardless, the SC6 has better grip than MPSS with less noise and a more comfortable/forgiving ride, making it a better tire for the roads, beating it on every reputable Independent Test in Europe during the past year.

The SC6 is not available in OEM sizes for the 19s though. Or at least I've seen

[Kabrich]

Originally Posted by goj

The SC6 is not available in OEM sizes for the 19s though. Or at least I've seen

Incorrect.

Suggest you Expand your view

[goj]

Originally Posted by Kabrich

Incorrect.

Suggest you Expand your view

You mean go with wider tires?? Honestly since this is my daily driver I am going to stick with the OEM tire size.

[ouengineer]

I don't think you will be disappointed with MPSS. Friends that have them all rave about them. They test very well on Tire Rack's website (against the tires they pit them against) and have many positive reviews. Some of it could be hype, but I don't see them becoming such an industry standard for OEM high performance summer tire without being an all-around great tire.

I haven't seen any reviews about the Contisportcontact 6 or RE-11 as previously mentioned though. But with the price of the RE-11 and availability of the Conti (both of which are considered a different category of tire even), I don't see how you could go wrong with the MPSS.

[Kabrich]

Originally Posted by goj

You mean go with wider tires?? Honestly since this is my daily driver I am going to stick with the OEM tire size.

No, I mean SC6 in OEM size are available.

Originally Posted by ouengineer

I don't think you will be disappointed with MPSS. Friends that have them all rave about them. They test very well on Tire Rack's website (against the tires they pit them against) and have many positive reviews. Some of it could be hype, but I don't see them becoming such an industry standard for OEM high performance summer tire without being an all-around great tire.

I haven't seen any reviews about the Contisportcontact 6 or RE-11 as previously mentioned though. But with the price of the RE-11 and availability of the Conti (both of which are considered a different category of tire even), I don't see how you could go wrong with the MPSS.

Originally Posted by Lancelot

Just to share, Evo magazine (france edition at least) had a performance tyre ranking last month, Continental ContiSportContact 6 came first overall (dry track, wet track, road use, braking), MPSS came 6th overall (out of 9 tyres tested), except 1st for dry track but only 8th (!) for wet track.

Don't get me wrong, I like my MPSS, but I used to love them much more when I was in Hong Kong - the weather was completely different. Here they're not gripping that well with cold weather.

Yes, EVO

http://www.superstreetonline.com/how...-track-tested/

What came out of these drives is the fact that the Continental's new SportContact 6 is the best road-legal non-track-day spec tire I have tested by a noticeable margin, and its consistency and user-friendly handling enabled me to extract the optimum performance from each car I drove that day. So while they may not be able to reinvent the wheel, Continental has certainly proven it knows how to make one of the best ultra high performance road tires money can buy.

And Auto Bild (German So a link to the English Summary)

http://www.minimumtread.com/tire-blo...tire-benchmark

Recently the reputable European magazine Auto Bild pitted the new Continental SportContact 6 against the Michelin Pilot Super Sport in a direct comparison test, and the results were pretty astounding.

The SportContact 6 proved superior to the Pilot Super Sport in both dry and wet conditions. The SportContact 6 was the quicker of the two tires on track, and the evaluators preferred the Continental's steering feedback and handling balance as well.

While this is only one comparison test, the result represents a departure from nearly all performance tire comparison test of the past few years. The Pilot Super Sport has bested every other street performance tire (especially) in terms of track performance, and so the fact that the SportContact 6 was able to beat the Michelin at its own game, so to speak, is noteworthy indeed.


http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article...-Tyre-Test.htm

2016 AutoBild UHP Summer Tyre Test

The test we've all been waiting for is here, and it's round one to Continental.

The new Continental Sport Contact 6 was tested against the reigning performance tyre king, the Michelin Pilot Super Sport, and the result was surprising.

The previous Continental has always had the edge on the Michelin in the wet, but new the new Continental tyre also has the better dry grip and steering feel, at least according to this test.

The one area they didn't test was wear, which is where Michelin usually claws back some marks, but for now the new Sport Contact 6 looks to be every bit the tyre Continental have promised us!

[M3AWD]

Got my MPSS installed last night at Costco. I stayed with OEM size

Thanks again everyone

[Polo08816]

There's also the Pilot Sport 4S now. Not sure about sizing.

[bmw-again]

Tirerack told me yesterday PS4S will be available in March and is the PSS replacement. They will continue to make PSS for 8-12 months and then stop making them. I don't take delivery until March of my 17 so I am waiting for the PS4S.

[Kabrich]

Originally Posted by M-SP0RT

Got my MPSS installed last night at Costco. I stayed with OEM size

Thanks again everyone

Should have read what other posters have said about how sloppy the MPSS Generics are compared to MPSS * BMW.

Oh well.

Live and learn.

http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1347552