Bennie
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- Ben
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My Macan 4 was delivered last week. It turned out to be standing on 21” Bridgestones. Clearly not my preference, because I always drove with Michelins on my BMW’s and also on my Taycan and previous Macan. In another thread I already wrote that the dealer wanted to change tires, but that would cost € 2,400. Moreover, I could nót return the (new) Bridgestones.
In my opinion this does not suit Porsche. You can tick everything, but you are at the mercy of Porsche when it comes to tire choice. While tires are crucial for driving pleasure. A lottery or roulette, which one you get. The choices are Bridgestone, Continental, Goodyear, Michelin or Pirelli. All with the indication N, but far from the same quality.
The tyre labels on the configurator is mandatory so Porsche has to show these differences. I looked them up and saw them confirmed by several tire tests for SUV summer tyres.
The table shows consecutively for 21” rims 255/45 - 295/40: front dry - rear dry | front wet - rear wet | dB front - dB rear
Conclusion: Goodyear is the best choice. Bridgestone and Pirelli are the worst.
I can confirm that my Bridgestones are stiffer than I was used to from the Michelins. Tests show that the Bridgestones have a higher rolling resistance. I think this is the cause of it. Perhaps I have no other choice than to change them for Goodyears. The lottery turned out wrong for me…
That asks for a poll?
In my opinion this does not suit Porsche. You can tick everything, but you are at the mercy of Porsche when it comes to tire choice. While tires are crucial for driving pleasure. A lottery or roulette, which one you get. The choices are Bridgestone, Continental, Goodyear, Michelin or Pirelli. All with the indication N, but far from the same quality.
The tyre labels on the configurator is mandatory so Porsche has to show these differences. I looked them up and saw them confirmed by several tire tests for SUV summer tyres.
The table shows consecutively for 21” rims 255/45 - 295/40: front dry - rear dry | front wet - rear wet | dB front - dB rear
| Bridgestone | C | B | C | B | 71 | 73 |
| Continental | B | A | C | B | 73 | 75 |
| Goodyear | B | A | B | A | 70 | 72 |
| Michelin | B | B | B | B | 74 | 72 |
| Pirelli | C | B | C | B | 71 | 72 |
Conclusion: Goodyear is the best choice. Bridgestone and Pirelli are the worst.
I can confirm that my Bridgestones are stiffer than I was used to from the Michelins. Tests show that the Bridgestones have a higher rolling resistance. I think this is the cause of it. Perhaps I have no other choice than to change them for Goodyears. The lottery turned out wrong for me…
That asks for a poll?
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