19" tires on Plaid and LR

[scrapps]

So @jebinc 's post in the LR thread, showing his plaid with 19" wheels, and cross referencing with the tires that fit the new Model S on Tirerack, it looks like the ones on his are summer tires. Below is a screenshot. At the time of writing we don't yet know of any TMC folks who have taken LR with these 19"s so can't confirm if the tires are different on LR vs Plaid. Any thoughts? I for one was hoping for some all-seasons, as I might be taking delivery in November in the NE.

 

[GrnSqrl]

So @jebinc 's post in the LR thread, showing his plaid with 19" wheels, and cross referencing with the tires that fit the new Model S on Tirerack, it looks like the ones on his are summer tires. Below is a screenshot. At the time of writing we don't yet know of any TMC folks who have taken LR with these 19"s so can't confirm if the tires are different on LR vs Plaid. Any thoughts? I for one was hoping for some all-seasons, as I might be taking delivery in November in the NE.

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To reiterate what I’ve posted a few times, my SA assured me my 19” would be AS. Hopefully I’ll see in a couple weeks.

 

[glide]

If they send me 19” wheels with summer tires I am going to be PISSED.

 

[WilliamG]

Almost certainly these will be summer tires. I don’t see how Tesla can advertise their 0-60 times without an asterisk otherwise. I don’t see all seasons handling the violence of a Plaid launch…

 

[boskog]

If they send me 19” wheels with summer tires I am going to be PISSED.

Agree. I live in NC & we often have sub 40 degree temps during our winter season. I would hope that they are shipped with all season tires.

 

[scrapps]

I wonder if Plaids are coming with the summers and LR with the AS then. That would explain why the owners manual has both summer and AS listed for 19s.

 

[jebinc]

So @jebinc 's post in the LR thread, showing his plaid with 19" wheels, and cross referencing with the tires that fit the new Model S on Tirerack, it looks like the ones on his are summer tires. Below is a screenshot. At the time of writing we don't yet know of any TMC folks who have taken LR with these 19"s so can't confirm if the tires are different on LR vs Plaid. Any thoughts? I for one was hoping for some all-seasons, as I might be taking delivery in November in the NE.

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Yep, here are my tires…

 

[MarcG]

Yep, here are my tires…
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Any signs of "M+S" anywhere on the sidewall?

 

[jebinc]

Any signs of "M+S" anywhere on the sidewall?

Will look later. If it does have that, does that mean they are all season?

 

[scrapps]

No M+S (Mud + Snow) implies it's a winter tire. I'd put money on your tires being summer. There's no way that's a M+S tire.

 

[MarcG]

Will look later. If it does have that, does that mean they are all season?

Yes

No M+S (Mud + Snow) implies it's a winter tire. I'd put money on your tires being summer. There's no way that's a M+S tire.

My MXM4 tires were all-season (not winter) and had M+S markings.

 

[jebinc]

No M+S (Mud + Snow) implies it's a winter tire. I'd put money on your tires being summer. There's no way that's a M+S tire.

No M+S. It looks like a bastard tire between summer and all season. Look at the treads.

 

[jebinc]

Any signs of "M+S" anywhere on the sidewall?

No.

 

[AMGF]

From other owners pictures, it looks like it has the PZ4 logo. So these are Pirelli high performance summer tires. They also have Elect on them which are tires for EVs. So these are PZ4 Elect which seems very new as there is no information on Pirelli website or tirerack. But if they are similar to the regular PZ4, they are awesome summer tires with a twist to make them better for EVs' high torque at 0 rpm and hard acceleration.

 

[jebinc]

From other owners pictures, it looks like it has the PZ4 logo. So these are Pirelli high performance summer tires. They also have Elect on them which are tires for EVs. So these are PZ4 Elect which seems very new as there is no information on Pirelli website or tirerack. But if they are similar to the regular PZ4, they are awesome summer tires with a twist to make them better for EVs' high torque at 0 rpm and hard acceleration.

@AMGF I was hoping the 19s would be all season. They are not. They are Summer Sport Pirelli's. Full stop.

 

[AMGF]

@AMGF I was hoping the 19s would be all season. They are not. They are Summer Sport Pirelli's. Full stop.

Yes they are. I personally love that. I live in the snow belt and 4 seasons are useless in the winter and not very good in the summer. Plus I think all seasons and 1020hp/1050lbs of torque is a bad idea anyway. You’ll never feel the true power if the power is held back by the traction control because of lack of grip.

As much as it sucks, I think it is best to have this type of power with proper tires for the job.

 

[Blue Stuff]

Did anyone do the research yet and see what the AS and winter tire options are for the 19s? I love AS as I don't have to ever swap - don't need to go out if roads aren't plowed.

 

[scrapps]

I had a quick look. In my screenshot above you'll see some Michelin Pilot Sport A-S. They might be worth a try.

 

[dropgems]

I have Michelin as4 on 18’s on my m3p. They grip fine. Hopefully they can grip on the plaid though.

 

[jebinc]

Mixing it up a bit… It looks like he is trying to “deliver” a Plaid! WTF?!