I drove a 2022 M3P and it had the pirelli pzero tires.. it seemed to handle pretty well and tons of grip. I'm not sure which year of M3P you drove .. maybe
they've improved the car from the time you drove it?
@stevehifi I have an October 2021 M3P, it came with the same wheels+tires as the 2022 you drove. I think it comes down to what you're used to. If you don't want more grip, then you don't need more grip! Yes it has plenty for any sane street driving...I'm just used to a little more.
My last sporty car (years ago) had less weight (under 3400 lbs), similar stock wheel+tire width (245 on 8.5" wide), and I ran sticky 200TW street/track dual use tires on it, ones that gripped well even cold on the street. (I was doing occasional track days back then. Not anymore though.)
So with the M3P I found myself wanting a little more grip. At first I figured 4000 lbs is simply a lot of weight for 235mm street-focused tires. And it is. But then I switched to 245/45R18 Bridgestone Potenza Sport on 18x8.5" wheels. I expected a
smidge more grip because the Potenza Sport rate higher than the PZ4 in most comparisons, but I actually got quite a
lot more grip (subjectively). Where the PZ4 would squeal and slip, the Potenza Sport just hold on without complaint. And I swear they grip better in the wet than the PZ4 did in the dry. Dry vs dry it's no comparison at all. I didn't hate the PZ4, they were way better than a non-performance tire like the MXM4 that the base Model 3 comes with. But it's clear to me now the PZ4 are lacking compared to some better options in their class.
Going into the wheel+tire change I didn't think 245s would really be enough to satisfy me for 4000 lbs of EV. My plan was to eventually get wider wheels+tires for summer and switch the 18x8.5" wheels to winter duty. As it turned out, with better tires I'm totally happy with 245s on 18x8.5" for summer use. Which is great, because it's cheaper and more range efficient than going wider. And now I'm thinking about 18x8" for winter.
You'll find plenty of people here who wouldn't be satisfied with my wheel+tire setup!
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18x9.5" and 19x9.5" wearing 265mm tires seem to be common setups on the M3P, easy fitments with usefull more grip. Some folks are pushing things further with 10-10.5" wide square setups. I think
most going really wide are doing some amount of track time or autox, where the extra grip is most useful, but I bet some just want the extra grip for the street because they're used to it.