New SR+ tire question

[Jeremy3292]

We are using too many acronyms here and we are all saying the same thing. There are only two choices here for 18” Tesla rims on the M3. There is a “Pilot Sport 4“ and it is a summer tire. There is a “Pilot Sport A/S 4” and it is an all season tire. See Michelin links below:

Shop Michelin Pilot Sport 4 Tires | Michelin

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 tires offer exceptional wet and dry grip through a Formula-E tread pattern and improved efficiency so you can put power to the pavement.

www.michelinman.com

Shop Pilot® Sport All Season 4 Tires | Michelin

Elevate your potential in all seasons with dry, wet, and snow control. Shop Pilot Sport All Season 4 tires from Michelin built with high-performance made to last.

www.michelinman.com

 

[RAZL]

We are using too many acronyms here and we are all saying the same thing. There are only two choices here for 18” Tesla rims on the M3. There is a “Pilot Sport 4“ and it is a summer tire. There is a “Pilot Sport A/S 4” and it is an all season tire. See Michelin links below:

Shop Michelin Pilot Sport 4 Tires | Michelin

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 tires offer exceptional wet and dry grip through a Formula-E tread pattern and improved efficiency so you can put power to the pavement.

www.michelinman.com

Shop Pilot® Sport All Season 4 Tires | Michelin

Elevate your potential in all seasons with dry, wet, and snow control. Shop Pilot Sport All Season 4 tires from Michelin built with high-performance made to last.

www.michelinman.com

Except.. there is also pilot sport 4S in 18 inch. It used to be called the super sport.

Shop Michelin Pilot Sport 4S Tires | Michelin

The Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tire has Maximum Combined Performance - 1st in dry lap time, 1st in dry braking, 1st in wet lap time, and 1st in wet braking.

www.michelinman.com

Pilot sport 4 = max summer
Pilot sport 4s = max(er) summer
Pilot sport a/s4 = all season


Here are all the 18 inch for model 3 sr... in addition to those 3 are the mxm4 and xice.

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[Jeremy3292]

Except.. there is also pilot sport 4S in 18 inch. It used to be called the super sport.

Shop Michelin Pilot Sport 4S Tires | Michelin

The Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tire has Maximum Combined Performance - 1st in dry lap time, 1st in dry braking, 1st in wet lap time, and 1st in wet braking.

www.michelinman.com

Pilot sport 4 = max summer
Pilot sport 4s = max(er) summer
Pilot sport a/s4 = all season


Here are all the 18 inch for model 3 sr... in addition to those 3 are the mxm4 and xice.

MICHELIN Tires Car

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The Pilot Sport 4S is not a Tesla OEM tire and thus would never be standard equipment coming from the factory... at least I think so. It is true you can buy it aftermarket as per your link. I stand corrected on that part!

 

[jrcase]

I am the OP. My tires are the Pilot 4s summer tires. They came on my brand new 2021 SR+ with 3 miles on it that I picked up last week. I took a couple of pictures of the tread to confirm.

 

[jrcase]

I stand corrected, the tires are Michelin Pilot Sport 4. Nevertheless, they are still summer tires.

 

[Jeremy3292]

I stand corrected, the tires are Michelin Pilot Sport 4. Nevertheless, they are still summer tires.

You can tell easily on Michelin's website what is Tesla OEM as the tire description says "T0" or "T1" and "Acoustic"

Huge bummer they are summer tires. Can't believe Tesla is doing that on a non-P trim.

 

[jrcase]

You can tell easily on Michelin's website what is Tesla OEM as the tire description says "T0" or "T1" and "Acoustic"

Huge bummer they are summer tires. Can't believe Tesla is doing that on a non-P trim.

Agreed. The fact that I cant drive the car under 40 degrees temperature is frustrating but I am more bummed that my range will take a hit when compared with the all season MXM4 tires.

 

[RAZL]

Drives great when warm though! Slight mpg and noise hit but they do handle really well.

 

[XPsionic]

Agreed. The fact that I cant drive the car under 40 degrees temperature is frustrating but I am more bummed that my range will take a hit when compared with the all season MXM4 tires.

Too bad you're not in SoCal, I'd gladly swap the MXM4s with you lol.

 

[Gasaraki]

Pilot 4S are all seasons... 4S = 4 Seasons

The Pilot S4 are the summer tires.

MXM4s are sh*t. If you don't like the 4S, then you will not like the MXM4 in the winter time.

Sorry, I have to make a correction. I keep getting the AS4 and 4S tires mixed up. The AS4 is the All-Season one. The 4S is the summer.

 

[Jeremy3292]

I have to make a correction. I keep getting the S4 and 4S tires mixed up. The AS4 is the All-Season one. The 4S is the summer.

That is incorrect. There are 3 tires. S4, 4S, & A/S 4. The first 2 are summer tires & the last one is all season.

The S4 and A/S 4 are Tesla OEM for 18" rims. The 4S is an option per Michelin but is not OEM (for 18" rims).

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[Gimmethecash]

Mine came with Pirelli P-Zero, but the 4S in 235/35/20 is OEM for the M3P. There’s also a T0 275/30/20 and a couple of 21” sizes.

 

[RAZL]

That is incorrect. There are 3 tires. S4, 4S, & A/S 4. The first 2 are summer tires & the last one is all season.

The S4 and A/S 4 are Tesla OEM for 18" rims. The 4S is an option per Michelin but is not OEM (for 18" rims).

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Ummm that's not right.
Oem 18inch tesla are:
Pilot Sport 4 t0 (summer)
Primacy mxm4 t1 (previously t0)

Others available include
Pilot sport 4S (summer)
Pilot sport all season 4
Xice snow

Your link (and my link) show this as have been pointed out multiple times. I'll stop correcting now... correct info is right there in the link.

 

[Jeremy3292]

Ummm that's not right.
Oem 18inch tesla are:
Pilot Sport 4 t0 (summer)

Others available include
Pilot sport 4S (summer)
Pilot sport all season 4

nevermind I agree with you I don’t know what I was thinking earlier because we’ve been over this multiple times lol