Just In - Tire Rack Test for Tesla Model 3

[Astro_Guy]

Whether or not you buy from Tire Rack their tests are very informative. See https://www.tirerack.com/tires/test...l-3-performance-5-uhpas-tires-tested?ttid=355 I have the Continental DWS06+ on two of the family cars now and love them. I am glad that they were included because they saved my bacon once in a hard braking maeuver on the New Jersey Turnpike.

I hope that some of you EV owners will chime in here. My humble PHEV came with Michelin Energy Savers which are the darling of the California Prius crowd. Quite frankly I hate them because their traction is just terrible.

 

[Cujet]

I've come to appreciate the TireRack tire tests. They provide good hard data and valid subjective info. The BFG's I have on my X-Type were perfectly described. Got them in spite of the TR test, as Costco had 'em cheeeeep. And truth be told, they have been pretty good once half the squirmy tread disappeared.

 

[JeffKeryk]

I believe the Conti Extreme Contact came on our '18 M3 Mid Range RWD; great rubber.
Pirelli P-Zero came our '24 M3P, they are good rubber. @edyvw and @Trav recommended the Michelin Pilot Sport 4S summer tire and boy were they right. Dang car thinks its a 911 with AWD. Rock solid planted and Uber flat handling. Head and shoulders over the P-Zeros. And they come in a Tesla EV rating now.

I have the Michelin Pilot Sport All Season tires on our 2006 Acura TSX. Highly recommended. Perhaps if we lived in a 4 season climate, the AS rubber might make better sense all around than the summer tire. But the PS4S is the champion in my book.

P-Zero

PS4S

 

[RhondaHonda]

Still rolling on the OEM Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4s on my Model Y Performance with 45,000+ miles.

They’ve been great and I’m debating on them or a cheap Chinese tire to see how they compare.

 

[UncleDave]

I've come to appreciate the TireRack tire tests. They provide good hard data and valid subjective info. The BFG's I have on my X-Type were perfectly described. Got them in spite of the TR test, as Costco had 'em cheeeeep. And truth be told, they have been pretty good once half the squirmy tread disappeared.

same.

They seem to be pretty faithful to my experience.

 

[Astro_Guy]

I've come to appreciate the TireRack tire tests. They provide good hard data and valid subjective info. The BFG's I have on my X-Type were perfectly described. Got them in spite of the TR test, as Costco had 'em cheeeeep. And truth be told, they have been pretty good once half the squirmy tread disappeared.

To be honest I generally start thinking about tire replacement at 5/32 and never go beyond 4/32. We get quite a bit of rain where it live as I suspect you do as well. No offense to anyone but southern California reviews simply don't line up with my use case.

 

[pezzy84]

Not an efficiency champ but the Michelin CrossClimate2's are still kicking it quite nicely on my '21 ID.4. ~51k on them and the rears I may need to address in another 10-15k miles - fronts would be fine for quite awhile longer but I prefer to replace all 4 at once.

Sure the efficiency was much worse when they were new and for about the first ~5k miles but once they wore in they started matching and exceeding EPA figures for my particular vehicle. With the fantastic wear rate and excellent traction all around I cannot complain one bit. Will probably replace with same exact tires when the time comes in the next few months.

 

[fdcg27]

I hope that some of you EV owners will chime in here. My humble PHEV came with Michelin Energy Savers which are the darling of the California Prius crowd. Quite frankly I hate them because their traction is just terrible.

I do not find this to be the case at all with either the OEM or the replacement set of these Michelins on my HAH.
They were always very good in the wet and are pretty decent in snow. Got us through the plowed up apron of the driveway and all the way back to the garage through around 8-10 inches of snowfall back in January when we arrived at home from the airport after a two week trip on the second set with around 60K on them at the time. The originals were still at 4/32" after 72K.

 

[Ws6]

Ive used cc2, psas4, and hankook ion as suv on my GT. I have dws06+ on my cvpi. I prefer cc2 and dws06+ to the others.

 

[Ws6]

Not an efficiency champ but the Michelin CrossClimate2's are still kicking it quite nicely on my '21 ID.4. ~51k on them and the rears I may need to address in another 10-15k miles - fronts would be fine for quite awhile longer but I prefer to replace all 4 at once.

Sure the efficiency was much worse when they were new and for about the first ~5k miles but once they wore in they started matching and exceeding EPA figures for my particular vehicle. With the fantastic wear rate and excellent traction all around I cannot complain one bit. Will probably replace with same exact tires when the time comes in the next few months.

I measure a 7.5% drop with cc2 vs hankook ion as suv. Car actual range still massively exceeds sticker though. Efficiency is on par with psas4.

 

[dogememe]

I'm hoping to make it through the 20K mile lease without replacing the OEM Michelins on my M3 RWD.

 

[Legs4Arms]

I'm hoping to make it through the 20K mile lease without replacing the OEM Michelins on my M3 RWD.

I'd be more worried about the state of my gonads
...and not going to happen.

 

[dogememe]

I'd be more worried about the state of my gonads
...and not going to happen.

You lost me there.

 

[Legs4Arms]

You lost me there.

The tires will be skins @ 20K miles when you return it.
Get your free testosterone tested by your GP the day you turn it in.