Continental vs Michelin

[meds1976]

Hi all,

My 2017 X6 M50i is currently on Pirelli P Zero RFT's (All-Season I believe) which are due to be replaced.

I'm debating between the Continental ContiSportContact 5 vs Michelin PS4s. I appreciate the Conti is RFT and the Michelin isn't.

Setup is 20s staggered 275/40 & 315/35 with 15mm (front) and 20mm (rear) spacers as well as lowered on ACS springs (front) and lowering links (rear).

I'm in the UK (London area) so happy to run a summer tyre all year as weather doesn't get too severe in the winter. I appreciate they say the PS4s aren't great below 40F (4C). Not sure about the Conti's. However, roads here are terrible at best.

What I'm trying to assertain is whether the PS4S will be that much better than the Conti's? If I go with the PS4S, I would most likely get a space saver along with Tyreweld and/or Dynaplug.

Cost isn't the issue. More about how much better the car will ride on the PS4S vs the Conti's and the convenience of having RFT's.

Car is a daily driver shuttling kids and family around.

Appreciate I'm comparing apples to oranges but would be grateful for the advice.

Thank you.

[tlow98]

Either of these are great choices, but for ride comfort Michelins are pretty hard to beat especially non RFT.

Most comfort of all would be vredestein which I’d seriously consider if I were you. Of course, they won’t have the summer grip, but they’d beat almost everyone in the biggest categories, ride, noise levels, all season performance.

The question is are you really using the summer tire grip? If so, PS4S. If not vredestein all the way. Check out the reviews on tire rack. Beats the Michelin AS4…

[LovemyBMWX5]

I can’t compare, as I haven’t run those specific Contis, but I can say the Michelin PS4s are great!!

[BDO]

How many miles did you get out of the Pirellis? Anything in specific you didn’t like about them?

[meds1976]

Originally Posted by BDO

How many miles did you get out of the Pirellis? Anything in specific you didn’t like about them?

TBH, I checked the tread and they still have some life in them. They were on the car when I bought it at 19,473mi and I'm currently sat at 37,265.

Nothing really specific. My thoughts are probably similar to what others have said around road noise and harshness of the ride.

TBH, just fancy a change. I will probably stick with RFT's as the wife also drives the car and I feel more comfortable with RFT's.

[BDO]

For the tyre with a reputation of not lasting long, mine just won’t die. I covered 52000 km on them so far and there is about 3mm left before getting to the wear bars.

I will probably sell the car before having to replace them at this rate. I don’t have any complaints on the rubber whatsoever and would actually use them again, as my previous experiences with Goodyear and Continental (on other cars) were not great - however the Michelins I’ve always had on my M cars are indeed superior.

Having said that, I insist on RFT on my daily.