Which tires (really) come on the 21"s?

[dsm363]

I would love 20,000 miles on the tires. After the Roadster and changing every 7,000 miles on the rears, anything that gets me through more than a year is a win. I guess I'll try the Pilot Sport 2s. I'm more concerned about dry and wet handling than road noise, ride comfort or even tread wear. Whatever tire is on there though I'll keep until it is time to change.

[dsm363]

Well Michelins are normally high in my book, but man this last set on my Avalon, have worn out in two years, with around 18k miles on them. Can't remember what they're rated for though. Thinking I might be headed to Les Schwab this next time around for some high mileage, quiet rated, all seasons next.

I definitely would put all seasons on an Avalon since your Model S will be your performance orriented car anyway.

[SCW-Greg]

I definitely would put all seasons on an Avalon since your Model S will be your performance orriented car anyway.

Yeah, you got that right. And we live up on a bit of mountain, steep roads to get here. It wouldn't see the light of day if the conditions are snowy/icy. The Grand Cherokee is for that. But we have 3 vehicles, and I plan on trading in one, possibly two - to make the Model S pill a little easier to swallow. The Avalon may go.

[capt601]

Hankook Ventus are excellent tires at grat price. Have put them on both our 911 and cayenne. And get great mileage and grip out of them. We are probably getting twice the normal porsche N rated tire mileage out of the tirss. They perform well in auto cross as well. I'm already planning on putting them on at the first tire change.
Unfortunately hankook doesn't do much advertising, so they come across as cheap but are far from it.

[goyogi]

Since the air suspension is Continental I would think they would have a better deal with them for tires. As they are also significantly less expensive in the aftermarket it's a good chance they are less expensive for Tesla as well even in volume and that affects the bottom line. The difference between the two at tirerack.com is a bit over $1,100. So just for the 1000 U.S. sig series with assumed 21" wheels that's > $1,000,000 addition to the margin assuming the difference in aftermarket price holds true. While Tesla strives for perfection and while the Michelin's may be a superior tire most people don't think about the tire when they buy a car. Any gripes with the tires is easily remedied after 15-20k miles.

[dsm363]

Yeah, you got that right. And we live up on a bit of mountain, steep roads to get here. It wouldn't see the light of day if the conditions are snowy/icy. The Grand Cherokee is for that. But we have 3 vehicles, and I plan on trading in one, possibly two - to make the Model S pill a little easier to swallow. The Avalon may go.

Yeah. I have a feeling my Jetta may lose out to the Roadster when the Model S arrives. Might be going all electric.

[digitaltim]

PS - I regularly got 20k on my BMW PS2s (albeit they were 17s) as well and I am hoping for the same experience on the Model S.

[MikeK]

Which tires did the non performance sunset red have 21" - I drove that car at the Fremont event and tested the tires on the corners and they were amazing. I thought they were the Continentals - also found the ride incredibly comfortable.

I can't read the sidewall in the pics, so hope someone knows as they are priced very favorably.

I squinted *really* hard at the one photo I have that shows the Sunset Red's wheel, and I think it's the Continental. PM me if you'd like me to send you the full-res photo so you can squint for yourself.