What Tyre's Did Yours Come With?

[Bristle Hound]

Mine are 255/35 19 Pirelli P Zero Rosso's

Salesman seemed to think this was rare for these to be fitted

Me thinks that these are going to be expensive to replace :aargh4:

[onemanparty]

Mine are 255/35 19 Pirelli P Zero Rosso's

Salesman seemed to think this was rare for these to be fitted

Me thinks that these are going to be expensive to replace :aargh4:

On my old B8 19" Dunlop Sport Maxx GT cost £275 each :aargh4:


I had Pirelli P Zero Rosso's on an A6 and that was about the same :(

[73kingstonroad]

Mine are 255/35 19 Pirelli P Zero Rosso's

Salesman seemed to think this was rare for these to be fitted

Me thinks that these are going to be expensive to replace :aargh4:

I hope mine comes with these... As long as the wear rate is good...

I had the Dunlop's on my Golf GTI and thought they were OK, but they got slagged down by my friends on the GTI Forums...

Our local Audi dealer and Grimsby dealer have S4's in stock with these on them.

Martin

[ScottyUK]

Mine are 255/35 19 Pirelli P Zero Rosso's

Salesman seemed to think this was rare for these to be fitted

Me thinks that these are going to be expensive to replace :aargh4:

I got these on my 19"ers as well

[allanmmck]

My 2.0TFSi Quattro on the standard 18' wheels came with Michelin Pilot Sport 245/50 ZR 18's

[gregpawley]

My 2.0T S line with the standard 18" 5 spoke came with Bridgestone Potenza RE050A's I know these tyres got slated as being poor in snow, but grip very well in the wet and dry, quiet too so no complaints so far.

I went for the service and maintenance contract when I bought my car, I did look at the tyre costs at the time and decided with the 18" the cost of the tyre cover did not balance out, with the 19" different story.

18" 245/40
Bridgestone and Pirelli P Zero Rosso approx £180, Michelin Pilot Sport £240

19" 255/35
Bridgestone and Pirelli P Zero Rosso approx £240, Michelin Pilot Sport £325

Another to consider choosing a brand is the sidewall design the Bridgestone offer good protection against curbing.

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[tribester]

My A4 140 TDI SE with 18" rims came with ditto 245/40ZR18 93Y Michelin Sport Pilot. Just done 23k and need new fronts. Slightly bothered by not the best tracking stability - an independent dealer mate swears by Contis but my ATS Euromaster says avoid Contis like the plague and stick with Michelin. At £220 a pop I need to make the right choice in the next week or so!

Unless any of you know different I might stick with Michelin - better the devil that I (and Audi) know - plus I still have plenty of life on the Michelin rears.

[Red 2]

My 1.8T 160 SE with standard 17" has Contis which are wearing well and, on visiting for a rebalance, my local National Tyre Services recommended sticking with.

You pays your money, you makes your choice......

[cpd1]

On the tyre subject, do Audi offer tyre insurance via their dealers or is that a dealer specific item?
With my local BMW dealer, £300 gets you a 3yr cover, think it was max 1 tyre/per corner per year but given price of tyres (esp run flats), it is a no brainer.
Asked my Audi dealer but he was trying to place the full maintenance plan on me...
Will look into it closer to delivery.
Found this website (https://www.directgap.co.uk/products_tyre_details.aspx) to, only 1 tyre/corner over life of the policy but it is cheap.
Any experience with the above or Audi dealer provided tyre insurance?

[ScottyUK]

Your salesman should be sacked!

Tyre protection is one of the things the dealer should be pushing along with Gap Proection etc

IIRC it's about £250 but I don't recall the limitations.

[cpd1]

He is def keen on GAP and Autoglym but hasn't yet mentioned tyre insurance. Will look it closer to delivery. BMW dealer def a lot keener on this. No brainer for me given I had 5 flats in 2 yrs...

[Plife]

Dunlop Sport Maxx GT for my 19's. Don't currently have any issues with the tyres so would likely keep the same - but could change as will be replacing all 4 at the same time!

None of the 19's supplied are cheap!!

[Bristle Hound]

Wondered if this might interest someone with the P Zero's fitted

http://www.pirelli.co.uk/web/catalog/ProductPdf?product_uri=/pirellityre/en_GB/browser/xml/catalog/car-suv-van/CAR_FITM_PzeroRosso_SUM.xml&product_name=PZero_Rosso

[rich164h]

Pirelli Cinturato P7's on my SE Exec. the car's only just run in so I've not pushed them yet but I get the feeling they're designed for comfort and long life, and not ultimate grip.

[mkc]

Black ones.........

Was at Audi at the weekend and I saw a S4 with P Zeros on (red text on the side wall of the tyre). Not seen them on smaller engine cars so perhaps you were lucky

[mcintosh2011]

I,ll let you know what mine has . I pick it up Wednesday afternoon.
2.0 TDI Avant 170 S line Quattro 19" seven spoke wheels, Lava grey:approve:

[ScottyUK]

Black ones.........

Was at Audi at the weekend and I saw a S4 with P Zeros on (red text on the side wall of the tyre). Not seen them on smaller engine cars so perhaps you were lucky


Quite a number of us have these tyres. Mine are on a 2.0T.

p.s. Not sure if they're P Zero's or P Zero Rosso's. Is there a difference? :confused:

[onemanparty]

Dunlop Sport Maxx GT for my 19's. Don't currently have any issues with the tyres so would likely keep the same - but could change as will be replacing all 4 at the same time!

None of the 19's supplied are cheap!!

Dunlop Sport Maxx GT 19"
£275 each back in October last year when my A4 (B8) tyre blow out

[Paul.693]

Bridgestone Potenza RE050 245/40/18 on standard 5 spoke s-line rims

[robtt09]

Pirelli Cinturato P7 on my 3.00tdi. Seem ok to me but have not really "flexed" them yet as car only done 700miles.What,if any,is the difference between all these different Pirelli tyres? When they are worn I will change them for Vredstein all weather tyres which are great in the wet and snow.All British cars come fitted with "summer" tyres which are pants in the snow or below freezing

[73kingstonroad]

Mine are 255/35 19 Pirelli P Zero Rosso's

Salesman seemed to think this was rare for these to be fitted

Me thinks that these are going to be expensive to replace :aargh4:

BH...

How are the tyres holding up.

Since you started this thread i've been looking around at A4 and A5's to see which tyres have come with the cars. I've also been looking on the web at reviews on tyres.
The P Zero Rosso's get a very good review but are let down by tyre wear.
The Dunlop Sport Maxx GT's get a good review and are good on tyre wear and I have had them on my Golf GTI and liked them.
I'd like the P Zero's to come on mine but with having Quattro and reading the review on tyre wear my pocket say's Dunlop Sport maxx GT's.

FWD X 6k miles X 3yrs = Two front tyres.
Quattro x 6k miles x 3yrs (40/60 Split) = Four tyres.

Martin