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Old 04-26-2005, 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by BeMyWife' date='Apr 26 2005, 06:47 PM
I have ordered a set of 19" 128's from a BMW dealer in Germany.
Standard tyres on this set was the Michelin Pilots, but they have changed to Conti Sport 2, which probably means that BMW will use Continental on all their new tyres.

How is the comfort of the 19" Conti Sport 2?
Is the ride smooth enough?

My wheels will be here in 5 days. Hurrah!

Please give some information on how the tyres are in everyday use...

Thank you

Claus
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Continental SportContact 2 245/35/R19 and 275/30/R19 ZR
The above mentionned were suggested to me by pros...from Germany: HAMANN true they still have PZ0s and S03s even Scudiera from Bridgestone, I had before for 225 RE050 but those Contis are first of all always been used on bimmers as geniue German products like BMW
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Originally Posted by BeMyWife' date='Apr 26 2005, 06:47 PM
I have ordered a set of 19" 128's from a BMW dealer in Germany.
Standard tyres on this set was the Michelin Pilots, but they have changed to Conti Sport 2, which probably means that BMW will use Continental on all their new tyres.

How is the comfort of the 19" Conti Sport 2?
Is the ride smooth enough?

My wheels will be here in 5 days. Hurrah!

Please give some information on how the tyres are in everyday use...

Thank you

Claus
[snapback]120322[/snapback]
Continental SportContact 2
Test results auto motor und sport :
"A sports tyre for highest demands.
Excellent braking performance and acquaplaning prevention are the most important qualities of the new high-end tyre by continental for sports cars and luxury vehicles.
Early acceptance by Porsche and Ford underline ContiSportContact 2 qualities."
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Originally Posted by DannyZBMW' date='Dec 3 2004, 07:13 PM
Hi,

Has anyone used the Continental ContiSportContact 2 on their E60? This is the tire of choice for the new M5.

I have them on my Lexus LS430 Sport, and they work great. The turning responce is great.

Thanks

Danny Z
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For what it's worth, my buddy, who is a high level exec for Nitto, tells me that the entire industry considers Continental as the benchmark that all tire producers strive for with regards to "road noise." Please understand, this is only for ROAD NOISE, not performance but when tire size gets to the extremes (ie. 20 inch rims), road noise begins to become a factor.
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Originally Posted by BullMkt' date='Apr 26 2005, 04:22 PM
[quote name='DannyZBMW' date='Dec 3 2004, 07:13 PM']Hi,

Has anyone used the Continental ContiSportContact 2 on their E60? This is the tire of choice for the new M5.

I have them on my Lexus LS430 Sport, and they work great. The turning responce is great.

Thanks

Danny Z
[snapback]64334[/snapback]

For what it's worth, my buddy, who is a high level exec for Nitto, tells me that the entire industry considers Continental as the benchmark that all tire producers strive for with regards to "road noise." Please understand, this is only for ROAD NOISE, not performance but when tire size gets to the extremes (ie. 20 inch rims), road noise begins to become a factor.
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The whole process of shopping for tires for my 545i has been nothing but an aggravation. Everyone has wildly different opinions about which tires are the best under which circumstances. The Tire Rack reviews and rankings say something different, the Tire Rack tests say another thing, and all the while at any given time perhaps half of the tires recommended are out of stock in the most popular sizes for long periods of time. I hope the Potenza S03's I ordered are a good choice.
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My father in law had the continental sportcontact 2 under his porsche 911 Carrera 4S.

He was really happy with them and when I drove the car the lack of tirenoise was very noticable..
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Had the conti's on my previous E46. Overall, very good.
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