My tire PSA

[Tighlines]

I (like many of you) keep a close eye on my tires and the posts in this forum regarding tires.
My porsche issued Continental Procontact have ~16k miles on them and the fronts were wearing like we all have come to expect. The rears were looking ok with about 3mm of tread left ( fairly even) so my focus was the fronts.

I called my local porsche dealer to order some Michelin PS AS4 to find they couldn't get them from any of their suppliers, which blows my mind considering these are (arguably) the best all season tires you can put on a taycan. Shout out to @jasonh for his write up on this topic and posting on the fact that Michelin doesn't make the 21/305 which is spec for the Taycan but they do make 21/315 and they do fit. Maybe this is why Porsche doesn't supply those tires...
So I took it to discount tire and they could get them in a few days. As the tech was looking at them he noticed the rears were in worse shape than I thought.

Even though i still had decent tread the far inside was compromised.
I always drive with the car in low mode and I drive it like I stole most of the time. So I probably should have seen it coming sooner, which leads to my PSA: Do your tire checks and get dirty doing it. Casual glances are not enough. A blowout on these rims is very expensive, not to mention all of the other nightmares that could occur.

I can't wait to destroy these Michelins

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[SergeyIndy]

I am in the same situation and the dealer would only order and install the same Continentals All-Seasons. Please keep us posted on when you get the Michelin's and share exact spec and price as I may as well try to bypass the dealer and get me the Michelins. I assume this will not void any warranty since the Michelins are not Porsche N0 rated.

 

[jasonh]

I am in the same situation and the dealer would only order and install the same Continentals All-Seasons. Please keep us posted on when you get the Michelin's and share exact spec and price as I may as well try to bypass the dealer and get me the Michelins. I assume this will not void any warranty since the Michelins are not Porsche N0 rated.

Take a look at the post/thread below. I have had the Michelins for a while now and they have been great day-to-day tires through the Seattle winter. Also have them on my wife’s LC500.
https://www.taycanforum.com/forum/t...1-tires-on-taycan-4s-my-review-results.17283/

 

[tophamn]

...the Michelins are not Porsche N0 rated.

Michelin do a N0 rated PS4 315/30/21 - for Panamera, but fits Taycan:

 

[figure1a]

It seems like low mode is the key to extreme inner wear. The fix is to have your alignment done while the car is in low mode.

 

[Tighlines]

I am in the same situation and the dealer would only order and install the same Continentals All-Seasons. Please keep us posted on when you get the Michelin's and share exact spec and price as I may as well try to bypass the dealer and get me the Michelins. I assume this will not void any warranty since the Michelins are not Porsche N0 rated.

Finally got the new shoes put on and whipped it around town a lil bit. It's hard to discern between the better feel being more Michelin related or just having new shoes on but they look and feel great.
I had to walk the guys through the jacking process, just to make sure they were on top of things.
Receipt:

Good price and good service at Discount Tire, albeit each location depends solely on the experience of the guys working that day.
They could have checked the alignment but then they would have had to use their lift and if the alignment was off they couldn't fix it (I would have to take it to the dealer). So, I chose not to let them check the alignment.

 

[tophamn]

Finally got the new shoes put on...

Are these N0 rated?

 

[Tighlines]

No, not N0 rated

 

[mystermykee]

I have about 21k miles on Goodyear Asymmetric 5. I don't seem to have an issue with inner wear, but more so outer wear for the front. Rears seem fine to me.

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Rear

 

[whitex]

I haven't noticed excessive wear on my Taycan yet, but I change wheels 3 times a year so my mileage is distributed across 3 sets of tires. However, looking at the last picture of the OP, it looks very close to what I once experienced on a barely a year old Lexus RX 400h. It turned out to be bad alignment from the factory, Lexus paid for the alignment and 2 of the 4 tires I had to replace. Didn't happen again.

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