Tyre life and replacement

Neil1911 · Post by **Neil1911** » Fri Nov 13, 2020 11:04 am

It seems my Macan S delivered on 1 Sept 2019 is in need of new tyres to replace the original Hankooks which have covered 13,500 miles.

Can anybody tell me:
1. Is this is a record for longevity?

2. Are Michelin Cross Climates a good replacement option?

Thanks.

Spud · Post by **Spud** » Fri Nov 13, 2020 11:59 am

That’s not good, done 25,000 miles in my 2018 Macan, Michelin latsport 3, should get another 5,000 out of them

pmg · Post by **pmg** » Fri Nov 13, 2020 12:15 pm

1) Depends on how many times you have used launch control?

Being serious, how has the car been used? If in a country area with lots of braking and bends and not much motorway/duel carriageway cruising use that does put up tyre wear.

2) I am not aware of Mich Cross Climate having Porsche Type N approval so would hit the value of the car and in extremist cause warranty issues(?). I do find it a pity that Porsche has not given N approval to any of the modern all-season tyres that meet snowflake standards as if they did living where I do they would be my all year round set.

SAC1 · Post by **SAC1** » Fri Nov 13, 2020 12:23 pm

Michelin Cross Climate are not NO Porsche approved, so will impact your warranty.

I had Michelin Latitude Sport 3 on my SD and they did 18,000 miles using predominantly cross country A and B roads. If you do mainly low speed town roads and / or motorway miles, then tyre life is much longer on the Macan.

nsm3 · Post by **nsm3** » Fri Nov 13, 2020 12:56 pm

Mine were changed at 20k miles. The rears were on the markers, but the fronts maybe had another 2-3k miles in them? P-Zeros.

BigPhil · Post by **BigPhil** » Fri Nov 13, 2020 2:35 pm

I got 35k out of my last set of P-Zeros. Majority of those miles were motorway though. My first set lasted 22k.

On-Track · Post by **On-Track** » Fri Nov 13, 2020 3:06 pm

I got 21.5k out of the Pirelli P-Zeros the car came with. Didn't do enough on the Michelin Latitudes to forecast how long they might have lasted.

Kleynie · Post by **Kleynie** » Fri Nov 13, 2020 4:56 pm

20k on my P Zero's with 21" wheels. I could have got more but got an un-repairable puncture and they were all below 3mm, so decided to upgrade to Michelin Latitude.

Neil1911 · Post by **Neil1911** » Fri Nov 13, 2020 5:29 pm

Yes, the lack of an N rating only dawned on me after posting, a shame as they're rated as quieter and more fuel efficient. Porsche probably just want to keep selling winter sets or am I just being cynical?

Motorways have probably only accounted for 3 of those 13k miles and while I didn't specify the sports chrono package I have THOROUGHLY enjoyed the handling. Maybe year two ownership will be more restrained and kinder to the rubber ........... then again maybe not!

I think the Michelin Latitudes are edging it, for comparison purposes and 1 less decibel of road noise, at the moment.

JurassicGTS · Post by **JurassicGTS** » Fri Nov 13, 2020 5:37 pm

Did Porsche really originally fit Hankooks

?

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