I replaced the factory Micheling PSS with the SC7, after reading numerous reviews full of praise for these tyres, including some feedback from M2 owners that claim the SC7 has the same or better steering response than the MPSS. Well that is rubbish. Turn-in is good, yes, but the response is off - I can only imagine the sidewalls are softer than that of the MPSS. This, being a priority for me, ruined the handling of the car, and I threw them off and replaced with a fresh set of MPSS, not wanting to burn myself again. I would not recommend them to owners of M2 C that prioritise steering response over ultimate grip. If you can live with a slightly vague steering - then otherwise the tyres are great.
Best Tyres for the BMW M2 Competition
BMW M2 Competition drivers have left 9 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 61,000 miles of real world driving. Every tyre they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.
This page covers the BMW M2 Competition specifically. For the full picture, the BMW M2 page combines 28 reviews from every variant. All BMW M2 reviews →
- 9owner reviews
- 61,000 milescovered on them
- 7different tyres rated
- 73%average tyre score
The best rated tyres that fit the BMW M2 Competition
The rankings above can only speak for tyres a BMW M2 Competition driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 265/35 R19 and 245/35 R19 - whether or not anyone here has fitted them yet. They are ranked on the TR Score, which is built from independent test results and every owner review of that tyre.
Winter tyres
No BMW M2 Competition driver has reviewed a tyre in the Winter category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Pirelli P Zero Winter 2 is our highest rated, at 9.8 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | BMW M2 Competition reviews |
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| 1 |
Pirelli P Zero Winter 2
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9.8 | 265/35 R19 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4
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9.6 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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9.5 | 245/35 R19 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Hankook Winter i cept evo3
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9.2 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Winter Tyres → Test winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
Summer tyres
No BMW M2 Competition driver has reviewed a tyre in the Summer category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Continental SportContact 7 is our highest rated, at 9.7 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | BMW M2 Competition reviews |
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| 1 |
Continental SportContact 7
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9.7 | All your sizes | 2 |
| 2 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
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9.7 | 245/35 R19 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
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9.4 | All your sizes | 1 |
| 5 |
Hankook Ventus Evo
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
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9.4 | 245/35 R19 | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tyres →
All Season tyres
No BMW M2 Competition driver has reviewed a tyre in the All Season category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 is our highest rated, at 9.6 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | BMW M2 Competition reviews |
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| 1 |
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
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9.6 | 245/35 R19 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport
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9.6 | 245/35 R19 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Michelin CrossClimate 2
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9.5 | 245/35 R19 | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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9.5 | 245/35 R19 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
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9.5 | 245/35 R19 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Season Tyres → Test winner: Goodyear Vector All Season 4
Fitment comes from each tyre's manufactured size list, and the sizes are the ones drivers reported when they reviewed. Check the size, load index and speed rating on your own doorplate before buying - a size a previous owner ran is not always the size your car left the factory on.
Every tyre reviewed on the BMW M2 Competition
The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 5 tyres have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tyre | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
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| Michelin Pilot Super Sport Replaced by Michelin Pilot Sport S 5 | Summer | 77% | 2 | 6,500 miles |
| Continental SportContact 7 | Summer | 75% | 2 | 4,500 miles |
Tyre sizes BMW M2 Competition drivers run
The sizes fitted in the reviews on this page. Each one links to the top rated tyres in that size, across every car.
What BMW M2 Competition drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
After reading a few reviews I decided to replace the Michelin OE tyres as all 4 corners were due and I am very impressed. When pushing on the front end had plenty of grip and gave a good consistent feel. Tyres don't have too much longer left but that's probably down to how the tyres have been used.
I drive my m2 competition to and from the track here dry Arizona. The Bridgestone re71 rs has lasted 2500 street miles and three track days. I do time trials so I am driving very hard doing about 2 time trials and 3-4 open track rounds per event. So in total the tires still are useable after 60 track laps and the 2500 street miles. Not to mention I improved my lap times by 4 seconds compared to the Michelin sport 4s. I highly recommend these tires if you're someone that drives to the track and wants to put in competitive lap times.
Dire. Even worse than the regular Pirelli Zeros, which were acceptable until they wore down to near the limit. These are the same, they're dangerous even with a few extra mm of tyre tread above the legal limit. The one saving grace for the old Pirelli Zeros was that they weren't that pricey for a 'premium' tyre, but that's gone out the window for these PZ4s as they're dearer than Contis. I am so glad to be getting rid of them, it seems to me that they've taken all the worst points of the old PZ1s and just made these wear down even quicker, and with a higher price. Awful tyre. Switching to either SportContact 7 or Eagle F1s, both great tyres.
Great tyre I would only not buy it as the PS4S is rated better and is newer technology
I took those tyres on a race track day on Grobnik/Rijeka Croatia, they were overheating massively after 2-3 laps. Front pushed a lot, I had to deal with under-steer a lot. I went for tourist drives on Nordschleife/Nürburgring Germany. On the first day we had rain, shortly anything more than road legal driving pace (not on German Autobahn :) ) made the tyre act snappy and very hard to drive. Hardly any traction in straight or in the curves. Not so bad with aquaplaning though. Tyres are sort of OK for daily commuting. Wouldn't buy them, I've got them with vehicle.
A perfect tyre, grip no matter what, when it's wet it still feels dry
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