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Let’s talk about tires!!

Discussion in 'California/Portofino/Roma' started by Condor Man, Mar 11, 2023.

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  1. Condor Man

    Condor Man F1 Rookie
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    My Roma was delivered late 2022 and it came with Dunlop Tires.

    I find the traction to be horrible in 1st, 2nd and I even spun the wheels in the dry two days ago in 3rd gear!

    I was watching this review and Rory says the car is so progressive and linear that you could even put your Mum in this car to drive Vs other Ferraris that just want to swap ends when you flaw it. Go to around 6.00 in the video.



    Which makes me think that the tires are the culprit.

    How do you guys find the traction??

    What tires do you have??
     
  2. SVanDyck

    SVanDyck Formula Junior

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    My 2023 came with pilot sports. Great tires, probably better than Dunlops. However if you mash the throttle the car squirms side like a muscle car. That is a ton of torque.
     
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  3. Condor Man

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    I wish I got Pilot Sports!!

    Are they the 4s???
     
  4. timothymunro

    timothymunro Karting

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    I ordered Pilot Sport 4S. Simply brilliant.
     
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  5. spaghetti_jet

    spaghetti_jet Formula Junior

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    Whatever Ferrari put on the factory launch/press cars are the ones to have. Factory press cars are prepared and maintained to the Nth degree, the test & development drivers assess all the tyres during development and know exactly which ones are the best for the car. The reason there are different brands available in production are purely for supply chain & commercial reasons.
     
  6. LondonParis

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    The Pirelli PZero PZ4 245/35 and 285/35 with the F04 marking are the homologated tires for Roma. I would, however, use Michelin Pilot Sport 4S 245/35 285/35 with the K2 Ferrari mark which are homologated for the Portofino.

    They are exceptional tires. I use them on my 612.

    Bill
     
  7. rob5819

    rob5819 Formula Junior

    Dec 12, 2017
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    For my wife's Portofino M, we added "TYMX" which is the Michellin Pilot Sport 4S, they have been great so far.
     

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  8. Joe_CT

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    I put the Pilot Sport 4S on my California last year and very happy with them. A great balance of performance and useability (I drive the car year round here in Connecticut).
     
  9. Condor Man

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    Wow!

    That is interesting! I didn't know you could do this.
     
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  10. Condor Man

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    I have the Pilot Sport 4S on my TDF and I love them!
     
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  11. bumcubed

    bumcubed Karting

    Apr 15, 2022
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    I did this too - much more confident driving v the p zeros.
     
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  12. Randy R

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    I can resist jumping on this thread... I put PS 4S's on my '14 Cal 30 back in Sept '18 and didn't look back! Great tires.
     
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  13. LondonParis

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  14. Condor Man

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    Foook! You should try the Dunlops! They are miles worse than PZero's!
     
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  15. Jean

    Jean Karting

    Jan 13, 2005
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    You can specify Michelin tires when you place an order for your Roma.
     
  16. Condor Man

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    It's a bit late for that!
     

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