univ0298

Hi

I'm looking for some advice and thoughts on whether it makes sense to go with the 23" wheels on the 580. My pros/cons are:

Pros:
Look awesome
Probably proportioned well for the size of the car

Cons:
May be a little too attention-drawing
EXPENSIVE ($3K)
Expensive ongoing costs?

Does anyone have any idea of roughly how expensive tires might end up being? A comparison with the costs compared to 21" would be really good. Some time ago I tried looking for the 23" on tire rack and I couldn't even find any. Now I've lost the specs of the tires anyway (I think I got them from a YouTube review at some point) so I'm not even sure what to look up.

Thanks for the help and thoughts

univ0298

OK, I should have researched a bit more before posting. tire rack website is updated to have the 580 now, and it quotes for 23"
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireS...SortCode=61534

at $1898 inc tax, for delivered (not installed)

And for 21s:
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireS...SortCode=61051

$1180 inc tax, delivered (not installed)

I'm not sure how much of an apples/apples comparison those really are though (e.g. how long they'd last relative to each other, for example)

mrmotoguzzi00

based on the treadwear rating, id say those 21's will go quite a bit further...

23 UTQG: 320 AA A
21 UTQG: 540 A A

univ0298

I think the 21s on tire rack were shown as being original equipment whereas the 23s were not. I wonder what the original 23s are

Trimmer2

I've seen pics and vids with the Michelin Pilot Sport 4S on the 23" rim.

joejones81

Another “Con” is that currently there is no tire manufacturer that makes an all-season or winter tire for the rear 23” GLS580 rims. So you are stuck with only summer performance tire options which are unsafe at freezing temperatures.

wolds

I think I saw an explanation for this on the forum somewhere, but I can't remember what it was. Factory rubber for me was Pirelli regardless though.