I need to setup my 2013 Panamera GTS for the winter with very good snow tires.

I can't seem to find any snow tires for the 20" Turbo II wheels. Specifically the rears at 295/35-20 are not out there.

There are some all season tires available in that size, but nothing in a dedicated snow tire.

Any suggestions? I don't want to switch to another wheel. I just want to replace the tires on my existing wheels for the winter. In the summer I am going to upgrade to an aftermarket set of 21" or 22" wheels.

The tires I need are:

255/40-20 - Front
295/35-20 - Rear

Any help would be greatly appreciated. It's already snowing here in the Northeast today! Hope I don't have any problems with my Pirelli P-Zero Assimetricos until i get my winter setup installed!

 

The Tire Rack doesn't show any snow tires in that size. All Season yes, snow tires no.

Sometimes this happens. For example, Bridgestone used to make Blizzaks that fit my Supra, and then stopped. I ended up getting some Continental Pro Contact A/S tires... and then shortly afterward sold the car and bought my Panamera.

I know you don't want to change wheels, but that's probably what you'll have to do to get proper snow tires. Michelin and Pirelli both make snow tires that will fit the OEM 19" wheels. Smaller wheel diameter is a better idea for snow anyway.

Getting aftermarket wheels that fit the Panamera is a bit of trouble, since they have very high offsets. I'd talk to a tire shop about getting a wheel / tire package that's they'll guarantee to fit. You probably also want to do some research - apparently the cheapest wheels that the Tire Rack sells, the "Sport Editions," are made of too-soft metal and deform easily.

 

Just call tire rack and they will help you I got a set of winter continentals and love them in std Oem sizes they also have the pirellis

 

Did you get your Continentals in 20" diameter? Which wheels do you have? Are they true snow tires or all season?

 

Just get 285/35-20

 

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....ontact+TS830+P

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....ozero+Serie+II

Here they are either are available in OEM Porsche 20" sizes

For some reason hard to find on website but call , imo continentals are cheaper and better check euro reviews

 

My guy recommended the contis and I am very happy with made it through the recent blizzard in Michigan flawlessly

 

Pss both are no models

 

The Continental tires you linked aren't listed in 20" in the width he needs. Only 255/40-20. The appropriate width tires are 19" diameter.

The Pirellis are in the right sizes. I'm surprised they didn't show up when I searched for them earlier.

 

Call :-)they are available I have them staggered 20s

 

Why dont you try a more narrow tire search. Maybe 255 or 275. It will work.

 

Oops the rears are



285/35/20 these were speced right from the Porsche dealer ....

 

Call me, I'm happy to help.

 

Perelli Sotto zeros would be good

 

I had TireRack dropship the Sotto Zero Serie II yesterday to my dealer, who will mount them on the Turbo II wheels on my new-to-me '13 GTS. The TireRack representatives are very knowledgable and have been helpful over the decade or so that I have purchaed tires from the company. I am not sure why site searches did not return the proper results for some, but when I bought the car a week ago the TR site showed only the Pirelli's as a 20" winter tire for the Pan GTS. Also, somewhat surprisingly at this time of the year that they were in stock, although when I ordered them yesterday afternoon TR had only two front tires, so I got lucky. The TR rep mentioned that they supply all the Porsche dealers in the US. A dealer tech mentioned that Bridgestone now has the right 20" winter compound tires for the Panamera, although they do not show on TR. My experience with Blizzaks has been good on Audis.

FWIW, the factory mounted rear Pirelli' SZ's for my '15 TTS are 285. Many used to advocate a step down in diameter and a few down in tire width for winter fitments, but unless you plan to drive through deep snow, the 285's are plenty wide. Winter compound tire sidewalls are not as stiff as summer performance compounds, so cornering will be a bit slower, but you will stay on the road in very low temperatures.