Unwittingly, my Panamera has been with me for nearly six years. During this period, its performance has never let me down. I am also very concerned about its maintenance. After all, the car actually has feelings. If you are kind to him, he will be kind to you. Just a little bit ashamed. In the course of using it for nearly 60, 000 kilometers in the past six years, I have never changed my combat boots for it. On the one hand, my work is really a little busy. On the other hand, the original horse brand ContiProContact self-mending tire is also durable enough, and the self-mending function has also made a contribution in a tire puncture. However, with the passage of time and the rise in the use of kilometers, in consideration of safety, I finally decided to change a new set of tires for it. As for the brand, it was still a horse card that left a great impression on me.
As soon as I received the tires, I went to the repair shop. Four brand new tires were waiting for me. This time, although the brand was still a horse brand, I chose the new MC6.
Leave the last group photo of the replacement of the old and the new as a souvenir.
Panamera’s original tire is not very common “mandarin duck tire”, as the name implies that the front and rear tire specifications are not the same. This is more important when choosing tires, and riders should also pay attention to it. The advantage of doing so is naturally the comprehensive consideration of the performance of the manufacturers. As for the disadvantages, some tire activities such as buy three get one free are out of your luck. Just kidding.
The specification of the front wheel is 255thumb 45 R19.
The specification of the rear wheel is 285amp 40 R19. Obviously, as a rear-drive Panamera, the position of the main output must not be ambiguous. To be honest, there are not many tires to choose from. If you want to strike a balance between performance-to-price ratio, safety and performance, horse card is indeed a good choice.
This inconspicuous gadget must not be lost, or it will be troublesome to change the tire. this is a tool for removing anti-theft bolts, and only its pattern can match the original car.
Of course, the master’s craftsmanship needless to say, clean and clean, looks very rigorous and professional, and removed the tires three or five times.
The next new tire is about to debut, and that is the brand new horse brand MaxContact MC6, which focuses on sports performance and comfort. After consulting some information and communicating with many riders, they all said that this new MC6 tire is really suitable for Panamera.
Horse brand MaxContact MC6 uses asymmetric patterns, many high-end tires have adopted this design, each pattern design is very exquisite. Unique tread pattern design can greatly improve grip and steering speed to ensure driving safety. In addition, such a multi-functional tread pattern can bring excellent stability and excellent braking performance, and the specially designed adaptive ground grip formula has excellent grip and safety performance on different roughness of the road.
The process of dismantling old tires is also smooth, and the master’s technique is trustworthy. Although large-width tires are difficult to disassemble and install, as long as the technology is excellent and the equipment is excellent, these are not a problem.
These are brand-new front-wheel boots with the same specifications as the original factory, which is 255amp 45 R19.
This is an enlarged view of the details of the old tires. the degree of wear is indeed close to the limit, and the safety after use will certainly be greatly reduced. Here, we also remind motorists to pay more attention to the condition of their tires and not to be a bit like me. In addition, in addition to driving mileage, the service life of tires should not be too long. Anyway, the master said that general tires, even if the kilometer is not much, must be replaced in 4-5 years. After all, no matter how good the tire is, rubber will age.
Comparing the new and old pictures of the front wheels, we can see that the gap between their pattern patterns is quite large, so the performance orientation is naturally different.
The injury on the old tire, this is the tire puncture mentioned above, because the original factory horse plate ContiProContact has self-repairing function, so at that time the master only smeared in the tire, the wound was repaired by himself, and there was no need to repair the tire, which is of great help to driving safety. As long as the wound is not very large, the tire will slowly repair itself, and there will not be sudden discouragement. It is said that a few Panamera models of that year were equipped with this self-mending tire, and it is estimated that because of cost considerations, the manufacturer gradually cancelled this tire.
Naturally, the wider rear wheel is the rear wheel, and the comparison between the new and the old is also very obvious, but compared with the front wheel, because the rear wheel does not undertake the steering function, the degree of wear and tear is less than that of the front wheel.
The master said that the asymmetrical pattern of the tire in the installation process must pay attention to, the tire is divided into the inside and outside, there are signs similar to INSIDE and OUTSIDE, must not be reversed, otherwise the performance of the tire will not be able to play out.
With the above observation, I am not worried about the master’s craftsmanship at all, and the process of changing into a new tire is also very smooth.
After changing the tire, the essential step is dynamic balance, do not underestimate this step, if the tire dynamic balance is not good, who knows the pain of running at high speed
The master worked carefully on the dynamic balancing machine and completed all four tires in an orderly manner.
The big job will be done soon, and there will be a picture of the front wheel and the new boots.
I would like to share with you here that after changing the tire, the tire pressure of the vehicle will give an alarm, but don’t worry, as long as the sensor completes the data collection after a few kilometers, if there is no problem with the air pressure of each tire, the warning light will go out automatically.
Let’s talk about some of my feelings in the week after the tire change. although the experience is not very comprehensive, I was deeply impressed by the emergency line change. It was raining that day and suddenly encountered the trouble in front of the car on the viaduct. After glancing at the rearview mirror, I instinctively rushed to the left. At this moment, the speed was about 80km/h, the response of the front of the car was very fast, and there was no extra swing in the rear of the car. Only a few seconds triggered the electronic stability system, in the panic, I also shared the whole process with the car friends in the group, a car friend told me, MaxContact? The cord fabric used by MC6 is a high-stiffness material that reduces tire deflection during emergency steering and provides better handling at high speed.
In general, the performance of the newly replaced tires in terms of handling is indeed satisfactory to me, but according to the usual understanding, the better the handling of the tires, the worse the comfort, especially the vibration filtering and quietness, but still proud of MaxContact? In addition to high-speed cord changing, the special cord ply used in MC6 can provide sufficient support, but the adaptive cord material maintains good elasticity during driving at medium and low speeds, which can bring a comfortable driving experience and will not tire noise. Too much is introduced into the car. I don’t regret replacing this set of tires at all, so I’ll share it with you for a more detailed experience with other tires after using it for a longer period of time.
GaryFowler 
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September 21, 2024 
