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Originally Posted by heavyD^2
Not exactly sure why some people are getting excited as this isn't new or anything. There are a gazillion versions of Pirelli P-Zero tires that may look visually similar but differ slightly as per manufacturer specifications if it's on say a Ford Mustang GT vs a Porsche 991. One thing about German manufacturers is for some reason (lower volume sales maybe?) they seem to sub Continentals or even Bridgestone while on a domestic or Japanese car if it ws developed with a Goodyear or Dunlop tire all cars will ship with that tire.
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I bet they do it for costs as you note. But I'm sure what they do is a dual bid process. Continental is cheaper at 95% of performance so they use it as the second manufacturer to fill gaps or lulls in production with Michelin being the primary supplier. Given Continental sponsors the performance schools in the US, I'm sure that discount is nice for BMW.
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