Do the Tires Make the Car? @tirerack
Do the Tires Make the Car?  @tirerack
Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Do the tires make the car, or does the car make the tires? We took our Tesla Model 3 and our BMW 3 Series and ran the same test on the same tires. These are very similar vehicles aside from powertrains, as they’re both AWD sedans, and used a select grouping of both EV and non-EV Ultra High Performance All-Season tires to see where the results are similar and where they vary.

Learn more about the tire featured in this test:

Bridgestone Potenza Sport AS: bit.ly/4vr7n5Y
Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS: bit.ly/4wai90E
Goodyear Eagle F1 All Season: bit.ly/3SXcj4c
Goodyear Eagle Sport All-Season: bit.ly/4g33bVj
Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4: bit.ly/4oUlGO7

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