Ferrari 250 GTE

Ferrari 250 GTE Tyres

• The Ferrari 250 GT/E 2+2 came from Maranello originally fitted with 5.5” RW 3591 wheels. They later fitted RW3690.
• The standard tyre fitment for Ferrari’s 2+2 250 GTE was 185 VR 15 PIRELLI CINTURATO CA67 tyres, regardless of weather it fitting 5.5” or 6” wheels.
• People often wanted to fit more modern technology on these cars and fitted 205/70 VR 15 Michelin XWX , or 205/70 R 15 PIRELLI CINTURATO CN12 .
• Tyre pressures we would suggest for a 250 GTE 2+2 would be 29psi front and 33psi rear.
• For more information about 250 GTE wheels and tyres, try this article from the Ferrari 250 GTE register.
• For these tyres we recommend the Michelin 15F Offset Valve inner tube.

Ferrari 250 GT/E 2+2 tyres

Ferrari always had a tendency to fit considerably wider rims than were necessary for the tyre, and the 250 GTE is no exception. The RW3690 fitted to the later cars had a 6” wide rim which is at the top of the recommended rim sizes for a 185VR15 tyre, Ferrari fitted the 185 VR 15 PIRELLI CINTURATO CA67. The 250 GT Lusso even had a 6.5” rim still fitted with the 185 VR 15 PIRELLI CINTURATO CA67 tyres. A tyre with a section bigger than 185 wasn’t developed for sports cars until Pirelli introduced the 205/70 R 15 PIRELLI CINTURATO CN12 in 1964.

Because of these wide rims that Ferrari fitted, it was not uncommon to find the 250 GTE fitted with 205/70 R 15 PIRELLI CINTURATO CN12 or 205/70 VR 15 Michelin XWX. It is worth pointing out that this low profile tyre technology was not invented until 1968. Because the Pirelli Cinturato range was unavailable for a long time, and because Ferrari used the Michelin XWX on many of their later cars, the 205/70 VR 15 Michelin XWX was the most popular tyre on the GT/E until the 185 VR 15 PIRELLI CINTURATO CA67 was reintroduced in 2009.