Shaft Drive wrote:

> Do any other manufacturers other than BMW not recommend tire rotation?

The info you provided sounds like they might be referring to
purpose-built front and rear tires of the same size. Some
high-end BMWs have larger tires on the rear axle.

Pirelli's PZero system includes a directional tire for the
front, and an asymmetric tire for the rear. I believe they're
optimized for RWD cars.

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