Mine came with Contis (yeah they're from the continent). I never thought I would buy anything but Pirellis, since that is what I have had for many years on 911s. I dont know if my new p zeros on my 911 out do the new continentals on my 996 (sorry that is the 996 handling
) I didn't switch them to Pirellis on the 996 because their tread rating was softer. Oh and they don't have alot of deep tread but they last ok. So what I am saying is that I like the continentals but the p zero system (that is what they call them) with the asymetricals in the rear are also awesome tires.