Fantastic with that extra sidewall. Perfect balance for the wheel arches and body sides, not too thin, but thicker than the rubber-band factory look. Better traction and supple suspension feel. I'm gonna say I like the body styling on the Audi more than the Beemer M2. Sorry not sorry. I went with bronze Konig Ampliform on the '18 GTI silver white. 18x8.5 and 245/40. Just a teensy bit of rub when diving through a dip, but I think it's the inner fender screw dealio. A set of -1° camber caps on the front would solve that issue.
Vortex XL seems to be holding up good. If I were choosing a similar build, based on some reputation out there of sleeve bearing VXL failing, what's your opinion of the Mamba Turbo GTX3071R? Seems to be basically the same flow and pressure curves, but with ball bearing instead of sleeves.
The best part of BMW is all the subscription they add on, like heated seats , remote start and so on. You own one, you must bow down and subscribe until you live pay check to pay check. Also to the BMW driver, please close your window next time you race, it makes the Audio recording a lot better.