BMW 3 series Tyres
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| Tyre Reviewed | Dry Grip | Wet Grip | Feedback | Handling | Wear | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pirelli Winter Carving Edge (2) | 85% | 85% | 90% | 85% | 95% | 100% |
| Sava eskimo hp (17) | 84% | 87% | 85% | 84% | 88% | 86% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 (156) | 94% | 87% | 88% | 87% | 80% | 85% |
| Michelin Alpin (9) | 86% | 94% | 88% | 76% | 94% | 91% |
| Falken Eurowinter HS01 (21) | 89% | 90% | 87% | 77% | 88% | 81% |
| Nexen N Fera SU4 (72) | 91% | 88% | 84% | 79% | 80% | 88% |
| Continental WinterContact TS 790 (5) | 82% | 92% | 78% | 88% | 90% | 86% |
| Vredestein Sportrac 5 (98) | 88% | 85% | 84% | 83% | 86% | 84% |
| Toyo Proxes CF2 (103) | 88% | 83% | 82% | 83% | 84% | 86% |
| Sailun ICE BLAZER WST1 (15) | 80% | 78% | 82% | 75% | 82% | 79% |
| Nokian WR (8) | 76% | 91% | 79% | 76% | 88% | 79% |
| Continental WinterContact TS 850 (56) | 88% | 90% | 85% | 85% | 85% | 90% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3 (302) | 90% | 88% | 84% | 84% | 73% | 82% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 (180) | 88% | 86% | 81% | 81% | 80% | 86% |
| Uniroyal RainExpert (132) | 85% | 91% | 81% | 76% | 75% | 86% |
| Michelin CrossClimate Plus (113) | 87% | 85% | 82% | 73% | 87% | 86% |
| Nokian WRG2 (72) | 85% | 87% | 83% | 80% | 83% | 85% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 4 (322) | 91% | 88% | 81% | 84% | 73% | 78% |
| Toyo Proxes R32 (5) | 94% | 66% | 92% | 92% | 74% | 82% |
| Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 (115) | 90% | 81% | 80% | 79% | 80% | 81% |
| Kumho Ecsta Seven KU23 (5) | 82% | 90% | 83% | 64% | 80% | 84% |
| Toyo NanoEnergy R38 (8) | 88% | 81% | 78% | 81% | 76% | 80% |
| Dunlop SP Sport Fast Response (103) | 88% | 84% | 84% | 77% | 76% | 80% |
| Cooper CS4 Touring (6) | 82% | 80% | 77% | 80% | 78% | 92% |
| Matador MP93 Nordicca (5) | 84% | 74% | 78% | 74% | 80% | 78% |
| Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 (45) | 79% | 85% | 73% | 73% | 85% | 83% |
| Nexen N9000 (12) | 84% | 80% | 81% | 80% | 77% | 77% |
| Dunlop SportMaxx RT (175) | 88% | 84% | 83% | 82% | 60% | 82% |
| Kumho Ecsta PS31 (62) | 82% | 78% | 74% | 79% | 74% | 78% |
| Pirelli CINTURATO P1 (32) | 81% | 74% | 77% | 73% | 80% | 84% |
| Nokian One (16) | 88% | 79% | 79% | 70% | 85% | 79% |
| Tigar High Performance (22) | 82% | 72% | 80% | 75% | 74% | 80% |
| Hankook Ventus V12 evo k110 (114) | 84% | 75% | 76% | 78% | 74% | 79% |
| Dunlop SP Winter Sport 3D (40) | 81% | 84% | 80% | 77% | 76% | 77% |
| Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 (91) | 84% | 78% | 77% | 77% | 75% | 79% |
| Dunlop Sport BluResponse (183) | 88% | 84% | 79% | 76% | 62% | 83% |
| Nokian WR A3 (75) | 92% | 87% | 88% | 82% | 90% | 91% |
| Michelin Primacy HP (199) | 85% | 75% | 77% | 74% | 77% | 76% |
| Infinity Ecomax (35) | 78% | 73% | 73% | 67% | 76% | 78% |
| Bridgestone Turanza ER300 (193) | 83% | 77% | 77% | 72% | 78% | 71% |
| Uniroyal RainSport (25) | 78% | 88% | 68% | 78% | 72% | 74% |
| Falken Sincera Touring SN211 (3) | 90% | 87% | 40% | 40% | 85% | 87% |
| Pirelli Powergy (26) | 84% | 77% | 75% | 76% | 64% | 76% |
| Goodyear Hydragrip (13) | 74% | 88% | 68% | 75% | 70% | 68% |
| Three A P606 (47) | 79% | 73% | 69% | 69% | 72% | 76% |
| Pirelli CINTURATO P7 (182) | 83% | 73% | 73% | 75% | 70% | 74% |
| Landsail LS588 UHP (94) | 80% | 73% | 69% | 66% | 75% | 79% |
| Bridgestone Turanza T005 (148) | 82% | 79% | 73% | 73% | 65% | 73% |
| Toyo T1R (288) | 83% | 69% | 75% | 75% | 63% | 70% |
| GT Radial Champiro BAX 2 (12) | 83% | 71% | 75% | 75% | 67% | 69% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 (157) | 84% | 78% | 76% | 73% | 60% | 65% |
| Yokohama AS430 (4) | 85% | 75% | 70% | 50% | 63% | 83% |
| Yokohama A Drive (28) | 77% | 64% | 70% | 69% | 79% | 70% |
| Dunlop SP Sport Maxx TT (53) | 85% | 73% | 74% | 76% | 64% | 64% |
| Toyo Proxes 4 Plus (4) | 80% | 70% | 53% | 85% | 70% | 78% |
| Nitto Invo (19) | 79% | 67% | 73% | 75% | 65% | 67% |
| Barum Quartaris (2) | 70% | 80% | 70% | 60% | 60% | 75% |
| Toyo Proxes C1S (37) | 78% | 68% | 70% | 69% | 66% | 70% |
| Yokohama Aspec A349 BluEarth (11) | 72% | 59% | 69% | 78% | 87% | 65% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE050A (212) | 83% | 69% | 74% | 72% | 66% | 59% |
| Toyo Proxes Sport (20) | 75% | 65% | 71% | 67% | 69% | 72% |
| Goodride SV308 (32) | 75% | 64% | 64% | 63% | 77% | 69% |
| Continental VikingContact 7 (13) | 60% | 64% | 57% | 64% | 56% | 83% |
| Dunlop SP Sport Maxx (165) | 79% | 69% | 69% | 67% | 63% | 64% |
| Bridgestone Turanza ER33 (22) | 75% | 59% | 69% | 61% | 91% | 57% |
| Yokohama S306 (17) | 82% | 59% | 68% | 62% | 74% | 64% |
| Wanli S1063 (80) | 74% | 58% | 63% | 61% | 77% | 65% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE040 (47) | 79% | 58% | 74% | 70% | 65% | 57% |
| Bridgestone Turanza ER30 (44) | 78% | 61% | 67% | 62% | 73% | 57% |
| Tigar Syneris (20) | 75% | 61% | 62% | 61% | 61% | 65% |
| Nexen N3000 (45) | 73% | 55% | 63% | 62% | 63% | 67% |
| Sailun Atrezzo Z4 AS (52) | 74% | 68% | 62% | 62% | 64% | 56% |
| Zeetex WH1000 SUV (2) | 80% | 80% | 75% | 75% | 85% | 85% |
| Hero Milanza HZ1 (20) | 74% | 53% | 65% | 61% | 64% | 59% |
| Bridgestone B250 (48) | 66% | 55% | 61% | 62% | 70% | 64% |
| Toyo NanoEnergy 2 (5) | 68% | 44% | 66% | 60% | 68% | 64% |
| Yokohama ADVAN Sport (35) | 76% | 66% | 64% | 65% | 47% | 50% |
| Rapid p609 (34) | 68% | 55% | 57% | 60% | 62% | 58% |
| Cooper Zeon 2XS (16) | 70% | 51% | 57% | 48% | 58% | 65% |
| Radar Dimax R8 (37) | 65% | 48% | 52% | 52% | 65% | 58% |
| Federal Formoza FD1 (15) | 71% | 56% | 49% | 51% | 57% | 58% |
| Bridgestone Supercat (21) | 63% | 37% | 48% | 52% | 70% | 65% |
| Runway ENDURO 916 Plus (45) | 66% | 53% | 52% | 54% | 62% | 41% |
| Kumho Sense KR26 (3) | 60% | 47% | 80% | 80% | 0% | 70% |
| Starfire W 200 (4) | 53% | 47% | 57% | 47% | 43% | 47% |
| Minerva minerva F105 (16) | 59% | 41% | 47% | 38% | 53% | 48% |
| Wanli S1088 (85) | 57% | 35% | 41% | 39% | 59% | 38% |
| Linglong L688 (29) | 43% | 24% | 32% | 30% | 53% | 37% |
BMW 3 series Tyre Review Highlights
Writing about the Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 given 100% (205-55-16-)
Driving on track for 0 average miles
Driving on track for 0 average miles
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Writing about the Sailun Atrezzo Z4 AS given 70% (215-45-18-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 2000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 2000 spirited miles
Coming off Michelin Pilot Sports, I didn’t want to dish out for a brand new set since I’m looking to replace my Car in the next year or two. Looking around for an economical alternative, I had to rely on reviews and decided to give these Z4’s a try. It was a gamble based on the cost, but it turned out to be a pretty good choice.
I’m a spirited driver, I like faster and really enjoy taking corners with speed and stability. These tires do a good job, they’re obviously not Michelins for sure but actually not that far off either. It’s only been a couple of months but I’m really finding confidence with them under my driving style in both wet and dry grip!. The handling is great, and they’re fairly quiet, and comfortable. I can’t really comment on winter type conditions since I’ll only use them in spring and summer, and the same goes for tread life since I’ve only had them for a couple of months.
For the price point, I’m fairly impressed. They’ll do for now!
I’m a spirited driver, I like faster and really enjoy taking corners with speed and stability. These tires do a good job, they’re obviously not Michelins for sure but actually not that far off either. It’s only been a couple of months but I’m really finding confidence with them under my driving style in both wet and dry grip!. The handling is great, and they’re fairly quiet, and comfortable. I can’t really comment on winter type conditions since I’ll only use them in spring and summer, and the same goes for tread life since I’ve only had them for a couple of months.
For the price point, I’m fairly impressed. They’ll do for now!
Writing about the Barum Quartaris given 67% (195-65-15-)
Driving on mostly town for 8000 spirited miles
Driving on mostly town for 8000 spirited miles
Driving on this Barum Quartaris tyres set for 2 years, mostly city on Mazda 3 Sport BL 1.6 MZR (2010).Summer- kind of OK grip, lateral grip in the corners in sport driving is not the best, lateral grip is 60% .The worst behaviour is on just wet road and sandy road - braking is loooooong!Compared with my previous Toyo Proxes tyres these tyres are weeker in grip and braking.Positive is the low noise and comfort.Wear is good - so far I donot see significant wear after 12000 km.It's not snowing anymore can't give a score on ice and snow.
Writing about the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 given 90% (215-45-18-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 34000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 34000 average miles
I am maximally satisfied with these tyres.
They simply fit to my car and driving style perfectly. After 34000 miles there is still 3mm left. Dry handling gets better once they warm up and in wet conditions they do just as good. Quiet and comfortable as well.
They simply fit to my car and driving style perfectly. After 34000 miles there is still 3mm left. Dry handling gets better once they warm up and in wet conditions they do just as good. Quiet and comfortable as well.
Writing about the Michelin CrossClimate Plus given 93% (195-65-15-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 average miles
An excellent all-rounder. Fitted in March 2018 to replace a set of excellent Dunlop SP Sport Fastresponse (summer) tyres that were at the (then) limit of age I set to 6 years, plus I 'downsized' from 205/55 R16 to 195/65 R15 due to alloy wheel corrosion causing tyre leaks. In non-winter conditions, I noticed no difference in how the new Michelins performed vs the Dunlops, but it was the superior winter performance that I was looking for and got.
I didn't need winter-biased all-season tyres as I live in East Anglia, which rarely gets snow in winter, but when it did, the Michelins proved more than sufficient to the task. Dry and wet grip have always been assured, and wear is low at about 1.0 - 1.5 mm after 10,000 miles of mixed driving. Well worth the premium over summer tyres for the extra reassurance in cold conditions, as well as the low wear rate without the penalty some tyres have in terms of firm ride and noise. Even better when you consider that I had downsized the tyres.
I would strongly consider buying the updated version of these tyres next time around, should the car last that long (it's now 17.5 years old), which could be another 5-6 years or 25,000+ miles if the wear rate holds. Note that for comparison, I have previously listed my previous two sets of tyres (the Dunlops [excellent] and the OEM Bridgestone ER30s [poor]).
I didn't need winter-biased all-season tyres as I live in East Anglia, which rarely gets snow in winter, but when it did, the Michelins proved more than sufficient to the task. Dry and wet grip have always been assured, and wear is low at about 1.0 - 1.5 mm after 10,000 miles of mixed driving. Well worth the premium over summer tyres for the extra reassurance in cold conditions, as well as the low wear rate without the penalty some tyres have in terms of firm ride and noise. Even better when you consider that I had downsized the tyres.
I would strongly consider buying the updated version of these tyres next time around, should the car last that long (it's now 17.5 years old), which could be another 5-6 years or 25,000+ miles if the wear rate holds. Note that for comparison, I have previously listed my previous two sets of tyres (the Dunlops [excellent] and the OEM Bridgestone ER30s [poor]).
Writing about the Matador MP93 Nordicca given 91% (205-60-16-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 1000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 1000 average miles
I don't know how will they last or keep their performance in coming years but initially they perform and feel like a true premium winter tyre. Most mid grade or budget winters does well in snow and ice conditions (MP93 is no exception, especially amazing in terms of lateral snow grip) but this one excels in wet and dry conditions as well. Steering feel and road feedback is surprisingly good for a thick sidewall snow tyre, very strong cold try tarmac grip, they just grip and go. They also give confidence on wet, there is no unusual reaction even in sudden movements or braking. The sidewall of the tire is a little too stiff, which is probably why the steering is sharp and sensitive despite of the relatively large sidewall (205/60R16).. For the price, they are simply amazing, strongly recommended.
I replaced the nokian entyre 2.0 with these nokian1 tires. the noise level on the entyres was so bad after about 20000 miles that my shop and nokian rep. agreed to replace with the nokian1. Not a great deal but i bought 3 and they gave the 4th free with installation. I now have 30000 miles on the 1s and they look and ride beautiful! this is the best all season tire i have owned. great in snow.
Writing about the Pirelli Powergy given 87% (215-45-18-)
Driving on mostly motorways for 100 spirited miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 100 spirited miles
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Writing about the Toyo Proxes 4 Plus given 60% (225-40-18-)
Driving on mostly town for 15000 spirited miles
Driving on mostly town for 15000 spirited miles
These tires came on a used car when I purchased it. They are
Writing about the Continental VikingContact 7 given 94% (205-50-17-)
Driving on mostly town for 2000 spirited miles
Driving on mostly town for 2000 spirited miles
I bought VK7's to replace all season tires that came with my used car purchase. The all-seasons had snow siping but had very poor acceleration traction and bad braking performance. After one snow storm, I purchased these and it couldn't have been more different. These tires seem to have more grip in snow than my all-season tires do in the damp. ABS hardly ever kicks in when braking and there has never been an issue accelerating from a light. I feel very confident in these tires and also have peace of mind when either I or my wife is driving knowing that the tires are safe in bad conditions. I will likely only purchase these tires going forward for all my future vehicles that need them.
Writing about the Zeetex WH1000 SUV given 56% (205-55-16-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 20000 easy going miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 20000 easy going miles
I appreciate the time and effort the workers put into the tires. They are good all season tires but terrible snow tires even when new
Writing about the Wanli S1088 given 69% (205-45-16-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 spirited miles
Had them on my modified mazda 3 2md gen. 16 inch Konig feathers, Raceland coilovers and these wanli tires. What I have to say. Excellent on dry roads. Honestly, never had such good grip and comtrol from any tires before. With my suspension setup and these tires, I would take any turn, any highway exit, at incredible speed without making the tires screech. I had incredible trust and the feeling of security without having to worry I would lose control in high speed turns.
Now the negatives.
Super dangerous on wet roads. Seriously, on the highway driving straight at 110km/h, tires would spin if I floored the gas and I only have 150hp. Very unstable and in rain, I would turn very slow in turns because they just kept slipping and sliding if I would try to go fast. Normal tires are better than these performance tires in rain.
But on dry roads, yes they are very good and for the price, its a no brainer. Just be careful on wet surfaces.
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