BMW 640d Tyres

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Tyre Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 (181) 88% 86% 81% 81% 79% 86%
Nankang AS2 (7) 89% 88% 73% 79% 82% 84%
Kumho Ecsta KU31 (165) 83% 75% 77% 76% 72% 74%
Continental Sport Contact 6 (89) 90% 86% 81% 82% 53% 77%
Davanti DX640 (95) 79% 71% 75% 73% 66% 78%
Kumho Ecsta PS91 (43) 82% 72% 76% 74% 55% 72%
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 (75) 82% 85% 76% 73% 55% 71%
Dunlop SP Sport Maxx ROF (10) 79% 69% 66% 59% 44% 65%

BMW 640d Tyre Review Highlights

Writing about the Nankang AS2 given 73% (275-30-20-)
Driving on mostly motorways for 3000 easy going miles
Fitted to a 640d.

Don't push my car to limit in corners, had no issues from them in wet or dry.

They do struggle under initial load when launching in wet and dry though, which is understandable in a high-torque RWD vehicle.

Unsure on wear yet, 3k miles in and still looks new.
tyre reviewed on 2024-07-03 08:22:01
Writing about the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 given 56% (245-35-20-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 18000 average miles
This review relates to Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 ROF * (BMW) and specifically 245/35/R20. I have had a couple of sets of Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3s over the years (not ROFs) and I have been pleased with them, but this was my first outing fitting a full set of ROF to my BMW640D Coupe (275/30/R20 to the rear) in October 2019. Shortly after fitting them, I retired, so I am only now covering some 6,000 miles a year. In October 2021 after 12,000 miles, the car failed its MOT as the nearside front tyre had developed "a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure". I replaced the tyre with a new Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 ROF *. Less than 12 months later the car developed a "judder", which initially every "expert" put down to an issue with the rear of the car. After extensive investigations (and cost), by 2 reputable wheel specialists and BMW it transpires that the issue relates to the 2 front tyres having lost "their integrity" (the alloy wheels were found to be in "remarkably good condition for BMW wheels"). One of the wheel specialists and BMW were able to balance the wheels (with the addition of a significant number of weights at differing points on the inner and outer edges of the wheels) , but this has lasted less than 2 months and the judder has returned with "a vengence", the only option is to replace the tyres. I have approached Goodyear, but they have not as yet to acknowledge my email. Amazingly the rear tryes have been fine (down to approx. 4mm after 18,000 miles), apart from the bone jarring and the "skip and jump" every time they hit a bump in the road - but that is no different to the originally fitted Dunlop Sport Maxx!
tyre reviewed on 2023-03-11 08:47:25
Writing about the Continental Sport Contact 6 given 66% (275-30-20-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 8 easy going miles
The major issue with these tyres is wear. I am not driving very fast, I ve done almost 12.000km and tyres need to be changed.
tyre reviewed on 2021-08-02 06:10:02
Writing about the Continental Sport Contact 6 given 69% (275-30-20-W)
Driving on mostly country roads for 10 average miles
I have the tyres on a 315hp bmw 640d and in 6 months time the wear is unbelievable and I haven’t even driven the car as I liked. So, even though that it is a good tyre, I am not intending to change tyres every 10.000 miles and spend 1,2K annually. I will try Michelin p4s or new Goodyear asymmetric 5.
tyre reviewed on 2020-11-28 16:45:25
Writing about the Dunlop SP Sport Maxx ROF given 37% (275-30-20-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 6000 easy going miles
Cant really give any scores as dont have them on the car long enough to get a real feel for them!! Car came with Dunlop SP Maxx tyres on and always replaced like for like until now. Been driving over 25 years and hardly got a puncture in my life. My car has done 43k and already on the 3rd set of rear tyres. Seem to pick up every nail to a point where the tyre cant be repaired, now the side wall has gone despite no visible damage to the tyre and no damage to the wheel. Last tyre only lasted 6k miles and needs to be changed again, still got about 6mm tread left Disappointed this these big time, wont be going back once the rest have worn...or im sure something would happen to them before they wear to a point they need to be changed
tyre reviewed on 2020-05-07 11:07:47
Writing about the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 given 85% (275-30-20-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 1000 average miles
After years of moaning about ROFs, and having spent a great deal of time trying to avoid them, finally took the plunge and put Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 ROFs on all 4 corners on my BMW 640D (245/35/20 front, 275/30/20 rears). My decision was primarily driven by a lack of choice in non-ROF in the sizes that I required and having been disappointed in the wear and comfort of the ContiSport Contact 6 (non-ROF) as my last set on the rear. Since the Goodyears have been fitted, I am not sure that I have got the same car back! The 6 series is not the best of cars to determine handling and grip, but the Goodyears are a good as anything else I have had on the car. The real difference is the ride, as the tyres just seem to absorb the bumps, where previous tyres have been bone crashing and the rears jumping in the corners (both ROF and non-ROF). If there were any downsides, it was that the fronts cost me the best part of an additional £50 per tyre over the rears (despite shopping around) and that the Asymmetric 5s (which are supposed to be even better according to Tyre Reviews) are not yet available in the sizes I needed.
tyre reviewed on 2019-09-06 04:22:46
Writing about the Davanti DX640 given 93% (275-30-20-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 100 spirited miles
Just swapped a full set of Bridgestone potenza re050 for these tyres on my 640d and am really impressed, they have transformed the car, really quiet, superb wet and dry grip and have taken the harshness out of the ride, would definitely buy again.
tyre reviewed on 2019-08-23 07:57:30
Writing about the Continental Sport Contact 6 given 74% (275-30-20-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 14 spirited miles
I put these tyres on my 640D back in November 2016 and as a result of a change in job with less travel and retirement, they are just at the point of needing to be changed (2.2mm). At the time, I was expecting to change out the Dunlop SP SportMax GT 245/35/20 95Y RunFlat on the front, but they are still going "strong" (4mm). Running a mix of tyres means that it is difficult to give a fully representative view of the Continentals. My view is that it is a reasonable tyre both in the wet and dry, but I have not noticed any material handling changes over the Dunlop, except it doesn't seem to crash as much (being a non-runflat) as the fronts. The wear is a factor having only done 14,000 miles compared to the 21,000 miles done by the replaced Dunlop SP SportMaxs. I was hoping to replace all 4 corners with the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5, but unfortunately they don't currently have suitable tyre sizes as yet, so I may just have to go for Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 Runflats (aaaargh!) all round.
tyre reviewed on 2019-05-17 08:46:45
Writing about the Davanti DX640 given 90% (245-45-18-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 500 average miles
Good grip in dry and wet. Predictable handling,very posituve turn-in. Very quiet tyres. Too early to tell yet about the wear life.
tyre reviewed on 2019-04-15 08:58:13
Writing about the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 given 76% (245-40-19-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 3000 spirited miles
Bought these as I wanted 'All Weather' tyre that had decent dry and wet weather performance. So far mostly driven in wet and dry conditions in colder temperatures. Performance has been very good with plenty of grip especially in the wet.

Wet performance is better than the Goodyear Vector G2 these replaced but the downside is increased noise and a bit of a drone on certain surfaces compared to the G2.

They do work in the snow although not sure how well they'll cope with serious deep snow that we do get in County Durham from time to time. At least there's enough performance for me not to be 'that' BMW driver stuck on a slightly snow covered road. Overall I'm happy with the A005s. Not a cheap tyre by any means, especially in the large size needed for this car.
tyre reviewed on 2018-12-28 11:53:58
Writing about the Kumho Ecsta KU31 given 66% (225-45-17-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 18000 spirited miles
Bald after 18,000 miles is pretty average. The grip is 'OK' average, middle of the road etc. They are a decent enough lower-mid-range tyre, but for anyone looking for something more, i would spend a little more. The PS91 is a much much better tyre than these. Handling feels a bit vague too.... on the plus side, these look fantastic on the car - the design is great!
tyre reviewed on 2017-11-20 06:20:43
Writing about the Kumho Ecsta PS91 given 83% (225-45-17-W)
Driving on mostly country roads for 20000 spirited miles
Had these on for 20,000 miles, and they are now pretty bald! Must admit these grip the road extremely well, i cant complain at all, and wish they did the bigger size for my car! (BMW 640D). On the plus size, even in icy conditions, the grip is extremely good. On the negative side, they don't look particularly special, and because they grip so well, steering at the front becomes very heavy! If they were more widely available, i'd buy them again
tyre reviewed on 2017-11-20 06:17:47
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