Best tires you've had on your car ...?

[Armo95]

Time for new tires. Trying to gather experience others have had with various tires, including BMW owners.

Currently, I have the Kumho Ecstas and they've been great. 245f/275r.


Recommendations? Suggestions?

I'm looking into these, I've heard great things from the MB community about these tires.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Hankook&tireModel=Ventus+V12+evo+K110&frontTire=435YR9K110XL&rearTire=73YR9K110XL&vehicleSearch=true&fromCompare1=yes&autoMake=Mercedes-Benz&autoYear=2006&autoModel=E55 Sedan&autoModClar=With TPMS



Thanks in advance.

[Long6]

Had some Rhino's on the E30 they are the best 10 bucks ive ever spent on tires.

Oh wait! AMG?


In all seriousness, P Zero Rosso.
A merc has enough sound proofing material to handle the road noise, so best fit would be that.
Had them on a M3 and performed superb for more than 15.000 miles.
Then one day they evaporated on a track day.
Literally evaporated.
I consider this the best fit for a heavy overpowered car.

['03 325i]

New shoes for your feet? ;)

What are you looking for most in a tire?

[BMWWW]

You need to list some criteria of what you find is most important...
- grip?
- durability?
- road compliance?
- all season/summer tire?
- dual-duty with track?

[Lendo]

Hankook Evo V12










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[BMWWW]

New shoes for your feet? ;)

What are you looking for most in a tire?

:lol:redspot

[Armo95]

Tread life/year round performance is key for me.

I'm not tracking the car and what not, so grip etc. isn't that important although considered for a spirited 25-80 WOT run.

[TunedReference]

Dunlop Star Specs are definitely the best I've driven on. Deliciously grippy.

http://alpinewhite.schlaq.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/StarSpecs.jpg

[Skwisgaar]

I always put Michelin Pilot Sport A/S on the 540i and can get nearly 30K out of them.

[Donovan]

Yokohama Advan AO32R on my RX7
Toyo Open Country on the trucks.

[Armo95]

Anybody have experience with these?

General G-MAX AS-03


http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=General&tireModel=G-MAX+AS-03&frontTire=435WR9GMAS03XL&rearTire=73WR9GMAS03XL&vehicleSearch=true&fromCompare1=yes&autoMake=Mercedes-Benz&autoYear=2006&autoModel=E55 Sedan&autoModClar=With TPMS

['03 325i]

Dunlop Star Specs are definitely the best I've driven on. Deliciously grippy.
:buttrock Yum. 245s all around here.

[ThisGuy310]

Hankook Ventus RS-3 on my e36, the azenis are nice on my e21 as well but it is a much lighter car and you can tell they don't have the grip of the hankooks.

Edit: and I only have around 13k (no track days) on the RS-3s and they are almost to the wear bars.

[yotone]

S03's

[White5]

Falken Azenis - very good dry grip

[Jam Boy]

Any quality tire you can find a great deal on

[WoLF]

Dunlop Star Specs are definitely the best I've driven on. Deliciously grippy.
Fuck yeah

[MIMI1]

Direzzas on the Fit now very good.
PS3 on the M3 excellent tire all around wet and dry
hoosier a6 = autox killer

[cipher982]

Azenis for my sport cars, and Wrangler MTs for the rovers.

[Long6]

Falken Azenis - very good dry grip

I read a lot about them. Would consider them as an option.
How about road noise and grip when cold?

[Rabbi Doom]

Dunlop Star Specs are definitely the best I've driven on. Deliciously grippy.



I just got a set of those. I have yet to try them out yet. :buttrock

[redfoot]

Bang for the buck, Proxes 4's do it for me.

$175 for a 275/40/20 all season tire that gets me 25k+ and 2.0 60' is hard to beat.

[IslandS62]

Best ive had was Bridgestone RE01R, but spending that kind of coin on tires is a waste for me.

[dallasfan824]

Ive run PS3s on my cars. Love em.

[e24mpwr]

S03's

I had SO-3's on my M3, and they were amazing on dry pavement. Could be a little sketchy in the wet, and I only averaged 9K miles on the rear tires... (I drove that car...enthusiastically)

[e39hamann]

I have hankook v12s and I like them so far, only like 3k miles on them though.

[baykid]

Star specs, hands down. But they're not year round tires if you have seasons. Thankfully, California doesn't.

[BMDubz]

Michelin Pilot Sport PS2. Got a sick deal on some take offs

[PastrySnack]

Dunlop Star Specs are definitely the best I've driven on. Deliciously grippy.


fuck yeah again! :buttrock

But they probably won't last more than 20K miles

[CodyLTR]

Best all out performer - Star Specs

Best for the money - Hankook V12's

[ZMS325i]

Another vote for the star specs here. We have sold about 25 sets of them to porsche and mcar clients. Not a complaint was heard. They are an amazing deal for the performance level.

[4500 RPM]

I'm a fan of Continental, SportContact 3 is good stuff for a summer. Been wanting to dry the ExtremeContact DW summers as well.

[Armo95]

Thanks for the posts, guys.

I'm undecided between the Hankooks or General G-MAX AS-03 -


Thanks again!

[MatteBlackCoupeDude]

The A/T's on my pathfinder. It's never let me down, once. Ever. Sand, snow, mud, never gotten stuck.

[Travis10]

Star specs, hands down. But they're not year round tires if you have seasons. Thankfully, California doesn't.

I love my stars specs in the rain!

:devillook

[Jims5543]

I have run the Yoko Advans on my RX7 and hated them, I felt they were a step backwards from my Falken Azenis.

I have also run Kumho MX's on my RX7 and they were right there with my Azenis for grip.

Do not expect to get more than 10K miles from any of the above mentioned tires, if you do any kind of spirited driving or AX's with them.


I keep hearing good things about the Hankook Extreme Summer Performance tire and I may try them next, I just hav a hard time leaving my beloved Azenis.

As for cold weather / wet weather. My last time on the Dragon with my Azenis tires on my RX7 it was wet out 32° ans snow flurries. I was really nervous but once I got about a mile or so of spirited driving into the tries they started to come alive and the grip was impressive when you considered the conditions.

Dry warmer weather? Yeah.... That is where they are amazing.

But to be honest, we are talking a heavy Mercedes here, I have heard the Azenis overheat and wash out on heavier cars so you might be better with something the M3 or 5 series guys are suggesting.

[fullyflaredd]

RE11's. Amazing tires. If you can spend 200+per tire, well worth it.

PS2's are up next since I haven't been able to try out that many tires. I can get cheap PS2's all the time so thats pretty much what I stick to.

[Lonewolf64]

RE01Rs currently on my car.

[Dat Aus]

Currently got Bridgestone Potenza Adrenalins on the E39. They are fan-fucking-tastic. IMO, better than the continentals they replaced and better than the $700 Yokohama V103s I had on the rear.

[gateguardian]

I thought Star Specs got discontinued a year or so ago?

615's wear too fast for what he needs, plus they suck in rain when mildly worn.

When'd you get rid of the M5?

http://cdn.womenshealthmag.com/files/images/0906-pretty-feet.jpg

I have Re050A's on the E39 and they suck in the rain.

I was extremely happy with KDW2's

http://poorlydressed.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/fashion-fail-prep-your-feet-for-sandal-season.jpg

[MotorWerkz]

I use to put Yokohama AVS sport, it simply was the best, then I changed to Kumho ecsta, not so sticky as the AVS sport. Now I'm using Continental Conticsport 2

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/BigPic.jsp?sidewall=Blackwall&tireMake=Continental&tireModel=ContiSportContact+2

I'm going to try linglong L688 next time ...

[gateguardian]

linglong :rofl :rofl :rofl

get lost.

[spoonerDee]

For all seasons I loved my bf Goodrich traction t/a tires. Great grip year round, decent price. I like them so much they were all I bought for my last 2 cars.

I also love they snow tires that came on my car when I bought them, made by toyo. Freaking amazing grip in the snow.

[sparkchaser]

linglong :rofl

[soundmaster2]

I use to put Yokohama AVS sport, it simply was the best, then I changed to Kumho ecsta, not so sticky as the AVS sport. Now I'm using Continental Conticsport 2

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/BigPic.jsp?sidewall=Blackwall&tireMake=Continental&tireModel=ContiSportContact+2

I'm going to try linglong L688 next time ...

For the love of god don't try linglong. Guy who sold me the VR4 had them on there when I bought it. Fucking things were horrible and I had the sidewall that was facing the car blow out while driving. Almost fucking killed me.

[gateguardian]

For the love of god don't try linglong. Guy who sold me the VR4 had them on there when I bought it. Fucking things were horrible and I had the sidewall that was facing the car blow out while driving. Almost fucking killed me.

He's a fucking China troll. No point in trying to talk to him.

[sparkchaser]

For the love of god don't try linglong. Guy who sold me the VR4 had them on there when I bought it. Fucking things were horrible and I had the sidewall that was facing the car blow out while driving. Almost fucking killed me.

Almost makes me think we should let him buy them.

[gateguardian]

To be completely fair - I did cheap out on the second car, and bought new winter chinese tires 3 years ago (Triangle is the brand).
I have 0 complaints.

these: http://media.reifen.com/fileadmin/files/RC-Winterreifen/Triangle/triangle_tr_777.jpg

[soundmaster2]

He's a fucking China troll. No point in trying to talk to him.

Oh well in that case, they're the best tires I have ever owned. Completely disregard what I said before I must have been thinking of some other tires I have owned http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y99/soundmaster2/cool.png

[MotorWerkz]

linglong :rofl :rofl :rofl

get lost.


linglong :rofl

:rofl


For the love of god don't try linglong. Guy who sold me the VR4 had them on there when I bought it. Fucking things were horrible and I had the sidewall that was facing the car blow out while driving. Almost fucking killed me.

LingLong is not suitable with VR4, it's too weak. It's more suitable to Honda Jazz or a smaller car.


He's a fucking China troll. No point in trying to talk to him.


Almost makes me think we should let him buy them.

Seriously, I've been looking for it but hard to find one, maybe they are sold out to US. Continental is abundance here, they are made in China, but it's a Germany brand.

[soundmaster2]

:rofl

LingLong is not suitable with VR4, it's too weak. It's more suitable to Honda Jazz or a smaller car.

Seriously, I've been looking for it but hard to find one, maybe they are sold out to US. Continental is abundance here, they are made in China, but it's a Germany brand.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y99/soundmaster2/You_want_to_pray_game__by_Anomnomnomynous.jpg

[Jason5driver]

I always put Michelin Pilot Sport A/S on the 540i and can get nearly 30K out of them.

I have 235-45-17 Michelin Pilot Sport A/S Plus tires for my winter/fall tires.
They are by far the best tire I have ever used!
They perform and ride better than my 245-40-18 Bridgestone Re-760 summer tires, by far.
The Michelins give me confidence, Bridgestones definitely do not.



Best ive had was Bridgestone RE01R, but spending that kind of coin on tires is a waste for me.
What tires are you using then?

[EaglEye]

I don't know if StarSpecs are strictly the best I've had, but I'm totally in love with them right now. For dry grip from a street tire it would be a tossup between them, NT05s, and maybe a set of Kumho MXs I had 5 or 6 years ago. Those MXs were grippy, but what an absurdly poor daily driving tire.
For best all-around I'd say probably F1GSD3s, though I think Goodyear has discontinued them now?
I'm not all that impressed with the v12s I just got, though they're probably not any better or worse than the Sumi HTRZIIIs I had awhile back. I considered those a pretty good tire for the money, so time will tell with the Hankooks.

[fretburnr]

Dunlop starspecs in the summer, Dunlop Wintersport M3/3D in winter. Hands down.

[Jason5driver]

I don't know if StarSpecs are strictly the best I've had, but I'm totally in love with them right now. For dry grip from a street tire it would be a tossup between them, NT05s, and maybe a set of Kumho MXs I had 5 or 6 years ago. Those MXs were grippy, but what an absurdly poor daily driving tire.
For best all-around I'd say probably F1GSD3s, though I think Goodyear has discontinued them now?
I'm not all that impressed with the v12s I just got, though they're probably not any better or worse than the Sumi HTRZIIIs I had awhile back. I considered those a pretty good tire for the money, so time will tell with the Hankooks.


Dunlop starspecs in the summer, Dunlop Wintersport M3/3D in winter. Hands down.


All this experience on the Dunlop Star Specs...
Sounds great, but how is the treadlife...?
Only 10k-15k miles doesn't sound too appealing IMO...

[oldM3r]

Hankook Evo V12










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just put them on the front of the m3 and they are SO sticky its nuts. MUCH better then my high end toyo proxies (r1's?)

[Armo95]

Are the StarSpecs available for the E55s? :dunno



I've decided this time around to go with the Hankook V12s ... thanks for all the replies.

[AggroRider1]

have hankook evo v12s on my car. They look pretty good and the grip is certainly there.

I am at almost 10k miles on them and a few burnout/donut sessions and the rears still have plenty of life. The fronts have tons of life left, ever for being at -3.2 and -3 camber up front for 9k miles. camber is down in the mid -2s now and you can swap tires to make them last longer anyways.

These may be my new tire I stick with. Especially because I payed barely over 100 a tire. We will see if something else pops up when I need new tires or not

[Claymore]

Bridgestone RE-11. GREAT tire, stickiest street legal tire out there, IMO.

EDIT: oh you want long tread life. Nevermind.

[scooper]

hey Armo, if you're looking for all seasons you can consider:

Michelin PS A/S
Conti DWS A/S
BFG supersports A/S
Pirelli Pzero Nero A/S
Yoko N-Vigor A/S
Yoko Advan S4 or Avid WS4

I'm kinda partial to Michelins as they are a great all around tire and offer the longest treadwear. Contis are better in the rain and in the snow, but offer more mushy handling in the dry. You'll want to pump them up several lbs higher than what you usually run tires at. I also like the BFGs (owned by Michelin) but they seem to be slightly narrower than their indicated size and the treadwear is not as good as the michelins. They are, however, better in the dry (typical of BFGs).

The Pirellis are supposed to offer good all around performance too but I don't like the tread pattern (for the rain and snow). I had Yoko AVS U+4 awhile ago on our MB S class and loved those tires! I haven't tried any of the current yokos but N-vigor looks like it will wear well. The other two are also supposed to be good performers though I don't like the S4 tread (no channel out the sides). The WS4 can only be had in certain sizes but is a solid tire. I like the michelins and bfg's best especially because of the steering response. conti would be...3rd. Haven't tried the rest I mentioned. Good luck!

[xjmcxx]

nitto invos

[Jason5driver]

nitto invos

Please explain why...

[auto_pilot]

I loved my Yokohama AVS Sports...The turn in was neck breaking on my E36 M3

[xjmcxx]

nitto invos, they really ride great in the rain, and are quiet on dry land my opinion best tires i got, they went around my 19s 245 front and 275 in the rear they really gripped nicely

[Armo95]

I ended up going with the General G-MAX AS-03 per the E55 community. Apparently, these tires have great all season performance, both dry and wet, and have a solid tread life rating.

The new shoes go on tomorrow, I'll report back my first impressions of the tires.

[335guy]

I like BFG KDW 2's and the Bridgestone Potenza line. I like to push my car so hard that all 4 tires screech, so a tire that can handle its balls off is extremely important to me.

[stamar]

The best tires I ever had were on a different car, briedgestone pole position.

I do not appreciate a quiet ride though. i would call these tires extremely noisy. they are in the performance, all season, ok tread life category and they are also carried by costco


The best tires on my bmw.... well theyre the falken 512s on there now. extremely good performance, mediocre all season and poor tread life. Terrible road noise.

Extremely cheap. Best tire for the money as far as close to summer/ rain tires.

I know for summer street tires though its dunlops. I saw them put on porsches at the tire shop at the end of spring. I cant remember the model, but everyone everywhere knows them

[auto da fe]

The best tires I ever had were on a different car, briedgestone pole position.

I do not appreciate a quiet ride though. i would call these tires extremely noisy. they are in the performance, all season, ok tread life category and they are also carried by costco


The best tires on my bmw.... well theyre the falken 512s on there now. extremely good performance, mediocre all season and poor tread life. Terrible road noise.

Extremely cheap. Best tire for the money as far as close to summer/ rain tires.

I know for summer street tires though its dunlops. I saw them put on porsches at the tire shop at the end of spring. I cant remember the model, but everyone everywhere knows them

"I saw them put on Porsches at the tire shop at the end of spring.":rolleyes

Boy, that's all I need to know about performance tires.

[e28GT]

+1 Hankook Evo V12