X5 f15 tyre recommendation

[ajboom]

Hi. Guys

I need to time to replace all new tyres. At the moment Genuine tyres continental Runflat.
Front 275/40r/20 rear 315/35r/20.
I don't have any complaints these tyres happy to ride. Anyone recommendation other brands?

[pennsiveguy]

Originally Posted by ajboom

Hi. Guys

I need to time to replace all new tyres. At the moment Genuine tyres continental Runflat.
Front 275/40r/20 rear 315/35r/20.
I don't have any complaints these tyres happy to ride. Anyone recommendation other brands?

Your first decision is of course whether or not the new set will be run-flats or go-flats (non-run-flats). You'll have more options if you go the route of go-flats. There are dozens of tire threads on this forum, covering all aspects of the issue. Seek, and ye shall find. Pay attention to the posters' places of residence, since you want to give more weight to the posts whose authors live in a similar climate as you do. A tire that's great for me, in Minnesota USA in the middle of January, might be a dreadful tire for where you drive.

Enjoy your search!

[ems328i]

I run Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 SUV 20" non-run flats, and I love them. Good wet and dry performance, quiet and (relatively) hard wearing

[Clifton]

I'm running the same setup and I have Pirelli P-Zero run-flats. Almost 22K miles on them and the wear bars are still below the tread. I'm expecting 28-30K miles out of them.

To me, they have proven to be a much better tire than the Contis RF on my last X5 sport. While I did get an amazing 36K out of those, they started talking and making lump-lump sounds around the 15K mark. The shoulders were also soft and prone to feathering and raised flares from hard on/off ramp adventures.

The Pirellis have been quiet (although road noise is increasing with age), grippy, and compliant thus far. My plan will be to buy another set when these are toast.

Oh and the Pirellis also come with an included road hazard warranty. They will replace with a brand new tire an compensate you based on proration minus shipping. Tire Rack helped me facilitate this with call tags for return shipping of the damaged tire. All in, Pirelli covered $280 of a $4xx tire.

Pirelli is the way to go if you are sticking with RF. My $.02

[EdgyE36]

As mentioned don't know your needs or the continent, but another thumbs up for TireRack. Have benefited from their free roadside insurance multiple times. Would not buy tires any other way.


Will purchase Continental DWS 06s soon b/c car came with Pirelli summer runflats, can't run those through winter.

[Clifton]

Originally Posted by EdgyE36

Will purchase Continental DWS 06s soon b/c car came with Pirelli summer runflats, can't run those through winter.

Well....non-runflats, can't run those through a flat.....

Opting to go with a non-runflat tire opens up a much broader category to choose from including other all-season tires. However, I'm not sure I ever understood why someone would explicitly buy a performance setup (20" + staggered) and then settle on a comprise all-season tire.

If driving through winter truly is a factor, then I'd buy a proper winter wheel/tire package. My old E36 M3 had summer tires and I never had an issue driving in the snow....

[EdgyE36]

We didn't explicitly buy the 20" staggered, just happened to come on the best car we found. Need to go all seasons unwelcome complication but unavoidable since summer tires shouldn't be driven in sub 40 degree weather. Plenty good enough tire for wife's car. OEM donut spare will take care of any flats.

To each his own, things for OP to consider.