285/45 R19 Tires

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Tire Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Hankook Ventus ST (21) 89% 84% 84% 85% 92% 85%
Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta (237) 91% 88% 87% 85% 79% 85%
General Grabber UHP (19) 90% 85% 83% 76% 86% 85%
Maxxis Marauder II MAS2 (8) 95% 83% 75% 80% 82% 85%
Michelin Latitude Sport 3 (34) 88% 85% 85% 81% 83% 73%
Michelin 4x4 Diamaris (6) 90% 82% 88% 87% 72% 83%
Davanti DX640 (94) 79% 71% 75% 73% 65% 78%
Avon ZX7 (44) 83% 81% 75% 74% 56% 77%
Tracmax X Privilo TX3 (10) 84% 68% 67% 69% 68% 70%
Bridgestone Turanza ER30 (44) 78% 61% 67% 62% 73% 57%
Zeta Azura (11) 70% 60% 65% 57% 50% 67%
Accelera PHI (159) 68% 44% 53% 52% 66% 58%
Powertrac CityRacing (10) 40% 33% 36% 38% 34% 41%

285/45 19 Tire Review Highlights

Tracmax X Privilo TX3 rated 68% while driving a BMW X5
Driving on mostly country roads for 0 miles
Have 285 on rear of X5 255 on front. I am getting a shudder when accelerating. Was to bmw and thought maybe transfer case then egr valve. All testing fine. They are now saying tires sending wrong info to transfer case and if I change tires this will be sorted. Time will tell.
tire reviewed on 2023-12-09 06:27:02
Powertrac CityRacing rated 10% while driving a BMW X5 3.0d Sport
Driving on mostly motorways for 200 average miles
No option but to give bottom scores on everything for this tire. I'm a small motor trader so I tend to see a fair few different brands and models of tires come in, these were freshly fitted on an E53 X5 I bought in from auction.

On the drive back, the tires felt fine - not particularly noisy, not the *worst* tires I've ever driven on, but push the car a little and you could feel them give out pretty quickly.

However, on the journey back, I started to notice a grumble from the front left - which I assumed was a wheel bearing - until I then heard the same noise coming from the opposite corner. Got the car back to work, popped it onto the ramp, and got the joy of seeing first hand an almost continuous bulge having developed on two of the tires, with small bulges already apparent on the other two - for context, these tires were correctly inflated, less than a year old on DOT codes and the manufacturer paint markings were still just about visible - avoid these tires like the plague as from reading reviews on here, this isn't the first instance of these Powertrac tires doing something like this.
tire reviewed on 2023-05-19 08:17:24
Zeta Azura rated 70% while driving a BMW X5 4.4i
Driving on a combination of roads for 100 spirited miles
well worth the money low noise good grip in wet good grip in dry there a great budget tire compared to others I would recommend them .
tire reviewed on 2021-04-11 19:09:00
Accelera PHI rated 19% while driving a BMW X5 E53 3.0d
Driving on mostly country roads for 6000 average miles
Bought my X5 with these tires on the rears with 6mm of tread. Had never heard of them before and on my cars I always fit Continental Rainsport 3s wherever possible with their outstanding grip, wet or dry.
I've done 4,000 miles now and the tread is down to 3mm already so not at all long lasting. In the dry they are reasonable but pushing on at a roundabout and the rear never seems planted.
However, in the wet it is a different story. They are absolutely lethal with virtually no grip even on a moderately wet surface. Taking a mini roundabout at 15mph and the back end slid across the road no problem at all. White van man behind had to take avoiding action.
Fitting Avon ZX7s shortly.
tire reviewed on 2019-07-16 19:03:23
Avon ZX7 rated 53% while driving a BMW X5 3.0d Sport
Driving on mostly motorways for 5000 easy going miles
Dont rate these Tires at all, rears only lasted 5000 miles on a BMW X5 and I am not a hard driver. Previously used Michelins Diamaris which where in the 20,000 mile range, which makes the Avons a very expensive tire
tire reviewed on 2018-02-20 04:05:22
Maxxis Marauder II MAS2 rated 87% while driving a BMW X5 3.0 diesel
Driving on a combination of roads for 1000 average miles
Had a pair fitted to the rear of my BMW X5, first thing that was evident was the noise, much quieter than my old tires, very sure footed on the twisty bits. I have Goodyear Eagles on the front with 6mm tread left on, I will replace these with Marauders when they wear out. So far very impressed and glad I choose these.
tire reviewed on 2017-06-12 21:52:26
Davanti DX640 rated 53% while driving a BMW X5 3.0d Sport
Driving on mostly town for 5000 average miles
i bough 2 rear tires, DX640 on the 25th Oct 2016, mileage 106,400 for my BMW x5. Seller stated that were good value and right for the vehicle. Having now done 112,000, less then 6,00 miles and a failed MOT for insufficient thread on both rear tires beginning to question whether they are what the hype and reviews make them out to be. Certainly wont be purchasing any more in the future, definitely wont be recommending them either.
tire reviewed on 2017-03-10 09:09:51
Michelin Latitude Sport 3 rated 90% while driving a BMW X5 4.4i
Driving on a combination of roads for 20000 spirited miles
Legendary grip on dry, i have yet to discover its grip limits on wet on a heavy X5. The tire can put any horsepower on the ground and breaking is beyond belief. The feedback from the tires is firm and at no occasion handling is gone. The tire warns you in advance and under normal sport driving conditions will always behave nicely.
Wear rate could have been better I guess but having done 20k in town/motorway the tire is still very good and predictable. Just a bit less effective on wet. On dry roads, it will have to wear off to the alloy wheel to loose grip.
Comfort level is OK on the basis that there is no noticeable noise.
Have always fitted Michelin's and I would only fit Michelin's again. I am sure that other tires maybe equally good (probably GoodYear Eagle F1 Assymetric) but I would highly recommend this tire.
tire reviewed on 2017-01-10 17:29:56
Hankook Ventus ST rated 91% while driving a BMW X5 e70
Driving on a combination of roads for 24000 average miles
Overall very impressed with these tires. Opted to change from the Bridgestone runflats that are standard on the BMW X5. Dry grip is very good, wet grip is above average. The other major benefits are they are notably more quiet than other tires I've used and seemed to last longer than others (rear bias on my car and the rear tires lasted 24,000), that's impressive considering most of my miles are fast motorway driving. A lot of people don't realise these tires are actually all-weather tires so they cope well with snow should it come! I would definitely buy again, good value for money compared to others too.
tire reviewed on 2016-05-18 08:27:37
Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta rated 66% while driving a BMW X5 3.0d Sport
Driving on a combination of roads for 45000 easy going miles
tire feels good in wet and dry but the wear is terrible. i've had them on 9 months and need rear tire already,the back tread is 2mm and the front is 4.5mm ,my wife has only done 4500 miles on them,would never buy again,it on a x5
tire reviewed on 2011-11-21 14:16:24
Hankook Ventus ST rated 80% while driving a Volkswagen Touareg
Driving on a combination of roads for 35000 average miles
Mine were the Hankook RH06 versions. Got over 35000 miles out of them with nice even tire wear. Compare that to the 12000 miles I got out of continentals.
Great grip in dry, above average in wet. Also capable in mud.
Not noisy and also cheap. What's not to love about them?
tire reviewed on 2010-10-01 18:06:06
General Grabber UHP rated 59% while driving a BMW X5 3.0d Sport
Driving on mostly motorways for 24000 average miles
Had Diamaris all round which were fine for 3 years, but budgets got tight, and ?250 per coner for Mitchelin was steep.

So choose the General Grabber UHP. They looks good, rougher/tougher more , agressive and I paid (17/3/09) almost ?500 fitted for 285/45/R19 W at back and 255/50/R19 W at front.

First I noticed the road noise is greater than the Diamaris and then as they wear they went out of balance quite badly.

However, 15 months & 27000 miles later there is still pleaty of tread on th front pair, but the rear pair were almost due for replacement 14 months & 25000 mile.

So one last road trip and at 27000 mile the rears' outside edge still had 4.5mm of tread and the middle 3.2mm, but major inner shoulder wear, due to the X5 negative camber for road holding, they demanded replacement.

All in all not bad alternative to Diamaris, better for off road, noiser on road, prone to balancing issue during wear. Will wear quicker on the rear but you'll save ?300 ~400 fitted.
tire reviewed on 2010-07-19 14:55:18
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