BMW 118i Sport Tires

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Tire Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Pirelli Cinturato All Season Plus (6) 87% 87% 80% 82% 88% 92%
Michelin Pilot Sport 5 (67) 91% 93% 81% 82% 82% 84%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric (141) 90% 87% 82% 78% 70% 80%
Michelin CrossClimate (144) 88% 85% 82% 80% 84% 89%
Kumho Ecsta KU39 (123) 86% 78% 80% 76% 73% 81%
Michelin Pilot Primacy (52) 80% 76% 71% 68% 85% 71%
Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 (85) 79% 86% 76% 73% 61% 75%
Avon ZX7 (44) 83% 81% 75% 74% 56% 77%
Bridgestone DriveGuard (26) 84% 83% 77% 74% 47% 69%
Bridgestone Potenza S001 (160) 83% 69% 74% 74% 67% 61%
Bridgestone Turanza ER300 RFT (11) 66% 57% 67% 67% 70% 65%
Bridgestone Potenza S001 RFT (61) 72% 59% 67% 65% 73% 49%

BMW 118i Sport Tire Review Highlights

Writing about the Michelin Pilot Sport 5 given 96% (225-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 15500 average miles
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tire reviewed on 2024-05-01 00:57:57
Writing about the Pirelli Cinturato All Season Plus given 100% (225-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 spirited miles
Amazing tire.
tire reviewed on 2024-02-20 06:30:29
Writing about the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric given 84% (225-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 easy going miles
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tire reviewed on 2023-10-21 08:38:04
Writing about the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 given 46% (205-55-16-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 average miles
I could only confirm the experience with these tires made by some of the other reviewers. Namely, they only lasted for perhaps about 8000 km, basically two seasons. The first winter was quite OK, but for the 2nd winter it suddenly became just a totally different story. First off, I realized the tires lost grip in the snow and ice quite substantially, albeit the were still relatively good/acceptable in the wet. Secondly, the Blizzaks developed a lot of "bald" spots on the tread, however I can't really recall it right now, whether it happened during the 1st winter season or right in the beginning of the 2nd. Basically, the tread seemed really worn out - as reported by some other reviewers here. Than, after that, I also noticed the compound just became hard as plastic and the outer layer of the (already) worn our tread started to come off in several places. Actually my summer tires, Bridgestone Turanza, were much softer to the touch :)!

We live in the middle of Germany, on the northern side of Rennsteig, and we have our decent share of bad weather in winter every year with snow and ice, sometimes even with quite severe snowfalls. Therefore, the snow and ice grip is quite an important asset the tire should be providing, but it was complete failure from the Blizzaks, in particular for the second season/winter. Those are definitely not for the true snowy conditions, much cheaper Fulda winters did a better job in the snow.

As I understood, this seems to be quite common with this tire model, for example, there is a rather big discussion about the exact same issues on the German discussion board motor-talk and also on the German amazon with quite a few pictures/photos of these tires having the same problems as I was. Mine were in the same production window, having the same production code and also made in Poland as those reported in amazon and motor-talk. Albeit some others reported the same problems with their tires made in Turkey as well. So I don't know, probably it really is/was a bad batch or production failure. Anyway, I wont be buying these tires anymore, for sure, neither can I get all this hype around them, it's just totally behind me. Seems like a gamble - they may work out nicely (made in France/Italy?) or just become garbage in less than 10K km (made in Poland or Turkey?), which should be nothing for a good tire and non-sporty/normal driving style. I've changed them already to the allseasons Yokohama BluEarth-4s AW21, let's see how good these are, so far OK, in the dry and wet, will probably report on them later after the winter season.
tire reviewed on 2023-09-01 12:53:19
Writing about the Bridgestone Potenza S001 RFT given 50% (225-40-18-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 20 average miles
Too many noisy and vibrating tires. I feel this is not a tire, it should be wooden wheel which contact between the road and the car. My tire sizes are 225/40/18 on the front and 245/35/18 on the back. I also did sound insullation on my car but the vibrating and tire noises can not cut unfortunately.
tire reviewed on 2023-01-16 22:27:59
Writing about the Bridgestone DriveGuard given 57% (225-45-17-)
Driving on mostly town for 6000 average miles
If you want a tire that is NOT SECURE, that it will only last 6,000 miles, then buy a Bridgestone DriveGuard tire. Its innovation and technology are so good that despite the fact that neither the tire nor the rim have any visible signs of damage, the tire is unusable a year after it was purchased. It's a real shame to spend money on expensive tires that turn out to perform so poorly.
tire reviewed on 2022-06-11 11:31:54
Writing about the Avon ZX7 given 73% (225-55-16-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 1000 spirited miles
In summary, these are great tires, discounted 15% to nearly cheapest anywhere but with a good brand name just instills quality without certification, however, compared to factory fit Continental EcoContact, the Avons let the rear slide out way earlier than the worn Continentals.
tire reviewed on 2020-06-27 05:08:01
Writing about the Kumho Ecsta KU39 given 80% (225-40-18-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 40000 average miles
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tire reviewed on 2020-06-03 13:53:01
Writing about the Bridgestone Potenza S001 RFT given 79% (225-45-17-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 0 spirited miles
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tire reviewed on 2019-11-26 07:30:15
Writing about the Bridgestone Turanza ER300 RFT given 50% (205-55-16-W)
Driving on mostly town for 18000 average miles
Rubbish tire ever! don't understand why BMW F20 118i chose this tire. Even on dry rode, the grip is terrobile, causing two accidents to my 118i. Under wet condition, the grip is nearly zero under noramal draiving style, with ESP flashing from time to time.
tire reviewed on 2018-06-04 02:05:01
Writing about the Michelin CrossClimate given 86% (205-50-17-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 5000 spirited miles
Update on a previous review. Well a year on these have been great. Got to try them out in the snow and ice in my rear wheel drive BMW and they were brilliant. No drama, total confidence and felt really safe on the road. Some front wheel drive cars were struggling on some hills and I just drove past them, no drama. You can provoke some spin but that was for fun! Drive as you should in these conditions and you will get through most things.
tire reviewed on 2017-01-13 12:51:01
Writing about the Michelin Pilot Primacy given 86% (205-55-16-H)
Driving on mostly motorways for 30000 average miles
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tire reviewed on 2012-04-27 09:51:03
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