BMW 520i Tires

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Tire Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Uniroyal MS Plus 77 (7) 88% 96% 78% 88% 78% 88%
Rotalla RH02 E Pace (3) 90% 85% 85% 85% 0% 85%
Nokian Line (65) 92% 90% 89% 89% 82% 86%
Nokian zLine (83) 91% 90% 89% 87% 76% 85%
Falken Eurowinter HS449 (35) 85% 87% 80% 77% 85% 84%
Bridgestone Potenza Adrenalin RE004 (18) 87% 79% 86% 88% 74% 75%
Falken Azenis FK510 (144) 89% 88% 82% 82% 72% 77%
Linglong Green Max HP010 (14) 80% 76% 80% 82% 82% 78%
Cordiant Winter Drive (3) 73% 73% 77% 73% 80% 83%
Platin RP 420 (3) 90% 83% 80% 83% 77% 60%
Michelin Primacy 4 (165) 85% 81% 74% 76% 81% 83%
Nexen N Fera SU1 (132) 83% 76% 76% 77% 74% 81%
Michelin Primacy 3 (191) 85% 79% 76% 77% 69% 80%
Avon ZZ3 (115) 84% 75% 78% 75% 70% 74%
Bridgestone Potenza RE001 (42) 87% 72% 78% 80% 70% 63%
Hankook Ventus S1 evo (44) 81% 73% 76% 73% 75% 72%
Sailun Atrezzo Elite (22) 85% 74% 75% 68% 66% 74%
Pirelli CINTURATO P7 (182) 83% 73% 73% 75% 70% 74%
Landsail LS588 UHP (94) 80% 73% 69% 66% 75% 79%
Sailun Atrezzo ZSR (46) 80% 68% 71% 75% 67% 72%
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 (8) 85% 75% 78% 71% 69% 80%
Landsail LS988 (37) 76% 52% 59% 54% 72% 66%
Goodride SW608 (9) 76% 71% 68% 60% 59% 68%
Haida HD921 (37) 59% 40% 46% 45% 50% 38%

BMW 520i Tire Review Highlights

Writing about the Rotalla RH02 E Pace given 87% (225-60-15-)
Driving on mostly town for 500 spirited miles
What a great surprise this tire is....I was looking for some budget tires for my old 5 series and after some research I decided to give these a go...wow...great handling, confortable, silent tires. They seem to perform much better than the TOYO PROXES CF2 that they replaced, even at high speeds in excess of 140km./h.
Really happy with the purchase. Definitely recommend them.
tire reviewed on 2024-11-02 17:47:05
Writing about the Cordiant Winter Drive given 82% (195-65-15-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 20000 average miles
Im driving cordiant on my 1990 bmw 520i last 7 years, change 3 sets till now, and Im happy, tires are made for cold weather and snow, under -6 you can feel the difference. Definitely will buy it again.
tire reviewed on 2024-10-03 16:45:15
Writing about the Falken Azenis FK510 given 77% (245-40-19-)
Driving on mostly town for 25000 spirited miles
Using this tire for my BMW 520 for almost 2 years with around 26k KM. Road noise is acceptable. Love the grip in dry. It give you confidence to take corner.
tire reviewed on 2024-06-06 01:28:15
Writing about the Nexen N Fera SU1 given 100% (255-45-18-)
Driving on mostly town for 35000 easy going miles
My BMW 520 i F10 already had Continental Premiuncontact 3 runflat (SSR) about 5 years ago. They were already in a position to change due to wear and tear, perhaps it could have driven about 10,000 km more, but I preferred to change them and decided on the NEXEN Nfera SU1 and the change was total.
Much smoother and quieter than the Continentals, my driving is in the city and on the highway from time to time and the comfort is much better, 100% recommended, plus its price has nothing to do with the Continentals, the value of the NEXEN in Chile At least it is 50% of the value of the Continental.
I am very happy and satisfied, I recommend them.
tire reviewed on 2024-02-20 08:03:11
Writing about the Michelin Primacy 4 given 77% (225-45-17-)
Driving on mostly town for 34000 average miles
I've used these tires for about 3 years, great braking distance and good handling in both wet and dry. I'm an average driver so ymmv.
what i really like is the handling remained more or less the same from new to about 3/4 way of the tire's life. now that it's 50,000km in i can start to feel a little less grip that before, just a little.. maybe it's a mental barrier since i know the tires are nearly bald in the rear.
tire reviewed on 2023-05-27 21:02:26
Writing about the Bridgestone Potenza Adrenalin RE004 given 83% (245-45-19-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 3100 average miles
Using front 245/40/19 & rear 275/35/19 Satisfied with the performance it gave. Price is reasonable, Dry and wet grip both good, Suitable for daily driving
tire reviewed on 2022-07-17 23:24:01
Writing about the Nexen N Fera SU1 given 83% (225-55-16-)
Driving on for 50000 miles
I own among other vehicles a BMW e39 520i wearing the NEXEN N FERA SU1 for almost 5 years now. I am an experience driver, careful but also enjoying fast steady driving in highways. NEXEN tires proved to be surprisingly reliable, comfort not noisy and they performed just like premium brands the car sit on the past 20 years of it's live. My Tire shop owner suggested these tires prompting me to go for it without any doubt considering back then the deal as a very clever one. Cheap and trustworthy. He showed confidence to suggest that NEXEN will be a respectable player in the market for the years to come. As of today that proved to be the truth indeed. Dry, wet, cornering and above all the wear are nothing less than "super". Nowadays though the brand turned to be much more expensive which is a disappointing development. I recommend though these tires without any concern. i put them on my other BMW520D E60 a couple of days ago expecting them to be as good as they should. Perfect tires
tire reviewed on 2021-12-27 04:55:25
Writing about the Sailun Atrezzo ZSR given 64% (225-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 15000 spirited miles
Very good tires for money with some troubles in wet. High wear...
tire reviewed on 2021-11-22 13:12:14
Writing about the Sailun Atrezzo ZSR given 70% (225-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 spirited miles
Not bad tire but wars very fast
tire reviewed on 2021-11-14 12:53:52
Writing about the Nokian Line given 40% (215-65-15-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 15000 average miles
Two seasons without any problem. The surprise came the third season. The tires worn down from 6.5 to 4.5mm only for 2500km. Then they became bad on dry and dangerous on wet. Even on a little wet the car became slippery. Performance was so poor, that i got an emergency suspension check and everything was ok, so the problem was only Nokian! Bye again - never ever Nokian.
tire reviewed on 2021-06-06 14:05:15
Writing about the Platin RP 420 given 67% (225-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 3000 easy going miles
Fitted on front axle only. My driving style is absolutely normal. On dry surface they are very good and quite good on wet as well, despite the tarmac of the roads where I live is not water draining at al. Handling and steering are not very precise because the shoulder of the tire is not stiff enough, despite it's XL rated. Even if inflated at max load pressure and XL, the tire feels the weight of the car. But the BIG downside is the noise. They are extremely noisy, even more than previous Riken that I replaced because old and noisy due to too hard and cracked compound. I would by these Platin only if much less noisy, because I like the grip they have on tarmac.
tire reviewed on 2021-05-16 10:57:34
Writing about the Michelin Primacy 4 given 93% (245-45-18-W)
Driving on mostly motorways for 1000 easy going miles
Had the Dunlop Veuro 303 previously. This tire has uneven wear on all tires and also had step wear on all tires for some reason. This made the ride noisy and felt as though my wheel bearings had gone bad. I decided to go with the Primary 4 after 3 months of reviewing and must say what a difference this makes. The ride comfort is amazing and the road noise is nearly gone fully. I can't comment on the wet grip as we live in a desert (Dubai). I will update this review after a few months on the tire wear. But from the reviews, it looks as though they will last me 60k km.
tire reviewed on 2020-06-20 07:32:30
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