BMW X1 X Drive Tires

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Tire Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2 (25) 85% 90% 80% 85% 86% 91%
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1 (28) 86% 90% 83% 85% 88% 90%
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 (50) 89% 92% 82% 87% 79% 80%
Dunlop SP WinterSport 4D (37) 89% 93% 88% 88% 88% 92%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 (180) 88% 86% 81% 81% 80% 86%
Pirelli P Zero AS Plus 3 (2) 95% 80% 70% 95% 90% 90%
Bridgestone Turanza T005 (148) 82% 79% 73% 73% 65% 73%
Bridgestone Turanza T001 (107) 80% 70% 69% 67% 63% 72%
Continental Sport Contact 5 SSR Runflat (29) 87% 75% 78% 75% 48% 56%
Bridgestone Potenza S001 RFT (61) 72% 59% 67% 65% 73% 49%

BMW X1 X Drive Tire Review Highlights

Writing about the Bridgestone Turanza T001 given 47% (225-45-17-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 3000 average miles
These Bridgestones came fitted to a second hand BMW X1 in 225/50 R18 size, and after 2.5k miles I can honestly say they have nothing to recommend them. While they are OK if its warm and dry, they seem prone to tramlining, and feel overly firm on uneven roads, plus once it becomes wet you lose confidence in the level of grip they have, even experienced some slight aquaplaning. Have now switched to 17" rims and Vredestein winter tires, and the car feels much more sure footed and comfortable to drive. So I will probably replace these tires with ones from another brand before changing back to the 18" rims next summer.
tire reviewed on 2024-10-10 12:28:27
Writing about the Bridgestone Turanza T005 given 69% (225-50-18-)
Driving on mostly town for 15000 average miles
Good tire. I would definitely buy it again if it was on sale but I feel like for the price. It doesn't last long. My car is mainly forward wheel drive and the front ones lasted like 15k miles.. the back will probably last up to 20k miles.
tire reviewed on 2024-08-02 14:49:44
Writing about the Pirelli P Zero AS Plus 3 given 69% (225-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 1500 spirited miles
tires are part of a "cold season" set up, on 19" wheels on an X1. For the most part, they perform well, I have not yet pushed the car hard on the tires since the weather is very cold now, but during one session of fun, the tires did slip out slightly on dry road, the temp was low, 37F, but on dry road it should not have given in that easily during a semi aggressive lane change at 80mph.
tire reviewed on 2024-01-17 18:40:52
Writing about the BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2 given 86% (225-55-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 17000 average miles
Dry grip average Wet grip - pretty good Snow grip: excellent Ice grip: excellent Wear: excellent Comfort: very good Noise: quiet - know 69 dB
tire reviewed on 2022-05-10 11:32:53
Writing about the Continental Sport Contact 5 SSR Runflat given 64% (225-45-18-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 25000 average miles
For my 2011 BMW X1 E84 X-Drive I bought a new set of 4 of these run-flat tires. The fronts are 225/45/18, the rears 255/40/18. In the 2 years of use I can say they are an excellent, but not exceptional, tire. My driving is a mix of inner city urban, open road highway and rough unsealed gravel roads. They perform fine in the city, nothing really negative to report here. On the open road/highway I find them noisier than I'd hoped and the ride is firm and at times unforgiving over bumps, so much so that at speed I have to have two hands on the wheel so as not to be thrown off-track! This is probably my biggest criticism of what I assume is the characteristic hard and lumpy ride of these run-flats. On the positive side, they handle in and out of corners at speed well. I'm considering changing to non run-flats, probably Michelin Pilot Sport 4 front and rear as a well-reviewed, quieter and more comfortable alternative.
tire reviewed on 2022-03-19 22:10:07
Writing about the Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 given 89% (225-55-18-H)
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 spirited miles
Love driving with this tire. Predictable drift performance in snow and great snow grips in straight lines. This tire gives me so much confidence in the snow that I actually look forward to having snow on the road first time in my life! Was able to keep around 70 to 80% of my dry speed in the snow with this tire and pull off some crazy tight drift U turns and drift thanks to it’s predictability. Dry and wet performance when there’s no snow are really good as well.
tire reviewed on 2020-11-01 21:00:48
Writing about the Bridgestone Potenza S001 RFT given 46% (225-45-19-)
Driving on mostly motorways for 8000 spirited miles
Low profile 22545 r19 run flats; rough ride, slightest road imperfection rattles the entire X1. They do corner well, hope they wear fast like other reviews, can't wait to replace with a more comfortable (non-runflat) all season tire. Summer tires won't work at all even in light snow.
tire reviewed on 2017-12-28 11:02:28
Writing about the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1 given 91% (225-55-17-V)
Driving on mostly motorways for 10000 average miles
My only problem with these tires (on a BMW F48 X1 M-Sport) is the excessive noise. Speed related and it completely overwhelms the radio at 50mph. Otherwise a great improvement on the original show-off 19" wheels
tire reviewed on 2017-09-16 04:39:26
Writing about the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 given 94% (225-45-18-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 1243 spirited miles
I´ve had the Asymmetric 2 and been very pleased, with comfort, wear, and performance. Thats why I chose the As.3

Looks: The Asymmetric 3 has a smaller rimprotector compared to the As. 2, but still ok.
Performance: I have only driven approx. 2000 km, but so far they feel great - quite similar to the As.2 (even though I know they have improved the wet and dry performance)
Wear: No visable wear at all after 2000 km, and If they are as good as the As.2 - they will last a long time!
tire reviewed on 2016-08-30 05:57:21
Writing about the Dunlop SP WinterSport 4D given 73% (225-45-17-)
Driving on mostly town for 5000 average miles
I'm running 225/50/17 on a BMW X1 X-drive M-sport. I'll deal withe downside first. This tire, on my car, exhibits a strange handling in high speed corners. Example would be a sweeping motorway slip road. The car feels like it's is squirming on the tread blocks, which is disconcerting, but probably not actually a problem and just a consequence of the the softer rubber and sipes etc. If you don't drive at high speed you wouldn't notice this and it may improve as the tire wears.

In every other regard, they are an excellent tire. Quiet and comfortable in all conditions, especially as I'm coming from run flat summers that are an inch bigger. It's actually a pleasure to put them on. They feel sure footed in cold temps, and have excellent snow traction and braking. I live up an unadopted farm track high in the Pennines, and have tested these in deep fresh snow and compressed snow and ice. They excel in these conditions giving great confidence and control.

Overall, has great winter and cold properties, but slightly strange high speed handling character.
tire reviewed on 2015-10-30 01:46:40
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