BMW is getting ready to launch its next-generation compact SUV, the X3, and it will ride--as most BMWs and Minis sold today--on run-flat tires. Of all ...

Run-flat tires are expensive; a replacement P-Zero costs over $420 with labor and taxes. In my case, the repair cost was not covered by BMW, and while Pirelli has its own warranty, it's conditional.

Run-flat tires promise to remove a key travel worry—being stranded roadside. ... a 2012 BMW 550i, on a long trip. When a tire-pressure warning light illuminated, he pulled off the highway, ...

Run-flat tire on 2017 BMW 530i after 12 miles at 30 mph. Sam Abuelsamid. With no spare tire or even an inflator kit in the car, I used the built-in BMW Connected telematics system to call their ...

Run-flat tires are an increasingly common type of tire on passenger cars. Manufacturers such as BMW are mounting them on new cars instead of equipping the car with a spare tire. Doing so saves ...

A miserable thing happened last weekend when one of the run-flat tires on our 2011 BMW 750Li was gashed by a pothole during an excursion from Connecticut to New Hampshire: Replacing the tire ...

He said specifically that run flat tires have several advantages and that they “Support BMW’s EfficientDynamics Strategy by ...

Like most BMW cars and SUVs, the 3 Series comes with run-flat tires that are supposed to be able to travel up to 150 miles after they go flat. BMW says that run-flat tires eliminate the need for a ...

The run-flat tires on your BMW will allow you to drive without air in them for a short period at under around 50 miles per hour. If the tire has a hole in the sidewall, ...

The answer is straightforward: RFT stands for run-flat tire, which, as the name would suggest, is a tire that can continue to run, even when it's flat. In comparison, typical tires will, of course ...

BMW started getting rid of spare tires in the late 2000s in favor of run-flat tires. That seriously hampered ride quality and raised replacement costs, although there is something to be said for ...

Run-flat tires are an increasingly common type of tire on passenger cars. Manufacturers such as BMW are mounting them on new cars instead of equipping the car with a spare tire. Doing so saves ...