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 the companies producing cars today, BWM has ...

Q: What is your opinion on run-flat tires? Do you think they have the same longevity, and, more importantly, are they as tough as regular tires? I recently had my 2016 BMW X5 towed, because my ...

Biggest negative on the X5 is the run flat tires. I think they reduce the quality of the ride and at 5,000 miles had to replace two flat tires ---- non-repairable damage. BMW X5. 10 Thousand miles ...

TRENTON, N.J. (June 3, 2010) — BMW North America L.L.C. and Bridgestone Americas have agreed to reimburse U.S. owners and lessees of certain 2006 and 2007 BMW 3-series models who had to replace their ...

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 ...

AKRON (July 19, 2013) — BMW A.G. has selected the Goodyear Eagle LS2 run-flat as an OE fitment for the redesigned 2014 BMW X5 model. The Eagle LS2 fitment will be in sizes 255/55R18 (front) and ...

2020 BMW 228i Gran Coupe Yearlong Test: A Quick Tale of New Run-Flat Tires. A pandemic-related tire shortage leads us to Tire Rack for a solution. Brian Vance Writer Feb 03, 2022.

The Garage Cars 101 Run-Flat Tires: What They’re For And Why You Buy Them (Besides Destroying Your BMW’s Ride Quality) ...

Unlike the X5, which seems acceptable because it's bigger, ... Personally, if I ever purchased a BMW with run-flat tires, the first thing I would do is replace them with normal tires.

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 ...

You see, BMW started offering some of its cars with spare tires again in recent years. This mostly included the front-drive-based cars: X1, X2 and 2 Series Gran Coupe.

A gas engine designed to be used solely as a generator to make electricity when the battery has run flat. This time, it's going to be used on the much more mainstream X5 crossover. Next X5 Could ...