The perfect tire would stick to any surface, never go flat, run in any weather, provide plentiful steering feedback, and wear forever. Fat chance we’ll ever get a perfect tire because a big set of those features are mutually exclusive. … Continue reading

In the past years, across the entire car industry we have seen an increase in the number of vehicles equipped with run-flat tires as a safety system. BMW, MINI, Lexus, Audi or Chevrolet have all started to adopt these systems with … Continue reading

Our friend Richard Aucock has recently completed a 24-hour trip from South France to Middle of England, aboard the new 2011 BMW 5 Series. While present at the 5 Series launch, he also had a chance to sit down with … Continue reading

Here is the answer. The time is around 19:00 hours on a cold, blustery winter night. The temperature is hovering around -1 and it has been raining, a dangerous stage for icy conditions. Having left the shop with 4 new … Continue reading

Regular tires vs. run-flat tires…..what a heated discussion this has been in the past few years and one of the ongoing topics here at BMWBLOG. Clearly after 70 comments left, majority of you favor the regular tires with the ol’ … Continue reading

Last week, our article on why should you have run-flat tires on your BMW stirred controversy among the bimmer fans and owners. As promised, I am back with the second part of the article in which we will expose the … Continue reading

Let me start first by saying that this a “touchy” subject and it has been debated over and over again. While there are many people that love the run-flat tires on their BMWs, there are plenty of others that are … Continue reading