Great tires, but i never understood why people associate these with ultra high performance tires. I use these on my daily and find them to be a great allrounder. Comfort is good, grip is good in all conditions, sporty when it needs to be.
Biggest downside is the roadnoise i get at certain speeds. It occured quite early, maybe halfway the wear. When paying for the absolute best, that's not what you expect.
Best Tyres for the BMW 330e
BMW 330e drivers have left 24 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 216,301 miles of real world driving. Every tyre they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.
- 24owner reviews
- 216,301 milescovered on them
- 21different tyres rated
- 74%average tyre score
The best rated tyres that fit the BMW 330e
The rankings above can only speak for tyres a BMW 330e driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 255/35 R19, 225/45 R18, 225/45 R17 and 225/40 R19 - whether or not anyone here has fitted them yet. They are ranked on the TR Score, which is built from independent test results and every owner review of that tyre.
Winter tyres
No BMW 330e driver has reviewed a tyre in the Winter category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Pirelli P Zero Winter 2 is our highest rated, at 9.8 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | BMW 330e reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pirelli P Zero Winter 2
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9.8 | 255/35 R19, 225/40 R19 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4
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9.6 | 255/35 R19, 225/45 R18, 225/40 R19 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
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9.5 | 255/35 R19, 225/45 R18, 225/40 R19 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Michelin Alpin 7
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9.5 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Winter Tyres → Test winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
Summer tyres
No BMW 330e driver has reviewed a tyre in the Summer category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 is our highest rated, at 9.7 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | BMW 330e reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
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9.7 | All your sizes | 1 |
| 2 |
Continental SportContact 7
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9.7 | 255/35 R19, 225/45 R18, 225/40 R19 | 2 |
| 3 |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Continental PremiumContact 7
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9.5 | 225/45 R18, 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
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9.4 | All your sizes | 2 |
| 6 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tyres →
All Season tyres
No BMW 330e driver has reviewed a tyre in the All Season category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 is our highest rated, at 9.6 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | BMW 330e reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
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9.6 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport
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9.6 | 255/35 R19, 225/40 R19 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3
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9.5 | 225/45 R18, 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Vredestein Quatrac
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9.5 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Season Tyres → Test winner: Goodyear Vector All Season 4
Fitment comes from each tyre's manufactured size list, and the sizes are the ones drivers reported when they reviewed. Check the size, load index and speed rating on your own doorplate before buying - a size a previous owner ran is not always the size your car left the factory on.
Every tyre reviewed on the BMW 330e
The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 18 tyres have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tyre | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 Replaced by Pirelli Cinturato C3 | Summer | 86% | 2 | 12,000 miles |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S Replaced by Michelin Pilot Sport S 5 | Summer | 78% | 2 | 25,500 miles |
| Continental SportContact 7 | Summer | 75% | 2 | 20,000 miles |
Tyre sizes BMW 330e drivers run
The sizes fitted in the reviews on this page. Each one links to the top rated tyres in that size, across every car.
What BMW 330e drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
Excellent grip and giving good confidence through corners
Bought these tyres used with new rims from Jyväskylä-privat !
Lots of grip. Good steering response and feedback, slightly understeering under pressure, but in an undramatic and controllable manner.
Drove on these tyres only one winter as it was what they lasted (only 12'000 km). Wear is therefore disastrous.
They showed good general under-limit behavior on wet roads, this was an important criteria in my choice and they delivered.
On the dry, the heavy BMW 330e easily overloaded the front wheels generating generous understeer at every spirited drive. Disappointing dry grip with also limited performance and low stability in straight line braking (it was the only tyre that managed to make this heavy BMW unstable on straight braking).
On the snow the tyres were excellent and worked very well with the Xdrive, allowing to drive dynamically on fresh snow covered roads with good steering, good traction and reassuring braking capacity. Any loss of grip in the snow was very progressive and manageable despite the heavy and powerful car.
They showed good general under-limit behavior on wet roads, this was an important criteria in my choice and they delivered.
On the dry, the heavy BMW 330e easily overloaded the front wheels generating generous understeer at every spirited drive. Disappointing dry grip with also limited performance and low stability in straight line braking (it was the only tyre that managed to make this heavy BMW unstable on straight braking).
On the snow the tyres were excellent and worked very well with the Xdrive, allowing to drive dynamically on fresh snow covered roads with good steering, good traction and reassuring braking capacity. Any loss of grip in the snow was very progressive and manageable despite the heavy and powerful car.
Bought these tyres factory mounted on BMW winter wheels. They turned out making the car uncomfortable and harsh on impacts. These winter tyres degraded the comfort of the car compared to the factory summer tyres (Pirelli P7C2). They were suprisingly dynamic to drive in the dry under the limit of grip for a winter tyre, although once driven harder, understeer appears brutally, making the car slightly unstable. Average behavior on wet and on snow.
Bought these tyres for a BMW in remplacement of the OEM Pirelli P7C2. They are great touring tyres with better comfort than the Pirellis despite the harsh M-Chassis tuning from BMW, they make the car almost liveable. These tyres are less sporty and show more understeer than the Pirelli. While driving sportily, the front axe reaches its limit of grip on fast tight turns. The rear axle (in 255) is completely stable. Great tyre to buy for drivers who seek comfort over agressive driving.
OE tyres from BMW, very good feel and feedback on the road while limiting the discomfort of the M-Chassis. Allows high entry speed for a touring tyre with imperial stability, even in the wet. Limited longevity with the rear tyres (in 255) toast at only 18k km due to the agressive camber angle of the M-chassis
I changed to these from P Zeros as i wanted non-run flats for a better ride and fuel economy without losing the handling benefits of my previous Pirellis on my BMW 330e. I have not been disapointed.
These tyres replaced a set of Uniroyal Rainsport 5's, that replaced a set of Pirelli P7 Cinturato's. I wasn't a fan of the Pirelli's as they wore out after 20K miles. The Rainsport's lasted 30K miles and these will do well to make it to 16K miles. Don't get me wrong, the grip in the dry is great, but in the wet, it's awful. If I was reviewing these tyres in the dry only, they would be scoring 7/8 in the feedback and handling. The contrast between wet and dry is night and day. I would not buy these tyres again.
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