BMW M235i Tyres

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Tyre Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Dynamo STREET H MU02 (13) 95% 84% 85% 83% 85% 86%
Michelin Pilot Super Sport (143) 94% 84% 89% 86% 82% 81%
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 (48) 90% 92% 82% 88% 80% 81%
Michelin CrossClimate 2 (91) 87% 83% 75% 71% 84% 84%
Pirelli CINTURATO P7 (180) 83% 73% 73% 75% 69% 74%
Toyo Proxes Sport (20) 75% 65% 71% 67% 69% 72%

BMW M235i Tyre Review Highlights

Writing about the Dynamo STREET H MU02 given 87% (245-40-18-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 spirited miles
Well nothing wrong with these tyres, i have used them on my e61 with 245/40/19, so I got them to put on the back on my m235i because my pilot super sport have lived a hard life, but this tires are great
tyre reviewed on 2023-07-26 09:37:28
Writing about the Michelin CrossClimate 2 given 20% (225-40-18-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 8000 spirited miles
Unfortunately these were fitted by ATS based on the "midrange tyre policy" dictated by my company on a BMW M235i Gran Coupe xDrive. Believe me when I say they should not be used on a car with 300BHP and 4WD. They dramatically changed the handling of the car, making it unpredicatble and dangerous. A pair were fitted to the front axle initially and other than the increased road noise compared to the previous Goodyear Eagle F1 tyres I didn't immediately notice the lack of grip. The M235i Gran Coupe is a priortiy front wheel drive car based on the Mini platform, so if there was any understear it wasn't that noticable. This changed drastically when a pair were fitted to the rear axle. When changing direction quickly country A and B roads or somethimes even changing lane on the motorway, the rear of the car would twitch, almost as if it was about to go in to fishtailing motion. This was very unpredictable and scary. Causing me to loose all confidence in the handling of the car. I was terrified of a scenario where I would have to take avoiding action on a motorway in the wet for example as I felt the consequences could have been catastrophic. I appreciate that this tyre is not recommneded on this car by BMW but be weary that ATS were also comfortable to fit these tyres to high torque EVs. Be warned. Stay away.
I managed to get the tyres replaced by raising a health and safety complaint with HR but have been told the next time tyres are required, they will be as per the 'midrange tyre policy'. I am opting out of the company car scheme for this reason.
tyre reviewed on 2023-06-12 04:57:01
Writing about the Toyo Proxes Sport given 54% (255-30-19-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 7000 average miles
These tyres were fantastic for the first 3000-4000 miles, however they very quickly started to deteriorate. The performance started to lack after the initial 3000-4000 and I've recently checked the wear at 7000 miles and they are pretty much done, there is less than 3mm left on the tyre which I was shocked at. Definitely will not be buying these again due to the awful wear for the price of the tyre.
tyre reviewed on 2021-07-13 10:33:39
Writing about the Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 given 84% (225-45-17-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 7000 spirited miles
Two winters on my M235i: 320 BHP & RWD, so very sensitive to grip and handling in wet and snow. Multiple trips down to the Alps for winter skiing. Previous car was a 330d with Pirelli Sottozero Winter Serie-II for comparison. I've also had Vredestein, Dunlop and Michelin Alpins on previous cars.

Really an outstanding winter tyre for performance car if you're certain to find yourself on snow. If you weren't certain of an Alpine ski trip or likely snow then consider the Serie-II, which handles slightly better in the dry. But the S3 is better than the Serie-II in heavy rain and standing water (the penalty is the 'chunkiness' makes it a bit noisier). The S3s did snowy hill starts and slow, windy uphill roads without recourse to chains so really pleased with them. Very good resistance to aquaplaning back in the UK winter rain and didn't let me down even during lapses of concentration in the cold and wet.

Definitely would buy these again when the time comes.
tyre reviewed on 2018-11-07 14:40:22
Writing about the Michelin Pilot Super Sport given 82% (245-35-18-W)
Driving on mostly country roads for 16000 average miles
Having had M Sport BMWs with runflats before, I ordered this M235i with the non-runflat option hoping they would give less of a 'thumpy' ride. The car arrived on Michelin Pilot Super Sports and they are definitely an improvement but the basic low-profile harshness & noise are still there. I have completed 16,000 miles so far and am down to 4.5 mm rear / 5mm front so expect to change at around 20,000 miles. The grip in wet and dry is very good so I will probably stay with Michelin but the lack of a spare wheel is concerning me as major tyre damage cannot be fixed with the can of sealant and most tyre depots do not carry specialist sizes so I may go back to runflats despite the extra harshness.
tyre reviewed on 2017-12-20 08:34:29
Writing about the Pirelli CINTURATO P7 given 53% (225-40-18-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 22000 spirited miles
These are the tires that came on my 2015 M235i. The rear tires wore out and had to be replaced at 18,000 miles. The front will need replacing by 25,000 miles. This seems much shorter than the tire rating, and I was not doing burnouts or drag racing. This car is my wife's daily driver. My main complaint about the tire is road noise, harsh ride, and poor feedback. These are the run flats, and they are very noisy and tend wail at highest speed and transmit every road imperfection into the car as noise. You might expect this is the price to pay to transmit road feel to the driver, but these tires do not do that well either. I've replaced the tears with P Zeros and the noise has improved. We will see about the ride quality, feed back and handling when we replace the front tires with P Zeros in the next 3000 miles.
tyre reviewed on 2017-03-12 13:04:11
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