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Old 06-04-2013, 12:43 PM
Toneaero Toneaero is offline
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Originally Posted by Troymi View Post
Looks great. Curious, you have an X5M with Michelin Latitude Tour HP? All season tires? Are you using runflats? And can you talk about your tire choice a little? Sizes and how are they compared to summer only treads?
Good eye! Yes, they are all season tires. I did a ton of research on what my next set of tires should be.

Things I had to have were:
  • Non run flats
  • Good tread life
  • Quite ride
  • Good n' nuff grip
From the countless tire reviews I read online, I decided to get the Michelin Latitude Tour HP. Since this is my daily driver with over 60+ miles a day, I knew I needed good tread life. Summer tires are only rated to 25k and these are rated to 50k...thats TWICE the miles...I guess your mileage may vary. I also have Pirelli Snow & Ice tires too so I have the flexibility of keeping these all season's on or swap them out during winter here in the midwest.



I also wanted non run flats.....I have AAA and a spare tire....so why bother? This saved "some" weight.


After putting a few thousand miles on, my review of the road noise reflected what I read reviews on. They are quite! I can't imagine summer tires being any more quite than these.



As for grip, I know that summer tires are softer which equals more dry road grip. But with this xdrive, I haven't been able to break traction loose on straights and hard breaking nearly pops my eyeballs out. Spirited turns are a different story.....when I take a "fast" flat intersection turn in normal "D" mode, the car does moderate the engine speed due to wheel slip. When im in "M" mode, a little drift comes in and puts a big smile on my face. I still haven't lost confidence in spirited turns. I can do tight clover leaf on-ramps at 45+ mph and without tire squeal. I haven't pushed the envelope too much yet.


Am I pleased with these "All Seasons"? Yes because its my daily driver.
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