Best Tires for the BMW 335i SE

I drive an Alpina B3S Allrad which is based upon the E92 BMW 335ix. I bought the Michelin Pilot Sport 4S* tires from my local BMW Alpina dealer; 235/35/19 on the front and 265/35/19 on the rear. The difference between the star * designated version of the tires and the regular Michelin Pilot Sport 4S is quite noticeable on my car and it’s clear that BMW really worked hard with Michelin to optimize the tires’ capabilities when paired with their vehicles. I am not a person to exaggerate and I will not embellish the difference that the tires made by saying that they transformed my car and I will stick to differences I felt between how the tires felt as new on my car, compared to how previous tires felt new on my car. The first thing I noticed with the star* tires fitted was that it made my car feel like it had a tighter steering rack. The new tires, at any speed, felt like they were mind-reading where I wanted to go, steady, progressive and immediate but also reassuring. The comfort levels felt to be slightly improved and the road noise seemed to be dampened. I recently drove 5000 motorway miles through continental Europe on them and I was really impressed by just how comforting and quiet the car became after I fitted these tires. The grip is fabulous for accelerating, braking, turn in and progression. The tires have to my mind, given me a tighter rein on my car and it feels as though a dial or a knob has been turned up a notch, even though I know it’s an analogue change. Wet handling is fine and the tires don’t give me any cause for concern during any downpours or when there’s any standing surface water to drive through. I would definitely buy them again and in future stick to any tire that’s specifically designated for any particular brand or model. So until a Michelin Pilot Sport 5S* is brought to market, I will stick with these 4S* tires for as long as I drive my Alpina.

i can spin these tires in almost any gear in the dry in a 300HP car. Wet Grip is uninspiring, went around a roundabout with the tail out once. Great Tires for the daily commuter but not for sports cars.

I dont agree with most of the negative feedback. I have these tires on my 335i, in staggered setup F-225/40/18 & R-255/35/18. The tires have good dry grip & wet grip, in the rain when the tubro kicks in the tires dont even break loose, thats good as far as im concerned. Cornering is great, when drifting on dry they respond and break loose on my throttle comand. They are quiter than the last dunlops I had. GOOD Tire for the $

Absolutely fantastic... the dry weather grip just hangs on sooo well.

I have really lent on these tires and they just grip away.. replaced the awful RE50 RFT's that were crashy, lost grip under acceleration and were like riding on concrete.

The MSS's have transformed all of that.. as I pull away now the car just grips and coming out of corners I no longer get the yellow (I am am stopping you pulling away) light coming on.

Highly recommend these to everyone! Will be buying again, even though very expensive, they were cheaper than the RFT's!!

I have standard BMW Sport suspension.

Replaced Goodyear F1 Asymmetrics with these. Against the F1 they are slightly quieter, wet traction is slightly worse, everything else on a par. This is a huge complement because I really rate the F1s and on balance these are equals at 60% of the cost

Replaced the Bridgestone Potenza run flats with these tires (fronts went very quickly on the Bridgestones!) Much more flexible and a good replacment - more progressive - especially in the wet, however the rears have lasted not as well this time round less than 20,00 miles on motorways mostly. Found the fronts were very sensitive to suspension geometry and scrubbed a lot of the outer shoulders off - despite spot on toe-in etc.