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Best Tires for the BMW Z3 roadster 2.8 (twin VANOS)

BMW Z3 roadster 2.8 (twin VANOS) drivers have left 1 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 21,500 miles of real world driving. Every tire they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.

This page covers the BMW Z3 roadster 2.8 (twin VANOS) specifically. For the full picture, the BMW Z3 roadster page combines 15 reviews from every variant. All BMW Z3 roadster reviews →

  • 1owner reviews
  • 21,500 milescovered on them
  • 1different tires rated
  • 73%average tire score
Most fitted size - 1 reviews 205/55 R16 To scale, mm
Ø 632 205 113 16" 113 All 205/55 R16 data →

The best rated tires that fit the BMW Z3 roadster 2.8 (twin VANOS)

The rankings above can only speak for tires a BMW Z3 roadster 2.8 (twin VANOS) driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 205/55 R16 - 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 tire.

All Season tires

No BMW Z3 roadster 2.8 (twin VANOS) driver has reviewed a tire 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.

Highest rated All Season tires made in BMW Z3 roadster 2.8 (twin VANOS) sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in BMW Z3 roadster 2.8 (twin VANOS) reviews
1 Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 9.6 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Continental AllSeasonContact 2 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Michelin CrossClimate 3 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
4 BFGoodrich Advantage All Season 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Season Tires → Test winner: Goodyear Vector All Season 4

Summer tires

No BMW Z3 roadster 2.8 (twin VANOS) driver has reviewed a tire in the Summer category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Continental PremiumContact 7 is our highest rated, at 9.5 out of 10.

Highest rated Summer tires made in BMW Z3 roadster 2.8 (twin VANOS) sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in BMW Z3 roadster 2.8 (twin VANOS) reviews
1 Continental PremiumContact 7 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Pirelli Cinturato C3 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Falken ZIEX ZE320 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 9.3 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Continental UltraContact NXT 9.1 All your sizes Be the first →

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tires →

All Weather tires

No BMW Z3 roadster 2.8 (twin VANOS) driver has reviewed a tire in the All Weather category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Vredestein Quatrac is our highest rated, at 9.5 out of 10.

Highest rated All Weather tires made in BMW Z3 roadster 2.8 (twin VANOS) sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in BMW Z3 roadster 2.8 (twin VANOS) reviews
1 Vredestein Quatrac 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Weather Tires →

Winter tires

No BMW Z3 roadster 2.8 (twin VANOS) driver has reviewed a tire in the Winter category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 is our highest rated, at 9.5 out of 10.

Highest rated Winter tires made in BMW Z3 roadster 2.8 (twin VANOS) sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in BMW Z3 roadster 2.8 (twin VANOS) reviews
1 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Michelin Alpin 7 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Bridgestone Blizzak 6 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Goodyear UltraGrip 9+ 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 9.3 All your sizes Be the first →

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Winter Tires → Test winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

Fitment comes from each tire'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.

Tire sizes BMW Z3 roadster 2.8 (twin VANOS) drivers run

The sizes fitted in the reviews on this page. Each one links to the top rated tires in that size, across every car.

What BMW Z3 roadster 2.8 (twin VANOS) drivers say

The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.

73%
Kumho Ecsta PS31 205-55-16- BMW Z3 roadster 2.8 (twin VANOS) 21,500 miles April 26, 2022
Been driving on these since I bought the car in 2017 (started with 225/45ZR17, then switched to 205/55ZR16 on stock wheels as 225/50 was too expensive). Mostly driven quicker than general traffic (not quite spirited though), with occasional hard driving when conditions permit (although the South African potholes tend to make that hard). I can't really comment much on their wet grip as I'm not the type to do something stupid in the rain, but apart from when I had unstable toe at the back it's never disappointed in the wet. In the dry, they're excellent. They don't break loose unless I'm very deliberate, and even then the car is very easy to control. That being said, they do wear very quickly. I'm looking at 20-25k km on a set with rotation. So if you're looking for durable tires, you'd best look elsewhere. But if like me you don't drive that much, then they give excellent grip for the money. And I can't say much about noise, as this is after all an inherently noisy car. I can definitely recommend them.

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