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Best Tires for the BMW E92 M3 V8

BMW E92 M3 V8 drivers have left 4 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 217,500 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 E92 M3 V8 specifically. For the full picture, the BMW E92 M3 page combines 13 reviews from every variant. All BMW E92 M3 reviews →

  • 4owner reviews
  • 217,500 milescovered on them
  • 4different tires rated
  • 71%average tire score
Most fitted size - 2 reviews 265/35 R19 To scale, mm
Ø 668 265 93 19" 93 All 265/35 R19 data →

The best rated tires that fit the BMW E92 M3 V8

The rankings above can only speak for tires a BMW E92 M3 V8 driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 265/35 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 tire.

Winter tires

No BMW E92 M3 V8 driver has reviewed a tire 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.

Highest rated Winter tires made in BMW E92 M3 V8 sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in BMW E92 M3 V8 reviews
1 Pirelli P Zero Winter 2 9.8 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4 9.6 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Bridgestone Blizzak 6 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Hankook Winter i cept evo3 9.2 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+ 9.2 All your sizes Be the first →

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

Summer tires

No BMW E92 M3 V8 driver has reviewed a tire in the Summer category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Continental SportContact 7 is our highest rated, at 9.7 out of 10.

Highest rated Summer tires made in BMW E92 M3 V8 sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in BMW E92 M3 V8 reviews
1 Continental SportContact 7 9.7 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Hankook Ventus Evo 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 9.3 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Kumho Ecsta Sport S PS72 9.3 All your sizes Be the first →

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

All Season tires

No BMW E92 M3 V8 driver has reviewed a tire in the All Season category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 is our highest rated, at 9.4 out of 10.

Highest rated All Season tires made in BMW E92 M3 V8 sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in BMW E92 M3 V8 reviews
1 Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS 9.1 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 8.2 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

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 E92 M3 V8 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 E92 M3 V8 drivers say

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

49%
Kumho Ecsta PS91 275-35-19- BMW E92 M3 V8 6,000 miles April 24, 2024
Purchased these for my 2008 BMW E92 M3. They were recommended on an M3 facebook page by multiple people as a decent value alternative to Michelins etc. Some people even said they were better than the flagship premium brands, so thought they were worth a go!

Initial impressions were ok, but over the space of a few weeks started to notice their flaws. I found that even when you engaged a little bit of power (not flooring the pedal) the traction light would regularly light up. This was not the case with the outgoing Michelins PS4's. I also found in the wet they did not give much confidence. In dry condition they are improved, but certainly not in the same league as Goodyear Eagle F1's, PS4/PS5's etc. That I could somewhat live with given their price...but regretted not buying Michelin or Continentals.

What I have found really poor though is the wear....and reading the reviews here I am clearly not the only one! They have only lasted about 6k miles and it is not driven particularly hard. This is roughly half, maybe closer to a third of the life of the outgoing Michelins. Having also had PS5's on a Mercedes A35 AMG that have lasted 20k miles and that is AWD, along with PS4's on a 335d Tourer Xdrive lasting 17k miles, these fall seriously short.

So therefore they really are false economy. Not only do they somewhat impede the performance of a powerful car (and that's what they seem to be aimed at), if they only last 30-50% of that of a Michelin they work out to be quite expensive!
100%
Continental Sport Contact 6 235-35-19- BMW E92 M3 V8 10,000 miles December 3, 2016
Best tire I've ever used. Quiet and comfortable but still good sporty handling.
53%
Michelin Pilot Super Sport 265-35-19-W BMW E92 M3 V8 1,500 miles November 26, 2015
These tires are designed for the newer M3/M4/M5, all of which I've driven on this tire and liked. However, after putting a set on my e92 M3 (2010 Competition Pack) I could not believe how much worse the car felt than on the standard Michelin PS2. Overall grip was increased for sure, but road feedback and progressiveness was terrible.

The car hopped over bumps that it previously was not upset by, even on worn tires. The turn in characteristics were far more vague, and the rear of the car felt disconnected. There was a feeling that the sidewall was flexing, making it difficult to feel when a movement at the back of the car was indeed the tire breaking away, or just movement within the tire. Not confidence inspiring at all.

I contacted Michelin directly and their technical manager called me back within hours. Many workarounds were suggested such as adjusting pressures and alignment/camber settings, but these made little difference. Michelin agreed to replace them with PS2's at no cost.

Great customer service from Michelin, but not a tire I would ever recommend using on the e92. Those who have, and are saying the tire is great, must not drive their car anywhere near the limit of adhesion, because honestly it was borderline scary.

Go with the OE Michelin or Continental.
81%
Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 265-35-19-W BMW E92 M3 V8 200,000 miles June 8, 2012
Michelins are far better than the Continentals it came on. Not in the same league for grip, feel or wet weather. Felt I had to take it easy on the Contis whereas Michelin I feel at ease with . Tried to buy PS 3. However size not available when needed!! Only drawback - wear!! Only 8-9 k. However you get what you pay for. 245/35 front 265/35 rear

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