Les meilleurs pneus pour la BMW 320d SE (e46) Saloon

J'ai acheté 2 pneus, 225 40 18 92y, à monter sur l'essieu avant de ma Bmw 320d E46. Je les ai choisis sur la base de critiques et de nombreux tests de pneus trouvés sur Internet. Auparavant, j'avais Conti Sport Contact 5, donc je vais comparer Dunlop avec Conti. Quand j'ai commencé à chercher des pneus, j'ai essayé de trouver un pneu confortable, silencieux et de faible masse, car cela peut faire une différence de 1,5 kg entre les marques de pneus. J'ai donc décidé d'acheter Dunlop Sport MAxx rt2:
- l'adhérence sur sec est bonne, le pneu est collant lorsqu'il chauffe, mais les parois latérales sont bien trop molles. C'est bon pour la qualité de conduite, mais pas pour les virages à grande vitesse. Le pneu ne peut tout simplement pas supporter le poids de la voiture dans une conduite sportive, même avec une pression de 2,7 bars.
- l'adhérence sur sol mouillé est correcte, mais le problème de souplesse demeure, donc la voiture subit un sous-virage, à la fois sur sol sec et sur sol mouillé;
- le retour routier est bon, mais pas aussi bon que le Conti SC5. Parfois, la voiture sous-vire, mais je ne peux pas le sentir dans le volant. Avec Conti, je savais mieux ce qui se passait avec les roues avant;
- l'usure est bonne je pense, j'ai parcouru environ 3.000 km avec ces pneus, avec une conduite sportive, et ils sont comme neufs;
- le confort est bon, ils sont silencieux et confortables à conduire;
- Je ne les rachèterai plus, juste à cause de la douceur des flancs. Ces pneus ne peuvent pas tenir la voiture dans les virages à haute vitesse ou serrés, non pas à cause de l'adhérence, mais à cause de la déformation des flancs;
Je pense qu'ils conviennent plus à la conduite en ville, ou aux voitures avec moins de masse, comme Golf, Astra, Focus.
J'achèterais à nouveau Conti SC5, ou Michelin PS4.

Tyres are ok and doing well and dry and in the wet,
not noisy but quickly had spent in 3mm to less than 22,000 km ... For this reason, they are not yet bought ...

Had these to replace some Goodyear efficient grips on my BMW 320d SE (e46). Replaced all four tyres to keep handling and performance consistent, and I have to results have been mixed. The main positive is the handling in the wet. They feel very sure footed round corners in the wet, and the braking distance in the wet is also pretty impressive - as it takes very little time to stop from 60/70, and they remain straight and true under heavy(ish) breaking. So they do what they are renowned and designed for well to this extent. The Rainsport 3's however do appear to have some issues, especially when compared the Goodyear's I had on previously.

The first thing is the poor rim protection. I'm fairly careful with the alloys so was disappointed when I inadvertently glanced the side of a toll booth in France (front left hand side tyre), to find that there is no real protection on the tyres. So as a result I'd recommend extreme caution when you park etc. second point is to do with wear. These tyres won't last too long by the looks of it, they have quite a soft compound mix, and I think I'll be fortunate to see 12,000 miles from them, currently done 6,000 and they look like I might get the same or just above from them. The Goodyear's (yes I know - a slightly more expensive option) lasted around 16,000. The third point actually relates to the first two points to an extent, and this is the 'flex' in the tyre walls. The Rainsports feel more 'flaccid' when cornering harder in the dry - as a consequence you feel the car rolling more in corners, and with the rear wheel drive on the BMW it does not add to the driving experience especially with back end I in corners. As the tyres have aged - they did improve from when I first put them on, as they were quite 'vague' to start with in terms of feedback etc. but as they bed in in the first couple of hundred miles they do feel more assured. Again, the Goodyear's were far more sure footed compared with the Uniroyal's. I am not an overly sporty driver either, like most of us I have my moments when the foot can go down - but for 90% of the time I drive within the normal parameters. However; I have also noticed is slightly more road noise with the Uniroyal's, and also maybe due to this poorer fuel economy than I had with the Efficient grips, approx 3-5 mpg on some runs I do very regularly.

So if I were to sum up, it's been a less positive experience than I hoped for. Positives are definitely the wet grip/braking - which in the UK is a good thing with our mercurial weather. However; the wear, the slack(ish) tyre walls and the lack of 'progressiveness' combined with the lower mpg/noise are distinct negatives.

They aren't that bad - and I'm no 'Petrol head', but I won't be putting Uniroyal's on the car after these have expired. I think that although they were cheaper than the Goodyear's I had on before - I will return back to something similar to the Goodyear's, as like in any other aspect of life - you tend to get what you pay for.