Dunlop winter sport 3D

equ · 11-30-2008, 01:49 PM

Driving around today in a coldish rain storm (about 37-39F), I'm very very impressed with these tires. They grip, not sure how progressive they'll be when they lose grip (running errands with no room/margin for slide).

Even if it doesn't snow this winter, the dunlop winters have proved their worth. Funny that it's my second time with these tires, I've had them on the e39, and I wasn't as ridiculuously impressed. Part of that I give to the sizes/car, the e90 is on 225/45-17, the e39 was on 225/55-16 and those felt wallowier. The other part of the impressive feeling is that this is essentially a back-to-back with summer RFT's, so the improvement in the cold is quite noticeable. My traction control light would have been twinkling all day had I the summer RFT's on.

FC · 12-01-2008, 07:53 AM

I've had them on the V70R for two years. Amazing tires. Awesome in the snow and borderline practical-joke good in the dry cold. I run them in stock size which IIRC is 235/45/R17.

11-30-2008, 01:49 PM	#1
equ Alphanumeric Join Date: Aug 2005 Carmudgeonly Ride: 981S, 340i Posts: 9,584	Dunlop winter sport 3D Driving around today in a coldish rain storm (about 37-39F), I'm very very impressed with these tires. They grip, not sure how progressive they'll be when they lose grip (running errands with no room/margin for slide). Even if it doesn't snow this winter, the dunlop winters have proved their worth. Funny that it's my second time with these tires, I've had them on the e39, and I wasn't as ridiculuously impressed. Part of that I give to the sizes/car, the e90 is on 225/45-17, the e39 was on 225/55-16 and those felt wallowier. The other part of the impressive feeling is that this is essentially a back-to-back with summer RFT's, so the improvement in the cold is quite noticeable. My traction control light would have been twinkling all day had I the summer RFT's on.

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12-01-2008, 07:53 AM	#2
FC Solving problems Join Date: Oct 2003 Carmudgeonly Ride: M5 / 718 GTS / Cooper S / GTI / LR4 Location: Metro Boston Posts: 25,266	I've had them on the V70R for two years. Amazing tires. Awesome in the snow and borderline practical-joke good in the dry cold. I run them in stock size which IIRC is 235/45/R17.