We conducted this trial along similar lines to our annual tyre test. Goodyear, Dunlop and Pirelli also make run-flats, while Kumho has just entered the replacement market. For our 3-Series, we tried Bridgestone, Continental and Michelin sets. There may be 750,000 run-flats on UK roads, but in tyre terms that’s a tiny proportion – which means only a few companies offer them. So the firm’s 320i was the obvious car for our test. So how do run-flats perform the rest of the time? Auto Express conducted the first magazine test to find the best for daily driving.īMW has pioneered the use of run-flat rubber, making it standard on its 1, 3 and 5-Series models. It’s the future, but punctures are relatively rare – one in six of us can expect to get one each year, with high-speed failures even less likely. As well as being safer when you get a blow-out, they mean you don’t have to risk changing a wheel on the hard shoulder or even miss that flight or meeting. There’s a safety revolution going on under today’s cars – and it’s all down to run-flat tyres.
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