BMW is getting ready to launch its next-generation compact SUV, the X3, and it will ride--as most BMWs and Minis sold today--on run-flat tires. Of all the companies producing cars today, BWM has ...

The world of tires is an ever-expanding nexus of increasingly specialized compounds for any situation. There are tires for everyday roads, snow, rain, summer, racing, off-roading and tires that ...

Not to ruin your day or anything, but you should know that there’s a very good chance that you’ll have a flat tire at some point in your life. Even if you drive like a saint and carefully avoid every ...

No, run-flat tires are designed to survive some punctures or other causes of air loss and be driven for up to 150 miles (depending on manufacturer) without adding a tire sealant. Low-profile tires are ...

NEU-ISENBURG, Germany—German car maker BMW A.G. has selected run-flat versions of Hankook Tire Co. Inc.'s Ventus S1 evo2 premium summer and Winter i*cept winter tires as original equipment fitments on ...

A miserable thing happened last weekend when one of the run-flat tires on our 2011 BMW 750Li was gashed by a pothole during an excursion from Connecticut to New Hampshire: Replacing the tire turned ...

If you’ve bought a new car in the last several years, there’s an increasing likelihood that when you take a look in the trunk, you’ll no longer find a spare tire. At best in many cases you’ll get an ...

No matter where or when it happens, a flat tire is always an inconvenience. That’s why more auto manufacturers today are equipping vehicles with run-flat tires. Run-flat tires allow drivers to ...

EDITOR WES RAYNAL: I was a decided nonfan of the last generation X3--I thought it was far too unrefined to be a BMW. I do like this 2012 BMW X3 xDrive 28i better. It's not a bad little scooter, though ...

Run-flat tires are an increasingly common type of tire on passenger cars. Manufacturers such as BMW are mounting them on new cars instead of equipping the car with a spare tire. Doing so saves weight ...

TOKYO (Oct. 3, 2003) — Bridgestone Corp. has begun supplying run-flat tires to BMW A.G. for installation on its new 5 Series model car family, the Tokyo-based tire maker said. The Potenza RE050 RFT ...