Bmw 540i-xdrive Tires

The 2000s-era BMW 5 series included the 540i xDrive, equipped with a 4.0L inline 6 with 322 hp and the automaker’s proprietary xDrive AWD system. The 540i is designed around a mild hybrid drivetrain that’s capable of 22 mpg city/29 mpg highway and comes standard with niceties like a power front sunroof, 205-watt premium audio setup, heated mirrors, and all power accessories. BMW’s Convenience Package incorporates a full driver assistance suite that includes adaptive cruise control, lane-keeping assistance, traffic jam assistance, cross-traffic alert, pedestrian alert, collision avoidance, and more. That’s all, of course, with BMW’s proprietary xDrive AWD system and the kind of refinement and cutting-edge design that BMW drivers have come to expect over the years.

Here at SimpleTire, our team has gone through the catalog and searched for the best BMW 540i xDrive tires, including all-season, all-season UHP, and winter tires, then ranked them in Best/Great/Good order. We also used our SimpleScore system to assign a numerical score for the categories of traction, longevity, and handling for each tire. Ready? Let’s go in and take a closer look:

1. Bridgestone Turanza QuietTrack: Best All-Season tire

Let’s get this list going with the Bridgestone Turanza QuietTrack. The Turanza QuietTrack is the manufacturer’s selected tire as OEM for a variety of luxury cars and crossovers. If you’re the kind of driver who puts a refined ride, low noise, and long tread life as your top priorities as well as year-round performance, this could be the tire that very capably checks all those boxes for you. Bridgestone designed the Turanza QuietTrack with durable internal construction and a long-lasting tread compound for stability and great wear properties. Internal construction details of the Turanza QuietTrack include a polyester casing with a steel belt layer and a spiral-wound nylon cap overlay. Bridgestone backs the Turanza QuietTrack with a best-in-class 80,000 mile limited manufacturer tread life warranty, which our team calculated to a superb SimpleScore of 9.6 for longevity. For confident grip, resistance to hydroplaning, and all-season traction, the tread pattern incorporates open shoulder slots, 3D sipes, and a system of circumferential and lateral grooves. With that all in mind we give the Turanza QuietTrack SimpleScore of 9.7 for traction. We also can’t ignore the great road manners, steering response, and precise cornering of the Turanza QuietTrack, owing to its reinforced shoulder and sidewall as well as tread design. Putting that through the SimpleScore calculations, we decided on a 9.9 for handling. Maybe one of our favorite features of the Turanza QuietTrack, though, is its phenomenally low noise level. It suppresses road noise with non-chamfered grooves, an optimized tread pitch, and in-groove ridges, features that serve to break up and cancel certain frequencies and resonances for a driving experience that’s surprisingly serene and peaceful.

2. Falken Azenis FK460 A/S: Best UHP All-Season tire

Just about everything in the Falken brand has made a great impression on our team here at SimpleTire for some time now, and the Azenis FK460 A/S is no exception. The Falken Azenis FK460 A/S is a versatile tire you can feel confident about for consistent grip in all kinds of weather, with its advanced 4D Nano tread compound. It just makes sense that tires are going to lose traction as tread depth wears down, but the innovative Emerging Grooves tech of the Azenis FK460 A/S is designed to open the grooves up and expand for extended performance even as tire depth gets thinner. The Canyon Groove design and circumferential grooves with chamfered edges deliver enhanced grip in wet or wintry conditions, designed to work as a system to deliver the grip you need for a traction score of 8.6. Thanks in part to the wear resistance and durability of that 4D Nano tread compound, Falken covers the Azenis FK460 A/S with a 50,000 mile warranty, pulling in a SimpleScore of 9.1 for longevity. Braking performance, steering response, cornering, and road manners are all precise and immediate with this tire, for a SimpleScore of 8.8 for handling. It’s important to mention here that the Azenis FK460 A/S is refined and quiet on the highway, with grooves that are acoustically tuned to keep road noise to a minimum by cutting wind noise and canceling certain frequencies and resonances. The overall average SimpleScore for the Falken Azenis FK460 A/S is a very strong 8.7.

3. Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3: Best Winter tire

Nokian is a Finland-based tire manufacturer (yes, the same parent company as Nokia phones) that’s put decades worth of R and D into making the kind of next-generation winter tires that are up to the extremes of a Scandinavian winter. The Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3 is a great example – this winter tire is designed for durability as well as control and traction, with 10-ply construction and an Aramid-reinforced casing for a longevity score of 8.2. Where the Hakkapeliitta LT3 excels, though, is its winter grip. The Hakkapeliitta R3 gets its confident traction from a directional pattern with tread block notches, sweeping grooves, zigzag tread blocks, and interlocking 3D sipes, all designed as a system to help you navigate through the most severe winter conditions. Nokian engineers infused the tread formulation of the Hakkapeliitta R3 with bio-based Cryo Crystal 3 bite particles for even more traction, yet rolling resistance is low enough to make it a perfect choice for an EV or hybrid like the BMW 540i xDrive. Unsurprisingly, this tire has the 3 Peak Mountain Snowflake certification for severe winter service. SimpleScore for traction: best-in-class 9.9. Cornering and control are all top-notch too, with a solid center rib, reinforced sidewalls, and large shoulder blocks for a SimpleScore of 8.9 in the handling category. Like all winter tires, the tread compound of the Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3 stays flexible for dependable grip in subfreezing weather, but will wear prematurely in warmer temperatures – this tire shouldn’t be used if temps are above 40-45 degrees F. NOTE: in case you were wondering, “Hakkapeliitta” is the Finnish term for that country’s 16th-century cavalry troops.

While these are the best BMW 540i xDrive tires on the road today, there are plenty of other options out there. Check out these tires if you’re looking for a more affordable set of tires for your BMW 540i xDrive:

4. Kumho Ecsta PA51: Great All-Season tire

Next up on our list, we’ve got the Kumho Ecsta PA51, another all-season tire that offers a great balance of long wear, low noise, a forgiving ride, short braking distances, and handling that’s direct and predictable. The Ecsta PA51 delivers the kind of cornering and overall handling that are more along the lines of a UHP tire along with great wear properties and reliable, consistent year-round grip. The Ecsta PA51 is designed with wide circumferential grooves that resist hydroplaning by channeling water through and behind the tire’s contact patch, for grip that’s confident and dependable on wet roads. Wide shoulder blocks are reinforced to handle the momentum and inertia of hard maneuvers for excellent cornering ability (and a SimpleScore of 9.4 in handling). Road manners, steering response, and straight-line stability all get a boost from a solid center rib. The Ecsta PA51 is designed with an advanced, custom-blended tread compound for long, even wear as well as superb traction. Kumho backs the Ecsta PA51 with a 45,000 mile manufacturer’s tread life warranty. When winter comes around and you have to contend with changing road conditions (and snow and slush), there’s a combination of sipes and specially-designed tread blocks that deliver the grip you need. SimpleScore for traction is 8.9, and the SimpleScore for longevity is 8.6 with an overall SimpleScore average of 8.8. Don’t be put off by the somewhat lower price point of the Kumho Ecsta PA51; that doesn’t necessarily come with any serious tradeoffs in performance or quality.

5. Yokohama ADVAN Sport AS+: Great UHP All-Season tire

Let’s close this list out with the Yokohama ADVAN Sport AS+, another tire that’s designed for year-round traction with uncompromising performance. The Yokohama ADVAN Sport AS+ is designed for the long haul with a high-turnup sidewall, long-wearing silica-rich tread compound, and durable internal construction, and is covered by a 55,000 mile warranty. That’s enough for a SimpleScore of 9.1 for longevity. Extra-large outboard shoulder blocks and 2-in-1 intermediate blocks all help deliver cornering that’s sharp and precise, and steering response that’s accurate and direct, registering a SimpleScore of 8.7 for handling. In wet or dry weather and road conditions, the ADVAN Sport AS+ gives you confidence and peace of mind with circumferential grooves, lateral grooves, Z-shaped grooves, and Yokohama’s innovative Wavy Sipes. These tread features are all designed as a complete system that provides mechanical grip and adhesion on dry roads while resisting hydroplaning on wet pavement. SimpleScore for traction: 8.8. All in all, the Yokohama ADVAN Sport AS+ would be an excellent choice for a variety of sporty coupes, sedans, and crossovers as well as for your BMW 540i xDrive.

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