These tires amaze me every day. For half the price of Michelin PS2's you get 95% of the performance with all other attributes similar. They do have softer sidewalls but as a trade off they are a lot lighter! Just make sure you bump the pressure up and you should be happy.

I have 255/40 front, 285/35 18" tires on this car. Came from 35-45% worn PS2s on stock rims (1" narrower front and rear). Ride comfort and steering response I found to be identical to the PS2s, if not slightly better. I would rate noise level as identical or quieter than PS2s. Where with the PS2s I could get them to the edge of friction with some squealing on curvy mountain roads, I have not been able to get to that limit with these. I think it's partly because of my personal limits for driving on public roads, and the increased widths, but it may also be the tires themselves. The higher wear rating does not seem to have a negative affect on grip as far as I can tell. I have not experienced tram lining, pulling, or other aberrant tracking issues that are any different than any other tire I've had on any other car I've had. The reports of Conti's tramlining more than other brands is probably just people who have to drive a lot of roads with grooved pavement - in that surface, virtually any tire will tram line some. I have had these tires in the wet once, and not by choice. While I did not push them in the wet, the wet road performance was fine as can be. On the highway, I will say that the car with these tires created a huge wake of mist behind the car - perhaps the tires are really clearing a lot of water from the road surface as they roll (this is very, very subjective assessment....) They look great, very nice side wall, takes tire shine well (I just use basic old Armor All, no excessive build up on the tire...). I am quite happy with these tires. The only thing I cannot attest to yet is tire wear. Time will tell. A recommended alternative to the other Max performance tires available.

This is my second review after driving on these tires for about 6 months and a little more than 6000 miles. The rear tires look like they are going to last only about 1/2 as long as the fronts. These tires ride fairly smoothly but the performance is only so so. The car has not felt as lively as I would like it to be, and certainly not as connected as my favorite PS2s. Driving is still good in the wet, but after the 6000 miles on them not quite as confident feeling. The tires still give my car an abrupt transition to oversteer in cornerning that is a little unnerving. The traction control light comes on just about everytime I am accelerating from a stop while turning and if you drive a BMW you know what that does to throttle response. I would not buy these tires again except for the fact that the fronts look like they will last at least twice as long as the rears. I guess I will have to purchase the same tires again to match up in about 6 months. Overall, I think I will get about 12,000 - 15,000 miles out of the rears, which is about average for tires in this category. This has been the norm for the last 3 BMWs I have owned. If you are looking for a comfortable cruiser, this tire is for you. If you are looking for driver's tire, you might want to look elsewhere.

I looked for a long time before making the decision on what tire to replace the original run flats that came on the car. On my last 2 BMW's I always went with Pilot sports and loved them. However, on this 535, I had a hard time swallowing the $1600 they were going to cost. I evaluated several different tires and eventually took a chance on these Extreme Contact DW's. I have to say that I am dissapointed in them as they don't have the control or ride of the Michellin tires. I live in a rural area in the mountains of North Georgia and speed limits are rather arbritrary and traffic is light. This gives me ample opportunities to run up some rather high speeds and in big sweeepers at 70 or 80 mph, these tires can have rather abrupt transitions to oversteer that is not too much fun. These tires do handle ok if you increase the air pressure a little more than what is suggested in the owner's manual, just not as well as the excellent Michelin Pilot Sports. On the plus side, the Continentals do ride much much better than the Dunlop run flats did that came on the car, and are much better in the rain as well. I did save nearly 800 dollars by going with these Conti's but the jury is still out as to whether I will be completely satisfied with them. For a more average speed driver, these tires will probably be wonderful. I think I have just been spoiled by Michelin Pilot Sports.

I have now 5,000 miles on these tires (including 3 track days). If you are looking for a tire which brings you to and from the track and then delivers on the track, look no further. They are great on the street and on the track, no idea about wet handling - I live in California... In Thunderhill (CCW) I was able to come within .5 seconds / lap to last year's laptimes on Victoracers V700! The tires handle great and predictable and as long as you watch the tire pressure they will not go out on you in the middle of the session (After lot of experimenting I ended up running 29/34 cold). Don't over-inflate them they don't like that. My ONLY concern is how quickly they wear: After 5,000 miles the rears are already below the wear markers and the fronts are just a little better. It seems to me that my Victoracers lasted longer than that ;-)