New tyres - Fitter has 'Interesting' Theory

un1eash

Transverse engine also, new 1 series coming this year will be FWD or AWD only

Ste7en

So, that video... basically the motoring equivalent of smearing jam on the label side of a CD?

ashenfie

The 2-series Active Tourer is a five-seater people carrier that flies in the face of BMW tradition, placing a priority on interior space over ultimate driving dynamics.

Sadly this is a trend that is happening across the range. It all started with the X-DRIVE and here we are with mr average and FWD.

Mostly driven by nonsense talked about FWD vs RWD vs 4 wheel drive! what next!

FWD is simply cheaper to produce and works ok. RWD is expensive and work better most of the time for performance cars. 4WD work off road well and get bust on tarmac while it scrubs all 4 tyres in around 10K miles. Many mistakenly buy 4WD has have better grip, while it simply get you to the scene of an accident quicker.

Most people never know how close to the limits of their tyres they in any given driving condition, me included. All I can do I guess what the times are, being all school I do a brake test before driving in bad conditions. This helps but is not fail safe.

Bl4ckGryph0n

I must admit that I’ve never understood the five seater mpv segment. To me they all seem just worse performing, uglier versions of estate cars that only give some more space if you wear a top hat. I was very surprised that BMW and Mercedes entered that segment.

IronGiant

It would have been nice to see how the same car performed the same tests with a) all summer tyres and b) all winter tyres.

Bl4ckGryph0n

And not least new summers at the front and worn ones at the back. And vice versa

For the non believers of course

Thatsnotmynaim

Think it’s an x1 sdrive, x cars tend to have the engine size on the front doors rather than the rear of the car, sdrive is fwd rather than xdrive 4x4 etc. Think the 2 series tourer isn’t too dissimilar, but due to its height has an extra triangle window in front of the front door windows.

Sephiro

I've always thought the suggestion to ensure that you rear tyres are in better condition than the fronts is down to the fact that, as others have mentioned, if the rear loses traction first it will likely result in a spin where you have a much higher chance of a side impact and therefore serious injury. If the fronts lose traction first then you get understeer so are more likely to have a front impact which is more likely to be damaging to your ego rather than life threatening.

outoftheknow

Ignoring performance cars and other mostly not applicable things, I have always followed the advice that @car-man brought to the table. Best tyres on the driven wheels.

With all due respect those here that mod cars ( and I mean that sincerely to those that do and understand what they are doing and can do when driving it afterwards), the vast majority I see with modded cars haven’t got a clue how to drive a standard car - limits and techniques etc. They do mods and then drive beyond limits they couldn’t control before the mods with the belief the mods mean they can “go faster” and wonder why they head into ditches.

As I say not those on here who know what they are doing with mods and driving - the vast majority of hoon knobheads (call them what they are Dave ) that cause havoc on the public roads.

Bl4ckGryph0n

Why do you keep on bringing that up. It had nothing to do with modding cars.

Also the physics surrounding grip (or traction) aren’t limited to performance vehicles. They apply to all vehicles.