Bridgestone  Blizzak LM-60 RFT

Great tires, glad bought this tires, since my van came with run flats due to no spare. Love the handle on highway, wet surface, and on snow. I personally use this tires all year long, just love them and the looks too.

Purchased these along with a set of wheels for my 2012 MINI Cooper S (went down a size to 16" as was recommended). Got them on in time for the latest nor'easter that just came through our area. I have to say that I'd never imagined how secure the car would feel on the road in conditions ranging from freezing rain to about 4 inches of snow on the ground. These tires are all that you read about and more. I've had all wheel drive cars (still do) with all seasons on and the handling in bad wet/snowy conditions doesn't come close in comparison to the Blizzaks. You do give up a tiny bit of responsiveness on dry roads on warmer days but nothing drastic. Set your expectations correctly, no winter tire is going to give you the same performance as your summer/all-seasons. Definitely would recommend these to anyone looking for a set of winters. Also, dealing with TireRack was a pleasure. Would not go anyplace else.

The first winter season with these tires threw everything at them - wet snow, dry snow, slush, heavy rain, and hard-pack. These tires replaced a set of Dunlop WinterSports and the improvement is remarkable. The Dunlops were OK, the Blizzaks are incredible. Tread seems to be holding up well. There is a sacrfice in performance, but hey, these are winter tires and they do the job very well. Highly recommend...

Live in Fairbanks AK , use theses tires in the winter and will never trust my child's safety to anything else. With these tires one can drive like it is summer on the solid ice covered winter roads. Will buy again and can't described the difference these tires make in winter driving, night and day. Buy theses tires!!!!

Hands down best snow tire on the market! I buy Blizzaks for our entire fleet of taxi cabs every winter. Being in western South Dakota, our winters can be very unforgiving, but I trust these tires among all others to keep both my cars and passengers safe. The only complaint I had about them was how fast they wear on dry pavement, but I'm not going to complain too much, especially seeing how hard these cars are driven, snow or not. I never anticipated that a Prius could be such a reliable car in +6" of snow, but these tires prove it!

Like most winter specialty tires that I have experienced, you give up some of the 'summer fun' style driving and performance for the ability to go in the snow. I had a set of Dunlop Winter Sport 3D on before - but once they wore out, on went the Blizzaks. The Dunlops were OK, but the Blizzaks are WAY ahead in snow performance on the Mini. I've had Blizzaks on several Mercedes sedans, and I use them on our Tahoe as well. VERY pleased all the way around. Spend the extra $$$, you'll get it back in confidence and performance in the snow and slush. My car has the 17" options so I downsized to the 16's with a Borbet wheel.

I just had this tire/wheel combination installed and then drove a few miles to put my car in storage. Tire/wheels these replaced are Bridgestone Potenza Pole Position on factory rims, so my comparison here is to "summer" non-RFT tires on "staggered" factory rims. So, during the brief drive I tried many "spirited" maneuvers and was surprised by well these "winter/ice" tires responded. The harsh ride and high noise of the Potenzas disappeared without sacrifice to responsiveness in corning, braking and straight-line handling. I've use Blizzaks on every car I've owned for the past 20 years, so I'm biased, but this is my first very low profile application and I am once mort surprised by how these tires keep improving. The Potenzas are going into storage and I'm going to run these Blizzaks year-around. What a great tire!

I will update this review when I've racked up some serious miles. Stay tuned!

After the abysmal winter performance of my Mini's stock all weather tires, these Blizzaks exceeded my expectations. Coupled with my car's limited slip front end (which was no help at all with the all weathers), I no longer worry about getting up my snow covered 300' inclined driveway. Plus, wear rate, noise levels, and handling on dry roads are all better than expected.

Great in the snow and wonderful on mixed mu -- what I bought them for. Worth the compromise in the dry for the winter.

Great tires, good value for money, a little bumpy of a ride but they perform very well in snow.

I run winter tires from October through April each year. The Bridgestone Blizzak LM-60 RFT provides a good balance of wear and performance. The all-around performance of this tire obliterates the other "soft compound" winter tires I have used on this car; Continental ContiContact, and Pirelli Winter Sottozero. I also used non-runflat Michelin winter tires, which only lasted about 18000, with limited improvements in ride quality. I only get 15000-20000 miles on each set of runflat tires, but I think these are the best runflat winter tire available for the MINI Cooper S.

This tire really makes a difference for winter driving. Provides near wet road traction in all snowy or icy conditions and provides lots of confidence that you're going to make it to where you're going. The thick rubber tread also provides for smooth driving on dry roads. I'll buy them again!

This was the first (and only so far) set of snow tires I've purchased for my Mini Cooper S. Living in upstate NY, I usually put them on the first week of December and take them off in mid March. I have used them for 2 winters so far, and have over 8,000 miles on them. Still probably have another 2 winters before I will need to replace them. So obviously the tread life is good, and as is the depth of the treads/grooves.



These aren't the greatest when the roads are completely dry, but what winter tires are? At least they are still predictable and you can easily tell what the tires will do, and they definitely give you enough feedback/warning when you will break loose in dry conditions.



As for the snow? It does quite well in the white stuff. Obviously much better than the all-seasons that I have. It is quite predictable in snow, and almost acts as if in rails. Allows driving through all times of snow with ease and confidence. I love passing cars on the highway that have their flashers on, while I breeze by them. Obviously slush can pose a problem as with any tire.



I haven't tried any other snow tire on my car to compare these to, but honestly, I see no need to. For one who loves driving in the snow, and still tries to get the top performance out of my car even in the snowiest conditions...these tires allow me to do so.

Winter specific tires are mandatory in Europe, and they sure got used this winter, about 35% city driving and 65% autobahn. Speeds up to 115mph or so and all kinds of various weather. Aside from a little more road noise from the tires, no complaints here. I have no idea what the guy saying they wore out quickly is talking about -- I just rotated mine off for the summer driving season and they still look pretty new. They far exceeded my expectations for a winter-only runflat tire.

I drive mostly highway mainly because where I live on the WA/ID border that is what it is. I bought these tires because I heard horror stories about the winters here and I would be commuting 40 miles one way to work everyday. Apparently, this last winter '16-'17, was one of the stormiest and snowiest in many years(I recently moved here from Colorado so I have no personal context to judge by) These tires performed awesome! I never had a problem with grip even in the deepest snow. I commuted early in the morning and one day got out before the plows. I was a bit nervous, I drive a Mini, after all, but my fears were forgotten within a few minutes as I was able to break trail through about 6 inches of fresh snow with no problem. My car did not slip or lose traction once and I was able to maintain a speed of around 45 MPH. Except for the speed, it felt like I was driving to work on any other day. That said, there were a few occasions under hard braking or cornering that I did experience some slipping or sliding but even then, my car did not slide a great distance; these tires stopped me quickly and I never got close to any other cars or going off the road. The only thing I am slightly disappointed with is the tread wear. I have less than 10000 miles on these tires and they are already about half gone. I would definitely buy them again and recommend them to anyone that has lots of snow to deal with.