Bridgestone  Blizzak LM001 RFT

Great all weather/winter tire (this is not a true snow tire which would have deeper thread and more aggressive pattern). Some compromise in dry traction and performance compared to summer tires but its still much better that I expected. Minimal floating feeling as common with these tires and you can still have a lot of fun with them on dry pavement, just make sure temps are below 40 or they will wear out quickly. Wet traction is great and they're terrific in the snow. Never got stuck even in over 8 inches of snow. The snow was up to my doors and I kept plowing through it when everyone else was getting stuck. Going up hills was not a problem and I felt confident traveling at 50mph in the snow. Walks circles around all seasons in the winter, whether dry, wet, or snowing since all season tires get stiff when it's cold and traction is compromised. No such issue here. Definitely would recommend this tire for the winter driving.

I’ve used 3 different Blizzaks on our Outback (WS80, and currently DM-V2) and BMW 328d xDrive (LM-001 RFT). I wanted the WS90 for the BMW, and would consider those for next time, but BMW doesn’t come with a Jack or spare tire, and we live above the snow line and drive snowy, busy interstate everyday in the winter. I didn’t want to be stuck on the side of the road without a spare during a snowstorm so I didn’t take the chance and went with the Run Flats. The LM-001 RFT did great in combination with the BMW’s xDrive! No lie, this was the best combination of AWD and snow tires I’ve used in 30 years living in snow (3 Subarus, 2 Explorers, 1 Durango, 1 Tahoe, 1 B2200 2wd, 1 BMW). For a myriad of reasons I didn’t change them out this summer. They aren’t great on warm, dry pavement, or for ‘spirited’ driving on dry roads; there are better tires for that, obviously. But, in deep snow and deep slush on unplowed roads, transitioning snow, slush, that plow sheen, on icy roads, wet roads, etc. I pushed these really hard to see where their limits were, and they performed really really well. Would highly recommend if you’re looking for an RFT Winter tire.

I have had these on my Mini for one winter and am pretty happy with them. I have the front wheel drive model and it really makes a difference on ice and snow. I couldn't even get up my driveway with the worn all seasons I have on them but when I put these on it is very easy. The road noise is very minimal, the wet traction, ice traction, snow traction is all very good. These are my first snow tires ever so I have little to compare them to. The wear is noticeable, I have no idea if I will get three winters out a set but I hope to. I was trying to look for people who compare winter tires for a front wheel drive to people who have AWD with all season tires, there is little out there. I can say that you will not replace an AWD vehicle with a front wheel drive vehicle that has winter tires but you are going to come very close and you will do better on the ice vs an AWD vehicle with out snow tires. The only complaints I have are wear and they do not corner as well but neither of these observations surprised me at all. I suggest you pick up a set and see for your self.

Tires did very well in heavy snowfall. Drove 200 mi on white highway roads in a storm, tires felt stable and predictable. Very pleased.

Best Blizzaks I've ever owned over several cars. These aren't as mushy as other snow tires I've had on other less performance oriented cars, maybe because these are meant for sport sedans, like my BMW 535d. They have very good responsiveness, yet have a very quiet, soft ride. The snow and ice are where these really shine. I have to drive on unplowed roads, packed down slow, partially cleared roads, slush, ice, and you name it when winter arrives. They provide more grip than any other AWD on the road that are only using all season tires. My fuel mileage only went down about 1.5 mpg, from about 39.5 to 39mpg out of my diesel BMW.

Happy with the traction. Served me well in the winter storm. I felt safe and in control.

Nice tire. Very responsive for a winter tire. Very little road noise at all. They have done well in light snow and ice. We have not had a heavy snow to try out the traction capabilities, but if they are anything like my former Blizzak tires I expect that they will perform very well. The dry traction and handling is superior considering it is a winter tire.

Great snow and ice traction and handling. Dry condition traction and handling seems nearly as good as the original all-season tires.

Have had a half-dozen sets of Blizzak winter tires over time and have always appreciated their performance. This design is different than those, both in tread pattern and run-flat design. With only 1200 miles on the earlier full set and not a lot of snow in that period the jury is still out on winter performance but I'm optimistic given my Blizzak history. Dry road performance has been very good so far. These 245's over the Michelin OEM 225's handle better when cornering and have reduced cross winds pushing the MME around. Ride quality is at least as good as the OEMs. This run flat LM001 has much less original tread depth than other Blizzaks so would expect that the tread life will be much less but the run flat safety feature is worth it as the MME is my wife's daily driver.

Great price and an amazing tire. And Quiet too. Great handling and always gripped well in dry, wet and Snow. Also the treat is holding up really well.

The MME OEM tires were 225/55R19 Michelin Primacy A/S. Certainly this relatively narrow section width was selected to help the battery range on the MME, but I believe they contributed to the car being easily pushed around by cross winds and the car being not particularly great at cornering. Early on I got a set of 245/50R19 Pirelli's and wider rims from Tire Rack that greatly reduced these two problems (even if it might have cost me perhaps 5% battery range). As this car is my wife's daily driver and the car doesn't carry a spare I also went with a run-flat tire model. And, as the car is RWD and the Pirelli's were pretty much a summer tread (and I am a long time fan of Blizzaks) we got these run-flat Bridgestone Blizzak LM001's for winter driving. They've maintained the handling improvements over the OEM tires and even being wider they offer much better snow and ice traction than the narrower OEMs. So, overall they've given me a lot of piece of mind with my wife driving the MME in the winter. This car only gets about 8000 miles of use a year so tread wear is of lesser concern than the benefits of the run-flat design and winter traction (and so far I'm not really noticing much wear on the LM001's).

Fantastic tire. Replaced studded snow tires and these are so quiet and comfortable. Excellent snow traction for rural NH and driving in the winter. Haven't been able to test on glare ice, not expecting it to be as good as studs. Have gone through unexpectedly deep water and no hydroplaning. Excellent dry traction for an emergency brake and swerve.

Treadlife is a bit disappointing, I'm at 11k miles and averaging 5/32" tread left. Will probably only get 3 seasons or about 16k miles out of these. Was hoping for at least 4/20k. Will buy again though!