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      07-01-2010, 07:55 PM   #47
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Originally Posted by DerekS View Post
The 535i that I tested also had 19" Goodyear Excellence tires and the car rode very well over uneven and broken pavement. Like you, I had a previous 335i with the harsh riding Bridgestones. No question that RFTs have improved considerably over the past four years since BMW started equipping cars with these tires.
BMW stated about a year ago that the first model to use the new 3rd generation style Run Flats was going to be the new 5-series. The new 3rd gen RFT are much closer in ride quality to a conventional tire then the 2nd Gen RFT that the E60 models came with on the Sports Package models.
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