Continental ContiCrossContact UHP 255/55R18 109 V Tire Fits: 2014-15 BMW X5 sDrive35i, 2011-13 BMW X5 xDrive35d

This tire is outright one of the best 19 inch SUV tires available - and they look great, are extremely quiet and wear reasonably well for a summer only Z rated tire. I drive a 2005 ML500 with an updated wheel package and use the Contis for summer driving only. They are so quiet and respond so quickly to steering inputs that I can't see any other tire to compare with. Several years ago I was in Atlanta, Georgia visiting family for Christmas and we had that blizzard just when I had to get back home to Maryland. These "summer only" tires surprised me through the 10+ hours of driving as the snow situation got worse as I got northwards. NOTE: THESE ARE NOT SNOW TIRES AND I AM NOT ADVOCATING THAT YOU USE THEM IN SNOW. If you chose to use them in snow, please don't complain if they don't drive as snow tires! All I am saying is that I was pleasantly surprised. I started with 285/45/19, moved to 295/45/19 and now back to 285/45/29. As soon as these are worn, I'll go back to the 295 size. Just a couple of photos for reference.