Why it’s first: * — BMW and Mini: the star is BMW's approval: built to BMW's rolling-circumference tolerance so the driven wheels turn as one through the differential (and the transfer case on an xDrive). BMW says star tyres on all four, never a star mixed with a non-star. The approved sets come before the rest.
⚡ Best for your carRecommended for your electric car: the electric spec carries the battery's extra weight, rolls easier for more range, runs quieter (no engine noise to cover the road), and its compound copes with the instant pull of an electric motor, so it wears more evenly.



