The performance runflats on the Cooper Sport Package 16" 5-star wheels seem to be either Dunlops or Goodyears. I have the Goodyears, which are 195/55R16 Goodyear Eagle NCT 5 EMTs, H rated. They seem to grip quite well. My MINI can spin them even with ASC+T turned on but it is a FWD car after all. At over 7000km the fronts are already noticably worn. I'll be putting winter tires on it (still unsure about what rims/tires to get, either 175/60R16 runflats on 16" alloys or 15" steelies) in a couple of months so I think I'll get 2-3 more summers out of them (one more on the current front pair and 1-2 on the current rears).
Oh BTW, my Goodyears were made in Germany.
Harry
MINI Cooper Cabrio: now the car with go cart handling really feels like an open go cart!
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