Mini Cooper-paceman Tires

The Mini Cooper was revived as a BMW sub-brand in the early 00s; cute, fun to drive, and economical, it immediately became a hit with drivers. By 2010, the Mini Cooper had a subcompact luxury crossover SUV variant in the form of the Paceman; the Paceman features a longer wheelbase, 5-door body style, ruggedized suspension, and AWD, with a choice of naturally aspirated or twin-turbo 1.4L 4-cyl engines and either 6-speed manual or 6-speed automatic transmissions. The Paceman used BMW’s All4 AWD system, which featured an electro-hydraulic differential to proportion power between front and back wheels as needed. The Mini Cooper Paceman was discontinued with model year 2016, as company executives felt it was positioned too close to the Countryman in the model lineup but without enough differences to make a distinction.

Here at SimpleTire, our team has reviewed the catalog and picked out some of the best tire options for your Mini Cooper Paceman, including all-season, all-weather, and winter tires. We then ranked them in Best/Great/Good order and used our SimpleScore system to assign a numerical value for each tire's traction, longevity, and handling. Ready? Let’s go in for a closer look:

1. Pirelli Cinturato WeatherActive - Best All-Weather Tire

We’re going to get this list going with an all-weather tire from Pirelli, the Cinturato WeatherActive. As a category, all-weather tires might be new to many drivers. In contrast, all-weather tires have much in common with their all-season cousins. They’re also built with an emphasis on improved performance in winter traction without giving away any value in tread life, road manners, handling, braking, ride quality, and cornering dynamics. For decades, drivers have loved Pirelli for its innovation, value, and quality, and the Scorpion WeatherActive is a tire that proudly carries that reputation forward. The WeatherActive is a newer model in the famous Scorpion family of tires; it’s certified with the tire industry’s Three Peak Mountain Snowflake rating for severe winter service. On the highway, the Scorpion WeatherActive delivers braking and cornering that are accurate and crisp with a 3-rib directional tread pattern, stiffer sidewall, and shoulder that’s designed for rigidity and minimal deformation and tread squirm during hard cornering. The Pirelli WeatherActive helps avoid hydroplaning with a zigzag central groove and angled grooves, channeling water and slush through and behind the tire’s contact patch. You can expect a silent ride with the WeatherActive, too; its tread pitch is randomized and computer-tuned to cancel specific resonances and frequencies for low noise on the highway. The tread compound of the Pirelli WeatherActive is tough and durable enough for long miles but stays pliable for winter grip In subfreezing weather. Pirelli covers the WeatherActive with a 60,000 mile limited manufacturer tread life warranty. After compiling all the numbers for the WeatherActive, we came to SimpleScores of 9.8 for traction, 9.2 for longevity, and 9.5 for handling – results that show the Pirelli WeatherActive to be not just a great performer but a great value all around.

2. Bridgestone DriveGuard - Best Touring Tire

Next up on our list is the DriveGuard from Bridgestone, a premium all-season touring tire with a bonus: the peace of mind of run-flat technology. Run-flat tires are designed with a reinforced sidewall structure so that even after complete tire failure and inflation loss, a driver can go as far as another 50 miles at 50 mph. Along with the run-flat design, the DriveGuard Plus is a tire you can count on to deliver reliable grip and performance in various weather conditions. That means excellent traction in rainy weather, with circumferential grooves that cut through standing water and channel it through the tire's contact patch to resist hydroplaning. Full-depth 3D sipes multiply grip with hundreds of extra biting edges in snow, slush, and rain, and its angled and circumferential grooves work as a system with open shoulder slots for wet-weather grip. Considering everything, we give the DriveGuard Plus a SimpleScore of 9.7 for traction. A long-wearing tread compound, robust internal construction, and run-flat design mean that wear properties are excellent with this tire. Bridgestone covers the DriveGuard Plus with a 65,000 mile limited manufacturer tread life warranty, which we calculated as a SimpleScore of 9.6 for longevity for this tire. When it comes to handling, the DriveGuard Plus ranks a solid 9.9 thanks to its asymmetric tread pattern and stable, rigid tread face that all deliver confident, predictable cornering, braking, control, and steering response. You can count on This Grand Touring tire for excellent handling ability, consistent year-round traction, a quiet, luxurious ride, and excellent wear properties.

3. Goodyear Winter Command - Best Winter Tire

Next in this roundup is our pick for Best Winter Tire, the Winter Command from Goodyear, the kind of dependable winter tire that drivers need when they have to navigate the snow, slush, and muck of winter driving – the kind of winter weather where an all-season tire is probably not going to be capable of safely getting the job done. The Winter Command’s directional winter tread pattern is designed with sweeping lateral grooves, wide longitudinal grooves, and 3D zigzag sipes for a tenacious winter grip. When you have to handle the aftermath of an ice storm and roads that are as slippery as a hockey rink, the Winter Command is pre-drilled so that it’s easy for a tire tech to install studs (remember that studded tires are not legal in all states and only during certain months in others – check your state laws). Unsurprisingly, the Goodyear Winter Command is certified with the Three Peak Mountain Snowflake rating for severe winter service. After considering everything, we give the Goodyear Winter Command a near-perfect 9.9 SimpleScore for traction. This tire’s braking, cornering, and steering properties are at levels that you might expect with a performance tire (thanks to a stiffer shoulder and solid center rib) – when it comes to handling, this tire gets a SimpleScore of 9.5. Even though a mileage warranty from the factory does not cover it, the WinterCommand’s wear properties are also excellent, with a SimpleScore of 9.5 for longevity. Just keep in mind that any winter tire uses a softer, stickier tread compound that will wear prematurely in warmer weather. Manufacturers advise against using winter tires when temperatures exceed 40-45 degrees F.

These are all great choices in premium tires for your Mini Cooper Paceman, but we’re not going to stop there – here are a couple more all-season tire options that would be a great fit.

4. Cooper Pro Control - Great All-Season Tire

Next up on the list is the Cooper ProControl, a versatile premium all-season tire that’s a great choice for a range of sedans, minivans, and crossovers including the Mini Cooper Paceman. The Cooper ProControl is durable – its internal details include high turn-up at the sidewall, a durable, long-wearing tread compound, polyester casing with an angled steel belt package, and a nylon reinforcement cap for road manners and good stability at highway speed. The ProControl gets a very strong SimpleScore of 9.8 for longevity – Cooper covers it with a best-in-class 70,000 mile manufacturer’s treadwear warranty. Cooper engineered the ProControl with a profile and footprint that manages vehicle weight and evenly distributes braking and cornering forces for a SimpleScore of 8.6 for handling. What that means for your driving experience is handling performance and performance that is predictable, confident, and precise. The wet-weather grip is boosted by circumferential and lateral grooves that channel water away to fight hydroplaning. Its innovative sipes are designed to continue delivering traction as the tread depth wears down and they expand and widen. At the center of the tire, its ribs feature a higher density of sipes to help boost grip in low-friction snow and slush – we give the Cooper ProControl a SimpleScore of 8.6 for traction.

5. Firestone Weathergrip - Great All-Weather Tire

We close out this list with another great all-weather tire for the Mini Cooper Paceman, the Firestone Weathergrip. Firestone designed the Weathergrip’s tread with a dense pattern of sipes, the hair-thin slits that give you hundreds of extra biting edges that chew their way through snow and slush for a real advantage in winter traction. While most tread elements lose traction as the tire’s tread wears down, Firestone's innovative sipes are a 3D design that can keep boosting winter grip as the tire wears, along with “snow vices” that trap and retain snow in their grooves to build snow-to-snow friction. Firestone’s Hydro-Grip Technology package ups the game for rainy weather with chamfered tracks, slotted shoulders, and a fat, rounded contact patch. Not surprisingly, for an all-weather tire, the Firestone Weathergrip has the Three Peak Mountain Snowflake certification stamped on its sidewall for severe winter service; test track results against the competition show that braking distances are as much as 30 feet shorter in winter weather. After calculating the numbers, we gave the Bridgestone Weatherpeak a SimpleScore of 8.6 for traction. Road manners, steering response, and cornering ability are also superb; the Weathergrip’s SimpleScore of 8.6 for handling comes from its rubber formulation and tread features. The Weathergrip gets a SimpleScore of 9.2 for longevity; Firestone backs the Weathergrip with a best-in-class 65,000 mile limited manufacturer’s tread life warranty.

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