Winter tyres for a Range Rover

[Agarange]

For the last three years I have been using winter tyres on my old bnw e34 in erm winter (although this year they have been left on to year them out but they have not worn out yet). Given the e34 is going to be up for painting and a new engine this winter it won't be in use. So I now need winter tyres for the l322 range rover.

Last year I have had pirelli scorpion zero M+S which I got cheap as a good set of part worns. These have been fine.

If I were to buy new ones for 255/55r19 rims which offer even more wet grip what would you get. Nokia tyres get decent feedback but I have never tried them. I live in Suffolk and these tyres tend to go on around December and come off if march or April when temperature start heading into double digits.

[Chris32345]

You don't need winter's in Suffolk stick to alll seasons

[Agarange]

Winter have been of benefit to me. Wet grip has been asesome, grip on muddy roads is good. Grip when there snow is there.

I simply like the the way the car handles on winters when it's cold and wet.

The question was which winter tyres give the most grip when it's cold and wet not whether I need them or not.

[anonymous-user]

We used to run Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme S but they became a bit hard to source when it came to replace them. We’ve got Conti’s winter offering on the rears now and the Wintracs on the front.

TBH I don’t think there is a lot to choose between them. You’re not likely to encounter conditions that one tyre can cope with that the other can’t, unless you’re very unlucky.

[Smint]

I'll second those Vred Wintracs if you can find them in the right size.

Currently running Yokohama GO15 snowflake stamped AT's on the Prado, these have proved good for all year round use with excellent wet grip also performed effortlessly in the snow, would gladly buy the same again.

[Agarange]

O.k maybe that makes sense. All the good ones perform very similarly. Maybe they differ a bit in extreme situations but it kind of academic when your in the st.

[roscopervis]

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All seasons would be the better choice. They are probably better in the wet and given your 4x4 traction, they will be as unstoppable as your winters in snow and mud. The benefit is they will be better for economy and in the dry.

[sam.rog]

I know you wanted winter tyres but if you can get them in your size the michelin crossclimate 2 are an excellent choice. They are better than some snow tyres according to reviews.

[Agarange]

Fuel economy with a 4.4l v8 petrol engine in a 2.5 ton car. I doubt I will notice and small change.

[Agarange]

The Michelin are not available in the size I need. The wheel I bought have goodyear wrangler hp M+s tyres on. I have put these on and they are quite noisey. These are all weather tyres I think so perhaps I should just leave them on.

Tyre size is 255/55r19.

The other tyres I need to pick are the 285/35r22 for the other wheels. What came off where achillies desert hawk uhp. That's what was on the car when I bought it in June. These are awful.

Edited by Agarange on Saturday 9th October 06:20

Edited by Agarange on Saturday 9th October 10:41