Tyres for my Jaguar XKR 2011
Discussion
Hello everyone,
New in this forum and owner of a jaguar xkr 2011, i want to change my tyres.
I have actually 255/35 20 front and 285/30 20 rear pirelli tyres at the end of their life.
I use this car everyday so some who can have a good wear resistance.
Do you have any suggestion about which could be interesting for my car ?
thank you
New in this forum and owner of a jaguar xkr 2011, i want to change my tyres.
I have actually 255/35 20 front and 285/30 20 rear pirelli tyres at the end of their life.
I use this car everyday so some who can have a good wear resistance.
Do you have any suggestion about which could be interesting for my car ?
thank you
Vredestein Ultrac Vorti. I have the previous version of these (Ultrac Sessanta) on my 4.2 and just replaced a set of the Vortis on my wife's car, they've all worn pretty well, the current ones review better for wear. Grip is very impressive in wet or dry and prices are attractive too - Camskill.co.uk have the fronts for £134 each and rears for £158. I'm about to replace the rears on my own car with these.
Don't let the fact they're not made by Pirelli, Michelin etc. put you off, if you do some digging around car forums you'll find plenty of people that have switched from factory-fit rubber to these and been impressed with the results.
Don't let the fact they're not made by Pirelli, Michelin etc. put you off, if you do some digging around car forums you'll find plenty of people that have switched from factory-fit rubber to these and been impressed with the results.
Although not an XKR, my XFR has a set of Michelin Pilot sport 4s all around.
The difference is like night and day compared to the standard Dunlops, in terms of grip (especially in the damp/wet), and quieter.
Can't comment on the Pirelli (assume you're using the P-Zero), and how it would compare.
But most reviews praise the 4s.
The difference is like night and day compared to the standard Dunlops, in terms of grip (especially in the damp/wet), and quieter.
Can't comment on the Pirelli (assume you're using the P-Zero), and how it would compare.
But most reviews praise the 4s.
Again, speaking for an XFR, I'm pretty happy with the Yokohama A105s, which I would choose again.
I've previously used Dunlops ( not a fan, think they might be better in warmer climates than ours...), Pirellis, and Continentals, and I would choose the Yokohamas over all of these - they give good grip wet or dry, and good feel too
I have seen lots of good things written about the Vredensteins but never tried them...
I've previously used Dunlops ( not a fan, think they might be better in warmer climates than ours...), Pirellis, and Continentals, and I would choose the Yokohamas over all of these - they give good grip wet or dry, and good feel too
I have seen lots of good things written about the Vredensteins but never tried them...
A vote No for the Dunlops , and a vote Yes for the Michelin's - although i ran PSS not PS4. Which would be the PS4+ now.
I wrote a post on here a long time ago - the Dunlop sport maxx tyres gave me 2 bad aquaplaning moments at low speeds which i never suffered in several years of driving the MPSS. Plus i felt that the Dunlop's never really give you warning when they are going to let go. Off the line traction difference between the Michelin and Dunlops was also like night and day - the only thing that is a positive towards the Dunlops is the quiet ride.
I wrote a post on here a long time ago - the Dunlop sport maxx tyres gave me 2 bad aquaplaning moments at low speeds which i never suffered in several years of driving the MPSS. Plus i felt that the Dunlop's never really give you warning when they are going to let go. Off the line traction difference between the Michelin and Dunlops was also like night and day - the only thing that is a positive towards the Dunlops is the quiet ride.
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