Just wondering what tires everyone is using on their XJ...

Looking for the most comfortable riding tire here.

According to Tire Rack - for the XJ that would be the Michelin Pilot Sport 4S (Summer) or Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3+ (All-Season)

 

My XJ is a high performance model and I have and love the MPS4S tires. For me the best ride, handling, and noise tires I've ever had.

 

Michelin Pilot Sport 4S for me. 2014 XJR
Expensive for sure!
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I'm loving the General G-MAX RS tires. I've had them for several thousand miles now and they're excellent.

 

I have Dunlop SP Sport Maxx GT on 20“ rims as summer tires and Pirelli Sottozero 2 on 19“ rims as winter tires.

 

Don't the different wheel sizes effect your speedometer and suspension...?

 

pologuy, the dimensions of the tires for the 19“ and 20“ rims are different so that the diameter of the wheels remains the same. So the speedometer is not affected.
Concerning the suspension it may be a bit stiffer with the 20“ rims but overall I could not find any difference. A ride in a XJ is always very smoooooooth

 

Hi,

I'm running Pirelli P Zero Nero All Season 245/275 45/40 19s... aka OEM. (2012 5.0 NA)

The tires were getting a bit tired (pardon the pun) at about 45k, I'm guessing they had another 4-5k(miles) left in them and I changed them. At the time we were living in San Diego, but found out we were moving to the frozen Mid-West and would have gladly swapped for summer high performance....the move to Chicago scuppered that!

Observations;

1. The new tires were quieter, gripped harder and dealt with rain far better than the worn out old ones. (Remember, like for like swap)
2. They are still rubbish in the snow!

 

My XJ is running original Dunlop sport maxx GT F currently.

I have tried Pirelli Dragon Sport on my Audi and am very happy with them as an all weather tire, very quiet at highway speed and excellent grip if you can forgive and afford the associated wear characteristics of the Pirelli compounds, but winter here in Australia is different to winter in other parts of the world, although to have this rubber on the Jag 20" will see a sacrifice of some sidewall profile on the rear to drop down to available size of 275/30/20R. If your jag is wearing 19" there is no rear tyre available in 275/40/19R.

I have had Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric and had 2 bad tires which were losing chunks of rubber from the tread surface, the other 2 were fine so I put it down to tyre batch, they were ok rubber apart from that, quiet/grip and wear, but lost some major points with me on the shedding of chunks of rubber from the tread surface.

Michelin have good reviews on their rubber for the Jag available in 20", but I have not ventured further in research for their rubber on the Pilot series.

 

Lightspeed,

The 275/40/19 may not be available in OZ, but I have Pirelli Nero Zero 275/40/19 105H fitted on the rear of my car in the US

 

I had the exact same tires on my Cadillac STS and now on my Jaguar XJL (they came with this one when I bought it) and I can confirm on the Cadillac they were garbage in the snow, not very good grip. Now I am waiting to wear these out and considering swapping to some Michelin all-season ones as I've heard good things.

 

2016 XJL Portfolio on 20" Amirante wheels, with Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3+ which are quiet, and have good ride and handling in the wet and dry. I do have MP4S on the F-Type and they transformed the car from the original and very tired P-Zeros, but the XJ has to run in the winter. We have had only one light snow so far here and the A/S worked well: if it really snows heavily this year then plan B is to put a set of Michelin X-ice on the stock 19" wheels, which are now gathering dust in the storage unit. I do prefer Michelin wherever possible, but have used Continentals on a previous X350 with good luck too. The brand new Generals that that X350 came with were round and black, but noisy and did not corner well. To be fair, I think they were the cheapest available (maybe even van/light truck?) and were not well matched to the vehicle, so I gave them away.

At the other end of the spectrum, if I am unlucky enough to draw a rental car on Firestone or Bridgestone, I ask politely for another vehicle if at all possible. I know folks love their Blizzaks, but I have a long memory and remember the Ford Explorer "rollover" fiasco.

FWIW, my tire batting order is #1 Michelin, #2 Continental, #3 Vredestein, #4 Pirelli, #5 shoe leather...

cjp

 

Usually I find that if I get anything other than Michelins, I'm disappointed - and always impressed with Michelins.

Pirelli lost my business with the set of P Zero A/S tires I bought for the X308 XJR. They were fine in all respects, except one - chronic vibration issues. Leaving the car parked for more than a day always resulted in a strong vibration for the first 10 miles - but it never really went away entirely.

The X351 also has the same tires on the rear, and the same issue.

 

I live in the midwest and am the original owner of a 2007 XJR which I converted to an Arnot coilover suspension a couple of years ago. I switched to Continental ExtremeContact DWS (255/35/ZR20) all season tires about 8 years ago and am now on my second set and am very pleased with them. They run smooth, quiet and seem to wear forever. I'm sure they could handle your Wisconsin weather year round. (I was born up there and visit regularly).

 

Initially, had a set of the Pirelli P Nero Zeros with good tread, but terrible ride, bad grip. So replaced them with a set of Michelin Pilot Sport AS 3+s that we've put about 10k miles so far, and they're still riding and gripping great, with plenty of tread.

 

Best summer tire you can put on are the Michelin Sport 4s. Amazing handling in wet and dry. I have them. The only problem is once you have them you cant go back to anything else You wont regret spending a little extra for what you get.
For winter I have Perelli Sotozero. Not my favorite but they dont make a Blizzak in the correct size.

 

Just swapped out my ExtremeContactDWS a couple of months ago, to A/S 3+. I definitely recommend A/S 3+ hands down regardless. Or at least specifically Michelin branded tire

 

While we are on the topic..... What's the lowest profile tire we can get away with in snow conditions?

 

The Falken Azenis FK510 are a great alternative to the P4S, which is the top of the heap but incredibly expensive. The Azenis replaced the horrible PZero Neros that came on my car and transformed the ride and handling. Unlike many tires they seem to improve after a few thousand miles.

 

Michelin regularly does a rebate for 4 tires - recently it was $150, but that just expired. Hopefully it will roll around again for when I need a new set.