Les meilleurs pneus pour la Jaguar XK8

Les pneus étaient montés sur ma Jaguar XK8 lorsque je l'ai achetée.
Ils sont absolument terribles. Ils ne donnent aucune confiance dans les virages. Conduire sur le mouillé, c'est comme conduire dans la neige. La direction semble vague.
Ces pneus peuvent convenir à la conduite en ville mais ne sont pas sûrs de la distance de freinage.
Je les ai eues pendant 3 mois et les ai échangées contre Pirelli P Zeros. La différence est stupéfiante.
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Des Rossos ont été montés sur mon XK8 lorsque je l'ai acheté d'occasion il y a 6 ou 7 ans, avec une usure inégale et comme je ne conduis la voiture qu'en été, j'ai décidé de changer les pneus uniquement car chacun d'eux approche de la limite légale, donc je suis resté avec les Rossos. Mon impression générale est plutôt bonne, avec une adhérence et une sensation décentes, même si tous ceux qui ont conduit une XK8 savent que, même s'ils roulent en beauté, la «sensation» de direction n'est pas un point fort, quel que soit le type de pneu utilisé!

Mon seul petit reproche concerne les niveaux élevés de bruit de la route, qui dans une voiture aussi silencieuse qu'une XK8 peut devenir un peu ennuyeux. Si jamais j'arrivais à devoir remplacer les deux pneus sur le même essieu, j'opterais probablement pour un Goodyear, Dunlop ou même une alternative Avon.

These were fitted to a jaguar xk 4.2l and are the jaguar recommended tyre. Overall comfort, noise level and grip were good but the most significant failing was on wear. They only lasted 6,000 miles before they were below the legal limit. This was after normal usage and mainly motorway travel. I am not a boy racer (I am over 60) or a top gear presenter.
I sent them back to dunlop who tested them and confirmed that there was nothing wrong with the rubber compound and that they appeared to show normal signs of wear. i.e. not under inflated or tracking out (this had been done when the tyres were fitted) or excessive driving.
Therefore, I am left with the conclusion that this is the expected mileage to get out if these tyres. I have now changed to Pirelli.

Replacing worn P Zeros these were much softer, quieter and more road friendly. About the same for dry grip but much better in the wet. Higher confidence feel. Everything I was looking for. Good wear rate too.
HOWEVER after 10,000 m with 6-7 mm of tread left they now track terribly and wander all over the road requiring constant steering corrections.
All geometries checked ok plus played a little with revised tyre pressures but to no avail.

Very good tyre in my opinion.

The wet grip is not brilliant but is certainly not as bad as other budget tyres I have used in the past.

Very good value for money!

Worst and most dangerous tyres I have ever fitted, and one ruptured it's casing on a very small pothole. In one word? Rubbish

I have a Jaguar XK8 4.2 and did some research into these tyres. I'm really glad I did! Once you've taken off the slippery film protecting the tyres for storage (I just turned off the traction control and did a wheel spin which did the trick) the grip was excellent. I live 100 miles from my office which is a combination of motorways and back roads so they have to cope with a lot of different road surfaces and conditions. I've only done approx 1000 miles so far, but in that time they've been in all conditions from torrential rain to lovely dry roads. Even under heavy acceleration on wet B roads in poor condition they still remained in control providing feedback. Even with the traction control off they inspire confidence and you can feel when they are about to break away. I chose these as in the past on previous cars I used the GoodYear Eagle F1 GS-D3 which was fantastic and this tyre having a similar treat pattern I thought would be good in the wet. From what I've seen so far this is definitely the case. The most impressive thing is these tyres fitted were only £150 each compared to up to £300 for other premium brands. I'm really struggling to see the reason for paying the extra. Fantastic road holding, excellent water clearance which is important for a wide low profile tyre and quiet at high motorway speeds. I have Michelin Pilots on the front, when these are worn I'll be replacing them with Maxxis'. Excellent value for money and I believe there is also newer version out called “MA Z1 Drift” which are even better.

Replaced the original Pirellis with Goddyears and wear, grip are both much better. Pity I cannot get the same tyre for the front now

Grip is good enough but wear not so good. I will probably try Dunlop Sport Maxx TT or Goodyear F1 Asymetric next time