Land Rover Defender Tyres
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The following tyres have been reviewed on the Land Rover Defender
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| General GRABBER HTS (1) |
90% |
90% |
70% |
80% |
100% |
90% |
100% |
89% |
7,000 |
| Goodyear Wrangler AT SA Plus (6) |
95% |
87% |
85% |
83% |
80% |
93% |
93% |
88% |
72,000 |
| Goodyear Wrangler AT SA (12) |
89% |
83% |
89% |
84% |
85% |
89% |
88% |
87% |
97,000 |
| General Grabber UHP (19) |
90% |
85% |
83% |
76% |
86% |
85% |
85% |
84% |
607,810 |
| BFGoodrich Mud Terrain TA KM2 (5) |
88% |
70% |
66% |
88% |
93% |
84% |
100% |
84% |
190,020 |
| Cooper Discoverer STT Pro (2) |
80% |
65% |
75% |
80% |
90% |
75% |
100% |
81% |
18,000 |
| Continental Cross Contact AT (10) |
83% |
71% |
83% |
80% |
83% |
78% |
80% |
80% |
201,000 |
| Kumho Road Venture MT KL71 (7) |
86% |
84% |
82% |
59% |
93% |
77% |
76% |
80% |
100,123 |
| Cooper Discoverer MS (7) |
87% |
85% |
73% |
73% |
76% |
67% |
85% |
78% |
83,020 |
| BFGoodrich AllTerrain TA KO (9) |
88% |
70% |
67% |
70% |
77% |
70% |
80% |
74% |
261,320 |
| Silverstone MT117 Xtreme (1) |
100% |
30% |
10% |
10% |
70% |
100% |
100% |
60% |
5,000 |
| Yokohama Geolander MT (1) |
100% |
80% |
50% |
50% |
20% |
80% |
10% |
56% |
25,000 |
| General GRABBER AT2 (3) |
70% |
40% |
27% |
35% |
77% |
87% |
40% |
54% |
484,000 |
| Goodyear Wrangler MT R (2) |
60% |
45% |
50% |
45% |
60% |
45% |
50% |
51% |
48,000 |
Land Rover Defender Tyre Review Highlights
Fantastic, I had these on a 90 td5. No issues with these once I had them on the vehicle, went everywhere (at the time lived in rural N/E Scotland) snow, rivers, muddy fields, forests and roads. They wore really well, were extremely robust and didn't make much noise. Fuel economy wasn't great, but I was driving a un-aerodynamic brick with a roof rack.
bought as new-take offs with new wheels for my 2004 Land Rover, and these are well behaved on the road, with good support for offroad sites. Not brilliant in the mud as a full on MT tyre, but these are 50/50 M&S rated tyres which suit my 20,000 miles a year very well.
I recommend them over the UHP (General Grabber TR) which I had before, as a better all round all season tyre. For sure, slightly noisier and slightly lower (about 1-2mpg) than the TR, but the TR is 70% road biased. There's always a trade off, and this is one I'm happy with. I average 29.5-33.7 mpg depending on traffic and terrain.
Cannot understand some of the reviews for the Cross Contact AT. These tyres are an excellent all round performer. They are less than half worn at 24,000 miles so I am looking to get around 50k+ out of them. They perform wet or dry are capable off road and have an acceptable noise level on a defender which is not exactly quiet anyway. My usage is 70% county roads 25% "A" roads or motorways and 5% off road. For any tyre to have to handle all of the above summer and winter is a big ask and this tyre is very good.
Writing about the
General Grabber UHP given
93% (225-45-17-)
Driving on
a combination of roads for 60000
average miles
Driving Land Rover Defender. 26,000 mile Towing 2 ton trailer and 34,000 mile on M roads, A & b roads total of 60,000 miles,renewing in another 2k mile rear tyres would get about 5k more but will replace the 4.Will I be replacing with General Grabbers you bet, It's a no brainer!
Drive a defender for a living towing generators for utilities plus a bit of farming on the side. Although 99% of work is on Tarmac, these are the only tyre for that crucial 1% off road. Driven in all weather, at all times of day and night, with 3 tons of payload behind, with no problems what so ever. Ride superd, considering a defender isn't exactly the height of luxury in any format. Front tyres replaced after 85000 miles, changing rears now after 95000. Wheels never moved around to aid wear, consider doing this a complete waste of time.
Done 57000 miles on first set since new. Am renewing tomorrow as only one is worn to the limit. Best mileage for a set of tyres ever. Cannot reccomend more. Good off-road - we live at Bog House Farm, which says it all.
Writing about the
General GRABBER HTS given
89% (235-85-16-)
Driving on
mostly country roads for 7000
average miles
Not easy choosing an all season road orientated tyre in standard size for a Defender, certainly not for less than 100ukp a shot (i got £92 fitted and balanced) but glad I discovered these by accident while over in the States. They are actually all season and would have the 3 peaks too BUT Continental didn’t want the competition in Europe from one of their own brands. In the US they are marketed as all-season. Running through this winter in France they have been great on everything. Ice, rain and snow. Much improved over the BFG A/T I was running. Braking distance feels halfed, as does noise. Very grippy when you need it and quiet and comfortable on long motorway runs. I’d say out of all the tyres (most you can think of) I’ve run on a Defender over the years, these are comfortably the best for the road. Better than the Michelin and Continetal that LR fitted from factory. The trade-off is of course off-road performance. They are fine on gravel and sand. Fine too, in fact good, on wet grass BUT not up to much after that. Overall definately recommended tyre for road use bias Defender.
