What tyres are people putting on their XJ6/8 these days?

[king arthur]

In 225/60/16.

My just-acquired XJ8 has Nexens all round and from the paperwork it looks like the last owner paid about £75 a corner for these four years ago, which makes them a little budgetey. Last time I looked into this people were recommending Falkens and Kumhos but that was a few years back - it that still the case?

[Orcadian]

My 308 Daimler Super V8 (on 17’s) was on Pirelli P Zeros when I bought it and I fitted a full set (4) of Bridgestone Touranzas last year. Not cheap but I have Bridgestones on 3 cars and a a few big bikes and I love ‘em

Ian

[Jaguar steve]

My previous XJ8 came with a almost new set of Falken 912s which wore really quickly and set up an irritating harmonic on some road surfaces. I binned them less than a year later and replaced them with Michelin Primacys which were a vast improvement

I've currently got Goodyear Efficient Grips all round on my current XJ8 in the size you need and am happy with them - extremely comfortable and quiet but it's way to early to see how they wear.

You can make or break an XJ8 with tyre choice and I'd always go for the £100 or so more a set that it'll cost to put some premium ones on.