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Best Tyres for the Holden Calais V 6Ltr

Holden Calais V 6Ltr drivers have left 4 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 195,000 miles of real world driving. Every tyre they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.

  • 4owner reviews
  • 195,000 milescovered on them
  • 1different tyres rated
  • 91%average tyre score
Most fitted size - 4 reviews 245/40 R19 To scale, mm
Ø 679 245 98 19" 98 All 245/40 R19 data →

The quick answer

The quick answer - Holden Calais V 6Ltr
Season Owners' pick Owner rating Our category test
Summer Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 8.5 Current version: Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 91% from 4 reviews Best Summer Tyres

Highest weighted owner score from Holden Calais V 6Ltr drivers. Full rankings and the evidence behind them below.

The best rated tyres for the Holden Calais V 6Ltr

Rated only by drivers of this car. Each tyre needs at least 3 reviews from the Holden Calais V 6Ltr to be ranked; the order weights a tyre's score by how many reviews back it, so one glowing review cannot top a table.

Summer tyres

The highest rated tyre in the Summer category for the Holden Calais V 6Ltr is the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 - 91% from 4 owner reviews across 195,000 miles. The current tyre in that line is now the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6.

Summer tyres ranked by Holden Calais V 6Ltr owner rating
# Tyre Owner rating Reviews Distance reviewed TR Score
1 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 Replaced by Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 91% 4 195,000 miles 8.5

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tyres →

TR Score is the tyre's overall Tyre Reviews rating out of 10, built from independent test results and every owner review of that tyre - not just the reviews from this car. The owner rating column is this car only.

The best rated tyres that fit the Holden Calais V 6Ltr

The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Holden Calais V 6Ltr driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 245/40 R19 - whether or not anyone here has fitted them yet. They are ranked on the TR Score, which is built from independent test results and every owner review of that tyre.

Summer tyres

Our highest rated tyre in the Summer category, in this car's sizes, is the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6, at 9.7 out of 10.

Highest rated Summer tyres made in Holden Calais V 6Ltr sizes
# Tyre TR Score Made in Holden Calais V 6Ltr reviews
1 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 9.7 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Continental SportContact 7 9.7 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Michelin Pilot Sport 5 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Hankook Ventus Evo 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tyres →

All Season tyres

No Holden Calais V 6Ltr driver has reviewed a tyre in the All Season category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Hankook iON FlexClimate is our highest rated, at 9.8 out of 10.

Highest rated All Season tyres made in Holden Calais V 6Ltr sizes
# Tyre TR Score Made in Holden Calais V 6Ltr reviews
1 Hankook iON FlexClimate 9.8 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 9.6 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport 9.6 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Michelin CrossClimate 2 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Continental AllSeasonContact 2 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
6 BFGoodrich Advantage All Season 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Season Tyres → Test winner: Goodyear Vector All Season 4

Winter tyres

No Holden Calais V 6Ltr driver has reviewed a tyre in the Winter category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Pirelli P Zero Winter 2 is our highest rated, at 9.8 out of 10.

Highest rated Winter tyres made in Holden Calais V 6Ltr sizes
# Tyre TR Score Made in Holden Calais V 6Ltr reviews
1 Pirelli P Zero Winter 2 9.8 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4 9.6 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Bridgestone Blizzak 6 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Nokian Snowproof 3P 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Winter Tyres → Test winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

Fitment comes from each tyre's manufactured size list, and the sizes are the ones drivers reported when they reviewed. Check the size, load index and speed rating on your own doorplate before buying - a size a previous owner ran is not always the size your car left the factory on.

Every tyre reviewed on the Holden Calais V 6Ltr

The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence.

All tyres reviewed by Holden Calais V 6Ltr drivers
Tyre Season Owner rating Reviews Distance reviewed
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 Replaced by Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 Summer 91% 4 195,000 miles

Tyre sizes Holden Calais V 6Ltr drivers run

The sizes fitted in the reviews on this page. Each one links to the top rated tyres in that size, across every car.

What Holden Calais V 6Ltr drivers say

The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.

91%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 245-40-19- Holden calais V 6Ltr 50,000 miles August 16, 2016
Zweites Komplett-Set dieser Reifen, an einem schweren Fahrzeug mit 260kW.
Fahre im Allgemeinen über große Distanzen >800km auf Autobahnen (Sydney bis Melbourne).
Scheue mich nicht, den Wagen zwischenzeitlich auch mal auszufahren.
Der Profilabrieb bei 2,7 bar ist unglaublich gleichmäßig und ich habe die Reifen ohne Bedenken bei Nässe deutlich über die Verschleißgrenze hinaus gefahren (bin nur etwas vorsichtiger gefahren, weil ich wusste, dass das Profil runter war). Die hinteren Reifen, die ich heute abgenommen habe, sind beinahe Slicks – an der Innenkante lugt schon ein Stahlband hervor. Ja, ich war unartig und bin sie diesmal zu lange gefahren!!
Die Haftung auf trockener Fahrbahn trotz heruntergefahrenem Profil ist schon beeindruckend, aber die Haftung auf nasser Fahrbahn haut mich echt um. Es gab einige Gelegenheiten, wo ich glaubte, es übertrieben zu haben und nur noch auf das Rutschen und den Knall wartete, aber die Reifen verloren nicht die Bodenhaftung.
Ich werde für dieses Auto nichts anderes mehr kaufen, bis die 3er Assy etwas günstiger werden. Am Auto waren erst die Originalreifen, ein Komplettset Assy 2er, die ich erst hinten ersetzte, weil dort die Abnutzung am schnellsten ist (2 neue Reifen vorne dran) und jetzt muss ich wieder die hinteren Reifen ersetzen. Das sind also insgesamt 3 neue Reifensets für das Auto. Aber die Vorderreifen sind ab morgen brandneu, und die hinteren sind nur halb runtergefahren. Das ganze bei 174.000 Kilometern – also 2,5 komplette Sets oder mehr als 60.000 Kilometer pro Set!
SAGT EUREM REIFENMONTEUR: 2,6 bis 2,9 bar! Und lasst euch nicht überreden, dass 2,2 bar korrekt seien. Den schlimmsten Abrieb hatte ich an einem Reifen mit einem winzigen Loch, bei dem ich den Druck wöchentlich überprüfte, und der am meisten Profil verlor, als der Druck auf 2,0 bar absank, bevor ich ihn geflickt hatte.
91%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 245-40-19- Holden calais V 6Ltr 50,000 miles July 25, 2016
Deuxième ensemble complet de ces pneus sur une grosse voiture lourde avec 260 kW.
Conduite généralement sur de très longues distances de + 800kms sur les autoroutes (Sydney à Melbourne)
N'hésite pas à pousser la voiture avec parfois une conduite fougueuse occasionnelle.
Les pneus portaient incroyablement de manière uniforme à 40psi et je les ai amenés bien en dessous de la limite d'usure sans soucis sur le mouillé (conduite un peu plus facile parce que je savais la bande de roulement était faible). les arrières ont été enlevés aujourd'hui et sont presque slicks avec une certaine bande d'acier qui commence à apparaître le bord intérieur. Oui, je suis vilain et je les ai gardés trop longtemps cette fois !!
Vers la limite d'usure l'adhérence sur le sec était encore impressionnante, mais c'est son adhérence sur sol mouillé qui me stupéfie. J'ai eu quelques occasions où je croyais être si mal que je m'attendais vraiment à la glissade et le BANG mais les pneus n'ont pas lâchés.
Je ne vais pas acheter autre chose pour cette voiture jusqu'à ce que les Assy 3s soient à des prix un peu mieux. La voiture avait en jeu d'origine de pneus, un ensemble complet de Assy 2s alors je les ai remplacés à l'arrière parce qu'ils s'usent vite (2 pneus neufs sont allés à l'avant) et maintenant les arrières ont à nouveau besoin d'être remplacés. Voilà donc 3 séries de pneus mis sur la voiture depuis le départ, mais les pneus avants seront neufs demain et les arrières à moitié usés sur 174.000 kms soit 2,5 ensembles complets ou plus de 60,000kms / jeu.
DITES A VOTRE INSTALLATEUR DE PNEU 38-42psi et ne le laissez pas, vous convaincre que 32psi est suffisant. Le pire pneu usé que j'ai eu a eu une fuite très lente et pendant que je regardais la pression toutes les semaines cà allait de pire en pire atteignant 30psi avant que je le répare.
91%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 245-40-19-W Holden calais V 6Ltr 50,000 miles January 15, 2016
Second full set of these tyres on a big heavy car with 260KW.
Generally driving very long distances +800kms on freeways (Sydney to Melbourne)
Don't mind pushing the car with the occasional spirited drive.
Tyres wore incredibly evenly at 40psi and I ran them well below the wear limit with no worries in the wet (driving a little easier because I knew tread was low). Rears removed today are nearly slicks with some steel belt just being obvious on inner edge. Yes I was naughty and ran them too long this time !!
Down to the wear limit grip in the dry is impressive but its the wet grip that astounds me. I have had a couple of occasions when I thought I had stuffed up so badly I really was just waiting for the slide and the BANG but the tyres didn't let go.
I will not buy anything else for this car until the Assy 3s are priced a little better. Car has had the original set of tyres, one complete set of Assy 2s then I replaced the rears because they wear fastest (2 new tyres went on the front) and now the rears again need replacing. So that's 3 sets of tyres put on the car from new but the fronts will be brand new tomorrow and the rears 1/2 worn for 174,000 kms say 2.5 complete sets or over 60,000kms/set.
TELL YOUR TYRE GUY 38-42psi and don't let him, convince you that 32psi is correct. The worst worn tyre I have had a very slow leak and while I watched the pressure weekly it wore worst as it would get to 30psi before I had it patched.
89%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 245-40-19-W Holden calais V 6Ltr 45,000 miles May 21, 2015
I have run the Goodyear Eagle Asymmetric 2 for 40-45,000kms and the rears are now below the wear limits(actually bald !!!). Front tyres on my big heavy 6 litre Calais V redline are still way above the wear limits and will go on the rear and two fresh Eagles on the front. I have read many of the tyre reviews and have to agree that for the small amount of crazy spirited driving I do I would like more dry grip but the wet grip can not be faulted nor the wet stopping distance. These tyres I rate as well above average for dry grip but importantly for me don't seem to change that much when your driving in the wet. I get good fuel economy with these tyres and they have worn virtually flat on the rear running 42 psi. I will run slightly lower pressure(40psi) in the new set as they are slightly more worn on the centre line so 42 psi is just a whisker high. Oh and these tyres have seen most long country driving at Australian ridiculously slow 110 kms/hr but I also run at 130-140 on roads without revenue raising blue lights. Tyres have seen the fun side of 230 km/hr but only 2 or 3 time. Never put her on the track as I believe its too heavy and should be running 275/35 for this type of thing.

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