they are on an old discovery only used on the farm on the south downs. the 85s are for the extra ground clearance, remoulds are cheaper on the farm amongst the sharp flints, i get good grip in bad conditions of road. Good compromise between road and rough terrain.
Best Tyres for the Land Rover Discovery Series 2 TD5
Land Rover Discovery Series 2 TD5 drivers have left 10 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 357,045 miles of real world driving. Every tyre they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.
- 10owner reviews
- 357,045 milescovered on them
- 8different tyres rated
- 79%average tyre score
The best rated tyres that fit the Land Rover Discovery Series 2 TD5
The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Land Rover Discovery Series 2 TD5 driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 255/55 R18 - 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
No Land Rover Discovery Series 2 TD5 driver has reviewed a tyre in the Summer category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV is our highest rated, at 9.3 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Land Rover Discovery Series 2 TD5 reviews |
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| 1 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV
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9.3 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Pirelli Scorpion
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9 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV
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8.9 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Falken FK510 SUV
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8.7 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 SUV
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8.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV
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8.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tyres →
Winter tyres
No Land Rover Discovery Series 2 TD5 driver has reviewed a tyre in the Winter category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV is our highest rated, at 9.3 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Land Rover Discovery Series 2 TD5 reviews |
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| 1 |
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV
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9.3 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Pirelli Scorpion Winter 2
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9.3 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Continental Winter Contact TS 850 P SUV
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9.1 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Cooper Discoverer Winter
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9.1 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+ SUV
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9 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Nokian WR SUV 4
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8.7 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Winter Tyres → Test winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
All Season tyres
No Land Rover Discovery Series 2 TD5 driver has reviewed a tyre in the All Season category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 SUV is our highest rated, at 9.3 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Land Rover Discovery Series 2 TD5 reviews |
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| 1 |
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 SUV
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9.3 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X
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9.2 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 SUV
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8.9 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin CrossClimate 2 SUV
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8.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Falken Wildpeak AT AT3WA
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8.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
BFGoodrich Advantage SUV All Season
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8.5 | 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
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 Land Rover Discovery Series 2 TD5
The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 6 tyres have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tyre | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
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| Pirelli Scorpion Ice & Snow | Winter | 100% | 2 | 37,000 miles |
| Pirelli Scorpion Verde | Summer | 47% | 2 | 13,045 miles |
Tyre sizes Land Rover Discovery Series 2 TD5 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 Land Rover Discovery Series 2 TD5 drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
I've bought these BF to get better performance off-road while using 50/50 on/off-road environment.
These was the best tyres I had for weekend off-road usage or sometimes a more agressive all terrain driving and hill descent on dry or mud conditions. Very good grip off-road
Good for snow, never tested on ice
Not very good for sand as we need to lower pressure a lot (until about 13 PSI) compared to other softer tyres
I'll change to another brand because despite I like them a lot they don't perform well on road specially on wet conditions where I drastically loose steering and break capacity
They lasted for almost 6 years/75000 miles rolling every day what I consider an excellent duration
Pretty good but not as good as the Goodyear F1 4x4 tyre. These are fairly decent for high speed 4x4 tyres but I have less confidence in cornering at speed in the wet. At the price I paid, well below published prices they represent good value considering their minimal wear rate which is probably due to being a slightly harder compound.
I had to change all four original Continental Contacts on my Freelander 2 at 33,000 miles and went for Pirelli Scorpion Verde - big £600 mistake! After just 13,000 miles (mostly motorway)they are down to the wear bars - the compound is clearly too soft for a 4WD and with such a short life span they are NOT 'green' . . . very disappointed.
they say you get what you pay for,well for the extra money spent,these tyres have payed back in high mileage(40,000+),they cut though snow and mud,and on black ice(lets say im still here with no marks to the disco)and bendy roads kept on the stright ,around towns grip is realy good with very little to none road noise(its a disco and noisy),in emergancy stops IT STOPS,i would recommend to all, who want a good all round tyre, for mud and snow and high mileage
Excellent allround tyres on a Landrover Discovery although wear rate is high and the new prices are extortionate. I picked my set up brand new with brand new L/R wheels off a Range Rover Sport 4 years ago for £400 plus delivery. Bargain.
Hi,
We have these fitted to our Land Rover Discovery 2 that regularly tows 3tons. We live in Italy 2000feet up on the Appennines and can experience 3+ft of snow during winter. There are areas/roads here that require you to have either snow chains or 'snow tyres' before you can proceed. From my research before i bought snow tyres, persuaded by my wife who objected rather too aggressively that she would refuse to get out in the snow and fit snow chains when needed, that these tyres were the most popular and now i know why. They're great. Snow tyres, we are told, are normally a soft compound and can wear considerably when on dry tarmac - see wet tyres on F1 cars - ours are wearing, as we speak, just as well as 'normal tyres'. We have done over 12k miles and i have yet to witness a reduction in tread depth.
PS; No i do not work for Pirelli.
We have these fitted to our Land Rover Discovery 2 that regularly tows 3tons. We live in Italy 2000feet up on the Appennines and can experience 3+ft of snow during winter. There are areas/roads here that require you to have either snow chains or 'snow tyres' before you can proceed. From my research before i bought snow tyres, persuaded by my wife who objected rather too aggressively that she would refuse to get out in the snow and fit snow chains when needed, that these tyres were the most popular and now i know why. They're great. Snow tyres, we are told, are normally a soft compound and can wear considerably when on dry tarmac - see wet tyres on F1 cars - ours are wearing, as we speak, just as well as 'normal tyres'. We have done over 12k miles and i have yet to witness a reduction in tread depth.
PS; No i do not work for Pirelli.
I have these tyres on my Discovery II and they are awesome. They have done just over 25000 miles (they weren't new when I got them!) and there is still a few miles left! The grip is fantastic in all conditions including super slippy ice. I would recomend them all day long. My use is general road use on M, A & B roads including a fair bit of towing. They haven't even punctured on me, not bad considering their mileage.
I have 4 of these on my Disco2. Road performance is very good in any weather and in any road conditions. I was very pleased by the off-road performance, as well. Although these are not off-road tyres they are very good for rock crawling and surprisingly well in the mud. I was once in the middle of a rice field, stuck all the way to the axles. I took time and a lot of effort, but I made it out without the help of a tractor.
Scorpion ST
Good all-round summer and winter tyres. Not particularly high levels of grip, but consistent wet or dry, with an easy progressive slide. Good all-rounder on wet, dry, snow and twisty alpine tracks; but poor in mud, which is to be expected. Lasted 45k miles (down to 3mm form about 9mm original depth) Were very good value for money through small LR specialists - used to be even cheaper to buy in Italy, even though they were made in Wales. Have been through at least four sets of four on three LR Discos (a TD300 and two TD5s). However, now running Conti Cross Contacts UHPs on a VW, which are a vastly superior 4x4 road-only (no snow or mud) tyre at a vastly superior price!
Good all-round summer and winter tyres. Not particularly high levels of grip, but consistent wet or dry, with an easy progressive slide. Good all-rounder on wet, dry, snow and twisty alpine tracks; but poor in mud, which is to be expected. Lasted 45k miles (down to 3mm form about 9mm original depth) Were very good value for money through small LR specialists - used to be even cheaper to buy in Italy, even though they were made in Wales. Have been through at least four sets of four on three LR Discos (a TD300 and two TD5s). However, now running Conti Cross Contacts UHPs on a VW, which are a vastly superior 4x4 road-only (no snow or mud) tyre at a vastly superior price!
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