Whilst very good handling and grip, they are significantly and noticeably louder and less comfortable than previous tyres (Pirelli cinturatos & budgets came on the car). Would recommend if your driving is entirely performance focused, but go for something else if you mainly do lots of normal driving (e.g Goodyear asym 6)
Best Tyres for the Lexus GS450h
Lexus GS450h drivers have left 22 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 229,535 miles of real world driving. Every tyre they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.
- 22owner reviews
- 229,535 milescovered on them
- 20different tyres rated
- 68%average tyre score
The best rated tyres that fit the Lexus GS450h
The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Lexus GS450h driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 245/40 R18, 225/45 R18 and 245/45 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.
Winter tyres
No Lexus GS450h 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.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Lexus GS450h reviews |
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| 1 |
Pirelli P Zero Winter 2
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9.8 | 245/40 R18, 245/45 R18 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4
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9.6 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Michelin Alpin 7
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9.5 | 245/40 R18, 245/45 R18 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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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
Summer tyres
No Lexus GS450h driver has reviewed a tyre in the Summer category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 is our highest rated, at 9.7 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Lexus GS450h reviews |
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| 1 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
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9.7 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental SportContact 7
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9.7 | All your sizes | 1 |
| 3 |
Continental PremiumContact 7
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tyres →
All Season tyres
No Lexus GS450h driver has reviewed a tyre in the All Season category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 is our highest rated, at 9.6 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Lexus GS450h reviews |
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| 1 |
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
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9.6 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport
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9.6 | 245/40 R18, 245/45 R18 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3
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9.5 | 225/45 R18, 245/45 R18 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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9.4 | 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 Lexus GS450h
The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 18 tyres have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tyre | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hankook Ventus S1 evo Replaced by Hankook Ventus Evo | Summer | 84% | 2 | 32,000 miles |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Replaced by Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo | Summer | 80% | 2 | 10,035 miles |
Tyre sizes Lexus GS450h 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 Lexus GS450h drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
When I purchased my Lexus GS450H it came with rear only Riken UHPs and in the dry with roughly 4mm remaining tread very grippy hard to destabilise the car without turning off TCS.
Performed well in wet conditions with essential tread levels BUT, be careful on wet conditions and especially when at legal limit tread levels the car can destabilise without too much effort. Otherwise quite solid.
I got around 6000 miles from around 4mm when I got the car so 12000 miles estimated when new.
Performed well in wet conditions with essential tread levels BUT, be careful on wet conditions and especially when at legal limit tread levels the car can destabilise without too much effort. Otherwise quite solid.
I got around 6000 miles from around 4mm when I got the car so 12000 miles estimated when new.
Put on my car all 4 corners at the same time.After 1000 miles tyres become dangerous on wet,loose traction quite fast,steering not anymore good like should be.For dry time,yes.But when rain comes,are fine but not enough safety.
I have the tires for 2 summer seasons, the car cannot put the power on the road, the ESP lights up every time I accelerate to a power greater than 30%.
In curves, when accelerating, the rear quickly loses grip. they are weak on braking, but the feedback is good.
On a wet road they are very weak both on acceleration/braking/curves.
On the front pair, long cracks appeared between the central profiles.
I just replaced the winter ones (Pirelli Sotto Zero) because of the warm weather, but with Pirelli at 20 degrees Celsius outside I had no grip problems.
All in all, I do not recommend, at least not on this car.
245/40/18 mo XL. A B 69
Low noise
Very Very Low rolling resistance
Very comfortable on the bumps
Good performance
Good handling and braking on dry surfaces, also good on wet, but obly average on wet slightly icy roads, it breaks traction when driving more agressive on curvy mountain roads when wet and under 0°C. But they are manageble when the traction ends. On snow the traction is poor, especially on a RWD car struggled to leave a parking lot after a snow blizzard and about 30cm of snow. Would not recomend if you will encounter often snow roads! For city driving under normal conditions they are good, especially for the cheaper price. They are very stable at highway speeds, and you feel confident at high speed. I did not drove long enought to say something about the wear yet.
These tyres have been ace. For a near 2 ton car, and living in the Peak District during the 2018 “Beast for the East†winter, I have never been stuck and have even past 4x4s that have been! Obviously I've taken a precautious approach to certain routes but I live at the bottom of a 1-in-20 gradient hill that's isnt ploughed that was a foot deep in snow and my car drove up and down it fine all week long with these fitted all round. Would definitely recommend.
I have also had no problems them in normal conditions and enjoy the handling of them when having a bit of fun (I know it's a tank n not really made for for throwing around but I have my mad moments) it sticks reasonably well but that being said I can't wait to put my 20†summer rims back on to stiffen it back up a bit.
To conclude, they are quiet, smooth and suit the cars refined style and would recommend to anyone as a great winter tyre.
I have also had no problems them in normal conditions and enjoy the handling of them when having a bit of fun (I know it's a tank n not really made for for throwing around but I have my mad moments) it sticks reasonably well but that being said I can't wait to put my 20†summer rims back on to stiffen it back up a bit.
To conclude, they are quiet, smooth and suit the cars refined style and would recommend to anyone as a great winter tyre.
I drive quite a powerful and heavy rear wheel drive. I have found the tyres to have good feedback, grip in dry is good. Grip in wet is questionable - I do find my back tyres slipping sometimes (not dangerous however, as car is quite powerful and is rear wheel drive).For wear, I get around 15,000 - 18,000 miles out of the back tyres (rear wheel drive), and around 20,000 - 21,000 for the fronts. I am happy with this as I do drive quite fast at times. Would buy again, although I would probably try CrossClimates for rears next time.
Replaced the manufacturer's recommended tyres with these after good reviews and sporty appearance. Not cheap! Road noise, especially at motorway speeds, excessive.
Wear rate unacceptable for a semi-premium tyre. Will not buy again.
Currently have Nexen 6000 front tyres which are quieter, look good and are wearing much more slowly.
Michelin on the back - too soon to report.
Wear rate unacceptable for a semi-premium tyre. Will not buy again.
Currently have Nexen 6000 front tyres which are quieter, look good and are wearing much more slowly.
Michelin on the back - too soon to report.
I did 57,000 KM (35,500 miles) on a set of these tyres before they were due to be replaced. My car is a heavy car (nearly 2 tonnes) and was advised to expect 20,000 to 25,000 KM from them. At 30,000 KM they were still going strong. I had them rotated and balanced every 5,000 KM since day 1 which i think made a huge difference to their longevity. Tyre pressure was a constant 37psi for the whole of this time and the tyres were filled with nitrogen gas from day 1.
These tyres did the job. Not the best I have ever had, but with a bit of care they were made to work. The car is capable to doing 0 to 100 KPH (60 MPH) in 5.2 seconds and i did not always take it easy with the driving.
Tyre wear was even on all 4 wheels.
These tyres did the job. Not the best I have ever had, but with a bit of care they were made to work. The car is capable to doing 0 to 100 KPH (60 MPH) in 5.2 seconds and i did not always take it easy with the driving.
Tyre wear was even on all 4 wheels.
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