Daily driving
Grand touring
Everyday-tier power and daily driving is grand-touring territory: strong wet grip and comfort without paying for grip you'll never use.
The Toyota LandCruiser 300 3.3 TD is a all-wheel drive SUV with 227 kW and a kerb weight of 2,630 kg. That’s 86 kW per tonne, in the everyday tier. Mainstream hatches, sedans and SUVs. Enough power to notice good tyres in the wet.
86kW/t
Likely under the P-plate limit. Under 130 kW/t on kerb weight. Legal eligibility uses tare mass, and engine modifications or a banned listing can still rule a car out. Check eligibility →
GX 17in
245/75 R17 112HBest in this size →
GXL/VX/Sahara/GR Sport 18in
265/65 R18 114VBest in this size →
Sahara ZX 20in
265/55 R20Best in this size →
Factory sizes. Wheels get changed: your tyre placard, in the driver’s door jamb, is the authority on size, load index and speed rating.
For a mild, wet climate. Cold and snowy climates are further down.
Daily driving
Everyday-tier power and daily driving is grand-touring territory: strong wet grip and comfort without paying for grip you'll never use.
Gravel & off-road
For gravel and dirt, an all-terrain's tougher carcass matters more than outright grip.
Also consider: if you rarely leave the bitumen, touring.
Estimates from power and weight. The tyre placard on the driver’s door jamb is the legal minimum.
Grand touring: character
Cold winters, little snow
Your tyre: All-season / all-weather
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen-3 · Continental AllSeasonContact 2 · Michelin CrossClimate 2
If you'd rather run summer tyres: Grand touring
Continental PremiumContact 7 · Michelin Primacy 4+ · Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
Snow and ice
Summer set: Grand touring
Continental PremiumContact 7 · Michelin Primacy 4+ · Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
Winter set: Winter
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 · Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 · Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
If you want one set: All-season / all-weather
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen-3 · Continental AllSeasonContact 2 · Michelin CrossClimate 2
All-wheel drive: replace all four
Keep all four tyres the same make, model and near-identical tread depth. Many AWD systems tolerate only 2–3 mm of difference before the centre coupling or diff is strained, so a single damaged tyre can mean replacing the set, or shaving a new one to match.
SUV
Choose the SUV or 4x4 version of a tyre where one exists: it has a stronger carcass for the extra weight and higher centre of gravity. Match or exceed the placard load index.
Buying only two?
On AWD, avoid it. On other cars, put the new pair on the rear axle: grippy rears keep the car stable when braking or cornering in the wet.
From the factory: 245/75 R17 112H (GX 17in); 265/65 R18 114V (GXL/VX/Sahara/GR Sport 18in); 265/55 R20 (Sahara ZX 20in). Wheels get changed, so check your car's tyre placard, in the driver's door jamb, before buying.
86 kW per tonne (116 hp per tonne), from 227 kW and a 2,630 kg kerb weight. That puts it in ratio's Everyday tier.
For everyday driving, grand touring tyres. Good options include the Continental PremiumContact 7, Michelin Primacy 4+, Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2. Always match or exceed the load index and speed rating on the car's tyre placard.
Likely, on power-to-weight: at 86 kW per tonne on kerb weight it is under the 130 kW/t limit for P-platers in NSW, Victoria and Queensland. Legal eligibility uses tare mass, and engine modifications can still make a car off-limits.
Cars in the Everyday tier typically run H or V-rated tyres. The legal minimum is whatever your placard, on the driver's door jamb, specifies.