Star driving those tires more than 4 years and 23500km, it time to change them.
So far i was very happy with them and they did not surprise me in term of handling, etc.
As i live in a tropical country, rubber is shot after 4 years with tire showing cracks on sideway, rolling area, etc. It is common here for all brands (Dunlop, Michelin, Continental, etc.)
When I changed them, the wear was minimal, still not of meat on them. I was quite surprised.
In term of driving quality, over year it decreased:
Handling and breaking were still good but not as good as before
Noise and comfort decreased, mostly due to the rubber becoming harder for to the weather condition.
When I replaced them, i would have taken them again if i didn't have a good deal of some more grippy tires.
I still recommend them as they did a good job in all situation
Best Tires for the Audi A8 D2 4.2 quattro
Audi A8 D2 4.2 quattro drivers have left 5 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 97,800 miles of real world driving. Every tire they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.
This page covers the Audi A8 D2 4.2 quattro specifically. For the full picture, the Audi A8 page combines 60 reviews from every variant. All Audi A8 reviews →
- 5owner reviews
- 97,800 milescovered on them
- 4different tires rated
- 84%average tire score
The best rated tires that fit the Audi A8 D2 4.2 quattro
The rankings above can only speak for tires a Audi A8 D2 4.2 quattro driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 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 tire.
Winter tires
No Audi A8 D2 4.2 quattro driver has reviewed a tire 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.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Audi A8 D2 4.2 quattro reviews |
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| 1 |
Pirelli P Zero Winter 2
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9.8 | All your sizes | 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 | All your sizes | 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 Tires → Test winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
Summer tires
No Audi A8 D2 4.2 quattro driver has reviewed a tire 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.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Audi A8 D2 4.2 quattro 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 | Be the first → |
| 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 Tires →
All Season tires
No Audi A8 D2 4.2 quattro driver has reviewed a tire 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.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Audi A8 D2 4.2 quattro 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 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
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9.5 | All your sizes | 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 Tires → Test winner: Goodyear Vector All Season 4
All Weather tires
No Audi A8 D2 4.2 quattro driver has reviewed a tire in the All Weather category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Vredestein Quatrac 5 is our highest rated, at 8.4 out of 10.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Audi A8 D2 4.2 quattro reviews |
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| 1 |
Vredestein Quatrac 5
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8.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Vredestein Quatrac Pro+
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8.1 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Vredestein Quatrac Pro
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8 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Weather Tires →
Fitment comes from each tire'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 tire reviewed on the Audi A8 D2 4.2 quattro
The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 3 tires have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tire | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
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| Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 | Summer | 83% | 2 | 16,400 miles |
Tire sizes Audi A8 D2 4.2 quattro drivers run
The sizes fitted in the reviews on this page. Each one links to the top rated tires in that size, across every car.
What Audi A8 D2 4.2 quattro drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
After 4 years happily using Hankook V12 evo2, i wanted something with improved grip and wet breaking.
The Eagle F1 Sport is a new tire produced were I live, so i decided to try it.
After 2200km, i am not disappointed with my choice, grip is very good and breaking is much better.
Wear seems to be as expected and price for quality is amazing.
I have really nothing to complain about it and i highly recommend it.
I have used Baruns for the last 60,000 miles on an Audi A8 4.2 quattro ,which replaced Dunlops at half the price and have no regrets. Also on a VW golf R32 mk 4 also 4 wheel drive and a Polo 1.6 estate.. None of these cars is driven at the limit and wear, handling and stopping have all been good enough not to warrant comment.. I have had 2 tires replaced on the Audi for wall collapse admittedly after some severe pot holes but I do wonder if the walls are a weak spot. Will continue to fit Barums where possible.
A comfortable ride slightly noisy on some surfaces. Excellent grip both wet and dry. Covered 60K on last set of Goodyear tires. Certainly recommend these tires.
Living in a tropical city with lot of heavy rain storms, I wanted tires with good handling on the wet and that could last about 20-25,000 km
So far I have not been disappointed:
- Dry handling is great, never lost traction, never felt I reached the limit of the tires' grip
- Wet handling is very good as long as the volume of water on the road is not excessive. I felt little tendency to aquaplaning when had a fair amount of water on the road (1+ cm) so this is totally expected
- After 2,600 km I can say that the wear is really regular and should last the number of km I planned
- When I fitted them, the car became much more quiet
- Steering wheel respond is good. Of course you cannot ask a car of 1,750 kg to respond like a small sports car but the car always went were I wanted the way I wanted without effort
- Well priced compared to competitors (at least in my region)
All in all, a very good surprise and I highly recommend those tires
So far I have not been disappointed:
- Dry handling is great, never lost traction, never felt I reached the limit of the tires' grip
- Wet handling is very good as long as the volume of water on the road is not excessive. I felt little tendency to aquaplaning when had a fair amount of water on the road (1+ cm) so this is totally expected
- After 2,600 km I can say that the wear is really regular and should last the number of km I planned
- When I fitted them, the car became much more quiet
- Steering wheel respond is good. Of course you cannot ask a car of 1,750 kg to respond like a small sports car but the car always went were I wanted the way I wanted without effort
- Well priced compared to competitors (at least in my region)
All in all, a very good surprise and I highly recommend those tires
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