Best Tires for the Volkswagen Toureg R Line V8 Diesel

Put a set of AT3's on my VW touareg R line . To begin with i thought i had made a big mistake as the tires were unbelievably poor grip in wet conditions .However as they wore the shine off they started to perform better and better . now i think they are very good tires , better than the AT2's in most respects.Great combination on and off road .I tow big loads and they give very good traction on all surfaces . Would definately buy again .

I replaced a set of Hankook Ventus AS tires with these. I like these tires very much however they have a few faults.

Compared with the Ventus they give an unbelievably soft, smooth ride (I'm guessing due to their very soft compound. To the touch they feel like a spounge) Noise wise they're 'just' on the quiet side.

Their faults would be indirect and squishy handling. With the Hankook Ventus AS's I could place the car anywhere on the road I wanted, with the smallest of inputs from the wheel. With the Rotalas I can move the steering wheel one or two centimeters around during a corner and it wont make any difference to the cars direction. So in effect I don't have as much confidence during cornering. Added to that is (sometimes unpredictable amounts of) pronounced body roll due to the tires rolling over.

Before the 20" Hankook Ventus I had a set of 265/60 17" Kumho Solus on and they handle 20% better than these low profile 20" Rotalla tires. The Kumhos still have no where near as good a ride though. I cant get over how nicely they ride. They've turned my Touareg into my dads Merc GL in terms of ride. example: I can now go over road lane reflectors and not feel them or a gravel road which now feels like a tarmac road.

In summary Id say a very cheap, smooth, soft riding, quiet tire at the expense of confident flat handling.

Got them fitted/balanced for $130 AUS each, compared to the $450 AUS each I paid for the Hankooks.

Absolutely ATROCIOUS! Put a set of 295's VW Torueg R-Line as we could not get ANY other tire for it (ridiculous rim / tire size by VW...... again).

These Accelera tires vibrate the living daylights out of the steering wheel, our hands literally tingle after ten minutes of driving, they pull to the left even after three x four wheel alignments and its like driving on cobble stones all the time only you are actually on a smooth highway!.

Multiple wheel and tire balances and the tire guy actually apologised that the tires were basically "such crap"! His words! He's now trying to find us another tire..... In a 21" rim..... Stupid size that virtually no-one makes a tire for!

Never again for Accelera or a VW!