Tyre Reviews, News and Advice: Tyre Buyers Guide

Find everything you need to know to make sure you get the right tyres for your car in WhichCar's tyre section. We'll provide the latest tyre reviews, tips and advice to help you decide which tyres are best for your needs, from performance and safety to cost and comfort, along with the latest developments in tyre technology.

Tyre Comparisons

Gear

The best 4x4 tyres in Australia in 2023

Helping you find the best 4x4 tyres in Australia in 2023

10 Mar 2023

Features

MOTOR's 2021 Tyre Test

After a forced break, the annual tyre torture test is back to find out which performance rubber deserves your cash

13 Jul 2021

Features

We find the best new tyre in our comprehensive tyre test

Forget carbon-ceramics and 10-pot calipers – what you really need is a good set of boots. See how our contenders shape up

8 May 2020

Wheels & Tyres

4X4 Mud Terrain Tyre Test 2020

It can be argued that nothing beats a set of mud-terrain tyres for driving in, well, mud. But to get to the slippery stuff you’ll need to drive over plenty of blacktop. Let’s see how muddies fare on the road, in the wet and the dry.

13 Jan 2020

Tyre Test

MOTOR Tyre Test 2019: Finding Australia's best performance tyre

Eight of the hottest new performance tyres race the clock (or tape measure) in five gruelling disciplines. We find out how they rank

25 Jun 2019

Wheels & Tyres

4x4 Tyre Test 2019: Introduction

Seven tyres pounded on - and off -road to find suitable all-terrain rubber for your 4x4.

4 Feb 2019

Features

2018 Wheels Tyre Test: Introduction

Upping your car’s cornering G-force by 10 percent is the stuff of a sports suspension upgrade, right? And cutting a car-length from your braking distance is the work of a set of Brembos? Nope, you just need a great set of tyres

8 Oct 2018

Advice

WhichCar 2018 Tyre Test: The Basics

Everything you need to know about our torture test for tyres

13 Aug 2018

Features

Wheels Tyre Test 2017: Eight brands compared

It isn’t easy sorting good passenger-car tyres from the genuinely great ones, but the annual Wheels Tyre Test has it down to a fine, round and black art. We put eight tyres through the gauntlet to give you our pick of the bunch

11 Sep 2017

Reviews and Tests

Tyre News

News

Innovative Australian-made road barrier passes 100km/h crash test

Tyres at the end of their run could find new life in new concrete barriers for Australian highways

23 Nov 2022

News

Hyundai and Michelin sign agreement to develop tyres

Memorandum of understanding means the pair will collaborate on R&D for tyre technologies over the next three years

21 Jun 2022

News

Michelin Pilot Sport 5 tyres launch in Australia

The French company famous for its tyre and restaurant reviews has launched the new PS5 locally

23 Mar 2022

News

Pirelli launches new Powergy range of tyres

The new range is for crossovers, SUVs and medium-large sedans

11 Mar 2022

News

Michelin Pilot Sport 5 about to launch

One of the most popular performance tyres is about to get a new version

21 Jan 2022

News

Australians 'more conscious of tyre lifespan' than Americans and Britons

The ever-efficient Germans pay the most attention

27 Aug 2021

News

The coolest car products we've found this month

Shopping in lockdown? Or maybe you're after gift. Check out the latest cool kit we've found across the web

21 Aug 2021

News

Michelin set to make tyres out of recycled bottles

Michelin and biochemistry company Carbios have joined forces to realise tyre-giant's quest to make rubber out of PET plastic products

15 May 2021

News

Michelin commits to making its tyres 100% sustainable by 2050

It's a long way off, but France's iconic tyre manufacturer is planning a green future for its black stuff

25 Feb 2021

News

Toyo Tires and Club 4x4 join forces to provide technical advice

Newly formed partnership between Club 4x4 and Toyo Tires to provide tech-savvy advice for 4WD enthusiasts.

6 Nov 2020

Off-road Tyres

Wheels & Tyres

Talking Treads: A guide to 4x4 tyres

There is an off-road tyre for just about every application these days. Do you know what's best for you?

2 Oct 2020

Wheels & Tyres

New 4x4 gear: KMC KM545 wheels + Maxxis Razr AT811 + Bendix brake kit

New all-terrains from Maxxis, new wheels from KMC, and a Bendix 4x4 brake kit

21 Sep 2020

Gear

New 4x4 gear: KMC wheels + Kumho tyres + Protex brakes

Give Dad the present he wants this Father's Day.

21 Jul 2020

Wheels & Tyres

VIDEO: Ranger gets a set of Goodyear Wrangler MT/Rs

We’ve thrown a set of Goodyear Wrangler MT/Rs on the Ranger.

25 Jun 2020

Gear

The top 10 new products at the 2019 SEMA Show

Get your motor running and head off on the highway, and the tracks, with what we judge as the best new products for Australia from the 2019 SEMA Show.

3 Dec 2019