[tsi17]

I like them but they are very expensive especially if you don't want them in silver and they always look smaller than they are due to the design and the spokes not going all the way to the edge of the rim...

But from a weight and brand point of view they are pretty impressive.

The guy doesn't post on here anymore but he said they were the same item as fitted to the normal Up they later released the GTi specific version with a slightly different product code TSi17 will back me up he has had both versions. I think I had one of the earliest sets and the front springs are stiffer to allow for the wheels and the extra dive from the bigger brakes.

Yep, GTi version has higher front spring rate.

 

[tsi17]

Looks are not everything. Thoughts of rubbing, or speedo errors aside, or even what you can safely fit on a given rim, just remember that for a given weight of car, and road conditions there is a sweet-spot for tyres, and it's all a compromise. Go too wide, for example, and you may aquaplane earlier and lose wet braking distance (or wet traction). You may lose fuel ecomony and the extra friction blunts top speed and acceleration slightly. If you change tyre dimensions, tell you insurer, as has been suggested.

This post deserves repeating. Particularly re aquaplaning. Remember even the GTi barely weighs a tonne. Each increase in tyre width, for a given pattern and set of road conditions, reduces the speed at which control will be lost.

 

[tsi17]

Yeah, I think Ascari is making the, erm, narrower point about tyre width rather than particular brands/treads/compounds.

 

[tsi17]

It would be so great if you could get PS5 or SportContact 7 in a 185/50/16 size

 

[tsi17]

Do you have a pressure gauge in the car ? I have been quite pleased with this one:

Amazon.co.uk

 

[tsi17]

Correcting the speedo with vcds is an interesting point. I would be tempted to go to 205/45 on the factory 17s if I knew I could keep the speedo legal. Look at that lovely sidewall and the kerb deflecting bulge. Phwoar !

PS great tyres. I've got very similar hankooks on my Tiguan and they're grippy and quiet and pliant.

 

[tsi17]

Thanks, that's very helpful. I agree that a bit of over read is good, my brain is too old to remember the speedo is showing true when I get in this car after driving others.

 

[tsi17]

Seems like another sensible solution. All seasons are often a bit quieter than summers on coarse tarmac, and a bit more compliant. Agreed there's no point going to summers on 16's if you're happy with the setup you've got now.