43 minutes ago, digifish said:

 

That's completely crazy nonsense.

 

You put 15" and 19" on the same car.

 

Not different cars. Should that even need to be said? Embarrassingly stupid. 

Also the so called expert forgot to mention the heavier SUV would need bigger discs and calipers which add yet more weight to the unsprung weight hence making it even harder for the springs/dampers to cope without air suspension or adaptive dampers.

9 hours ago, digifish said:

 

That's completely crazy nonsense.

 

You put 15" and 19" on the same car.

You laugh but some people do

 

6 minutes ago, penguin17 said:

You laugh but some people do

 

 

 

 

Just a couple of points out of personal experience to make you less angry (maybe):

1) Switching from an average 18" stock tire (Potenza S001) to a top 19" aftermarket one (PS4S) turned my previous Golf GTI into a significantly quieter car despite the bigger size and shorter profile (much to my surprise), while at the same time significantly better handling too.
>>> Size/profile alone does not mean you'll get a better/worse ride.

2) All the smaller wheel cars that I've driven or been driven in (some as low as 13") in the last 6 months are a significantly WORSE ride than my DCC Sportline on 19" when on Comfort or even Normal. Yes you read that right. Sure DCC active suspension is working its magic so maybe this is irrelevant for non-DCC owners but if you have/are after a DCC car,  there really is nothing to worry about simply due to the size.

3) Biggest engine = bigger brakes = bigger requirements overall. I don't know which engine you were after but a 280/272 on 16" would look and drive weird I feel and would not allow to exploit the car's capabilities too well.

I think you're worrying based on automotive facts and realities of previous decades that don't apply in this particular case. Unless you have indeed tried a 18"/19" Superb (esp. on DCC) and did not find it refined enough.

Edited 18 July, 20196 yr by newbie69

2 hours ago, newbie69 said:

Just a couple of points out of personal experience to make you less angry (maybe):

1) Switching from an average 18" stock tire (Potenza S001) to a top 19" aftermarket one (PS4S) turned my previous Golf GTI into a significantly quieter car despite the bigger size and shorter profile (much to my surprise), while at the same time significantly better handling too. >>> Size/profile alone does not mean you'll get a better/worse ride.

 

The point is tho, Pilot Sport 4S in 18" may be better again - actually would be. And so this is not about Tyre A vs Tyre B (brand / model) its about what could be possible. This is about trade offs between factors that matter to customers. Which is what this video shows ...

 

 

In terms of Noise tho, the 18" was best (I suppose this has to do with resonant frequencies of the whole tyre-wheel-suspension-cabin as a system). In terms of comfort  - 17" was best (as you would expect).

 

 

Edited 19 July, 20196 yr by digifish