I have been going round the houses a few times on which is the best spare for my 2018 2.0TSI 220 UK spec Superb.  The 'official' spare is little more than a toy and a massively different circumference to the standard fit 18" wheels so I'd like something more suitable for a 2 week trip around remote parts of Scotland.

 

I have found a supplier offering a 215/60/ R16 which is pretty darn close in circumference and will fit in the wheel-well.  Their listing states it's not for the 2.0TSI but I think this is probably referring to the 4x4 version which I believe has bigger brakes. Somebody on here confirmed that in Oz they supply the 16" as a standard spare but Skoda in the UK insist it should be their silly skinny 18".

 

Has anyone actually tried to fit a 215/60/ R16 steel on a UK spec 2.0TSI 220 vehicle?  This is the product I have seen: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/362134127896?hash=item5450e04518:g:9Y0AAOSw9IJeQoxT

 

Thanks!

The 220 uses the 312mm front discs so 16’s fit fine. Even if you did have the 340’s from the 272/280 you could re jig so the 16 inch spare went on a rear corner.

3 minutes ago, SashaGrace said:

The 220 uses the 312mm front discs so 16’s fit fine. Even if you did have the 340’s from the 272/280 you could re jig so the 16 inch spare went on a rear corner.

Awesome, thanks so much.  I appriciate your concise answer after having sifted through a million options on another thread

Mounted 205/65r16 on the steel disk

Use board search for 'full diameter spare wheel'