6 hours ago, Kenny R said:

When my son had his Karoq, he used my old Yeti 16” winter wheels instead of his standard 19” wheels  during the winter months.

As do I as seen in my photo

Having experimented with 16's, 17's, 18's and 19's on three previous Mk1 VW Tiguans, I concluded that 17's were the best ride / handling / steering compromise.  

 

The 17's were dealer supplied Audi Q3 alloys and they now live on the Karoq in the winter, fitted with Dunlop D5 Winter Sport.  

 

Edited 11 April, 20224 yr by Schtum

It is my experience too, if a car has a choice of 4 wheel sizes, the one just below the middle seems best compromise of comfort and handling.
 

 

The Yeti on 17” was a harsh ride really. I had two of them on these tyres and a greenline which came on 16”. 
The 16” suited the Yeti best which is why I fitted 16” winter wheels to my final Yeti.

The 16” on the Karoq give a very comfortable ride but I would not push them too hard performance wise, which is fine in winter only. 
My standard 19” are back on now and surprisingly are much more comfortable than my previous Yeti on 17”. The cornering ability on the 19” is excellent.

I may be in error but I think the 19” fitted to the top power sportline are wider and and lower profile than on my 190tdi Edition, and this caused a number of complaints about a too harsh ride?

On 12/04/2022 at 13:53, kenfowler3966 said:

The Yeti on 17” was a harsh ride really. I had two of them on these tyres and a greenline which came on 16”. 
The 16” suited the Yeti best which is why I fitted 16” winter wheels to my final Yeti.

The 16” on the Karoq give a very comfortable ride but I would not push them too hard performance wise, which is fine in winter only. 
My standard 19” are back on now and surprisingly are much more comfortable than my previous Yeti on 17”. The cornering ability on the 19” is excellent.

I may be in error but I think the 19” fitted to the top power sportline are wider and and lower profile than on my 190tdi Edition, and this caused a number of complaints about a too harsh ride?

 

My 2.0 TSI Sportline came with 225/45 R19 Bridgestone Duelers and I thought the Editions came with 225/40 R19s? When I change them for All-seasons I'll probably go for 235/45 R19s to get the CrossClimate2s rather than the CrossClimate SUVs (although these are now being superceded by the CrossClimate2 SUVs and may be available in the right size by then).

 

Chris

Edited 14 April, 20224 yr by CJJE

2 hours ago, CJJE said:

 

My 2.0 TSI Sportline came with 225/45 R19 Bridgestone Duelers and I thought the Editions came with 225/40 R19s? When I change them for All-seasons I'll probably go for 235/45 R19s to get the CrossClimate2s rather than the CrossClimate SUVs (although these are now being superceded by the CrossClimate2 SUVs and may be available in the right size by then).

 

Chris

No my edition came with 225/45 R19 as well. Maybe they changed the Sportline later due to all the complaints about the ride on 40 aspect tyres as I thought it was originally on 235/40 and owners were complaining that they could not fit 45 aspect tyres to make the ride more acceptable as the speedo would have under read too much due to the tyre dia increase?

Your planned change will also increase the dia slightly by 9mm or so and make the speedo under read slightly. Should still be legal though due to built in error but best checked?

Something I have noticed though is that although the indicated speed is set to be higher than actually the measured distance traveled is spot on. Hence the car does actually know ts exact speed as well but displays a higher speed on the dash! Changing the tyre width at the same ratio will mean the car is travelling slightly further each wheel revolution than it thinks?

27 minutes ago, kenfowler3966 said:

 

Your planned change will also increase the dia slightly by 9mm or so and make the speedo under read slightly. Should still be legal though due to built in error but best checked?

 

 

My understanding is that an under reading speedo can't be legal. There is no leeway. The only legal leeway is for speedos that over read. 

 

tom

One day someone might post that they were in an accident and a Police Officer, Loss Adjuster , Crash Investigator checked the cars speedo was only over reading.

 

Maybe it will be a Taxi Driver that has had their car checked at a Police Inspection / Meter Speedo check.     Or maybe not. 

53 minutes ago, kenfowler3966 said:

Your planned change will also increase the dia slightly by 9mm or so and make the speedo under read slightly. Should still be legal though due to built in error but best checked?

 

According to Tire Size Comparison there is a 1% difference between the two, and as speed limit cameras consistently tell me I'm only doing 28 or 29 mph when the speed limiter in the car says I'm doing a steady 30, I don't see any significant difference. 

 

And checking the MY21 brochure from 07/2020, 225/40 R19 tyres were fitted to many SELs, Sportslines and Editions depending on the engine. But the 225/45 R19s were fitted to 2.0 TDI and 2.0 TSI 4x4 DSG cars. 

 

Chris

1 hour ago, Sanqhar said:

 

My understanding is that an under reading speedo can't be legal. There is no leeway. The only legal leeway is for speedos that over read. 

 

tom

There is underreading and incorrect Illegal readings. A speedo that previously said 32 at a true 30 is still ok if it now reads 31 at 30. It’s not legal if it says 29. As the tyre wears speedo will read faster for same speed anyway.

My car is about 73 at a true 70, and 75 with the winter tyres on as they are a touch smaller diameter.

2 hours ago, kenfowler3966 said:

No my edition came with 225/45 R19 as well. Maybe they changed the Sportline later due to all the complaints about the ride on 40 aspect tyres as I thought it was originally on 235/40 and owners were complaining...

 

Edition 2.0 litre engines ( diesel or petrol ) were fitted with 225/45/19 92W  whilst 1.5's were fitted with 225/40/19 93W.

 

225/45/19 gives you wider choice of all weather tyres.