Hi,

My 2019 Karoq has the standard 18" wheels with a tyre size of 215/50/18. On the 4x4 variant,exactly the same wheel has 225/50/18 Tyres. Could fitting this larger size offer benefits in wheel protection, Road Holding, Consumption (fewer rotations per mile). Would it affect Insurance or anything else you could think of.

Thanks.

Sizes are nominal and different tyres have different tyre wall designs and characteristics. Road holding is to do with the design and build of the particular tyre, the composition and ingredients of the tyre walls and the tread. Going from 215 to 225 even in exactly the same make, model and composition of tyre would make very little difference and not noticeable other than perhaps if the 215 tyres were older and worn and 225 fresher and less worn.

All modern cars for the past decades have had silly fashion oversized wheels and tyres with lower profiles (side wall heights) so wheel rims can be more exposed to damage. You need to find, if possible tyres of the same size that offer more rim protection, or perhaps go down a wheel size to get more sidewall on the tyres, your best bet is to ask owners in the Karoq section of the site for their advice.

The following sites might help you generally understand the size differences to each other. HTH. -

https://tiresize.com/tyre-size-calculator/

https://www.willtheyfit.com/

https://www.wheel-size.com/size/skoda/

Hi.

If you have any issues with insurance at all then please feel free to drop me a line.

Regards,

Dan.