I'm replacing my tyres of a Fabia vrs. Does it matter if I drop to a V rated tyre from W rated. Since I rarely drive at over 149 mph on my journey to work I would have thought V rated tyres should be fine.

Any thoughts?

Nope, it wouldnt bother me in the slightest.

They will be just fine.

Someone will come along soon to tell you that will completely invalidate your insurance if you do so , but they are wrong.

Just make sure the weight/load rating is the same or greater.

On the various tyre sites the load rating for the recommended tyres is either 83 (487 kg) or 87 (545 kg). That's per tyre, so both ratings appear at first glance to be fine for the vRS based on a gross weight of 1720 kg BUT if you consider a rough 60/40 front/rear weight split then it might be better to have '87' index .

...vRS based on a gross weight of 1720 kg ...

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Take those concrete posts and the lead roof lining out of your boot!!

the speed rating is not just about how fast you are going to drive, if that was the case , being a max 70mph limit in this country we would all be driving on "T" rated tyres...

its about how the tyre dissipates (and handles) heat..... the front tyres on a VRS have alot to do, I personally would use the manufacturers recomended "W" rated tyres, they are recomended and used as OE by Skoda for a reason! overheating is a common cause for blowouts (usually when a tyre is underinflated for whatever reason, and the flexing of the sidewalls causes extra heat...

heat is also the reason runflat tyres only run for about 50 miles after a puncture... heat will kill the tyre, the faster a car goes the more heat is generated in the tyre which is why there is a speed rating....

having said all that, you would probably be fine, however, there must be minimal difference in costs, (if any) so i would stick to the recomended "W" rating... why take a risk? the tyre is the only thing keeping your car attatched to the road.....

the flexing of the sidewalls causes extra heat...

Not that there's alot of sidewall to flex on the tyres on the vRS.

Not that there's alot of sidewall to flex on the tyres on the vRS.

You'd be surprised......people fit reinforced Toyo's for this very reason and notice a good difference. When you're up into the realms of 17's and 18's on the vRS (maintaining the correct rolling radius) then you're talking low-pro.

They will be just fine.

Someone will come along soon to tell you that will completely invalidate your insurance if you do so , but they are wrong.

Maybe you are right, but what happens if you are involved in a serious crash, not sure the police investigators and insurance company would agree with you then. I would stick to the manufacturers recommendation myself, is the saving you will make be worth it?

Just my view, no offence intended to any other poster

Not that there's alot of sidewall to flex on the tyres on the vRS.

I couldnt disagree more.

I fit some toyo with a side rating of 84. i hatted them let them beg in for 600 miles then swapped them for toyo with a rating of 87.

When using the 87 index the car felt like it floated, with no responsivness. Even got jabba luke to drive it to see if he agreed, changed the wheels fromk his car (runing prada 2) and the car felt so much better.