Most ridiculous size tyres on car

[Shambler]

I realise that most cars these days come with wide tyres but was surprised when shopping for a diesel estate. The Audi A6 s line 2.0 tdi comes with 255 profile tyres which seems ridiculous. Are there any other cars out there with even more ridiculous tyres for the type of car?

[Sensibleboy]

245's on a weedy Merc C180 Kompressor.

[SteBrown91]

255/35/20 wheels... on an Insignia!

[Benbay001]

275 r19s on normal 520D

[heners54]

205/45's on a 1.2 fabia

[Morningside]

SteBrown91 said:

255/35/20 wheels... on an Insignia!

Had a look at one a couple of weeks back and I noticed that as well.

[shakindog]

335 25 22 ac schnitzer wheels on an x6 diesel

[rallycross]

anyone running a road car with 30/35 or 40 series tyres on anything other than a supercar is a muppet.

[Axionknight]

rallycross said:

anyone running a road car with 30/35 or 40 series tyres on anything other than a supercar is a muppet.

Quite a sweeping statement, as many come from the factory that way - what do you suggest, that someone ponies up thirty grand on a new car, drives straight to the local tyre fitting centre and spends yet more of their hard earned on a set of four new tyres?

[aka_kerrly]

shakindog said:

335 25 22 ac schnitzer wheels on an x6 diesel

Wow, surely any additional comfort from having raised suspension is wasted with those wheels.


This is rather awful to, 22 inch Overfinch wheels

[shovelheadrob]

rallycross said:

anyone running a road car with 30/35 or 40 series tyres on anything other than a supercar is a muppet.

Form an orderly queue here then my truck has 305/40/22's

[rallycross]

Axionknight said:

Quite a sweeping statement, as many come from the factory that way - what do you suggest, that someone ponies up thirty grand on a new car, drives straight to the local tyre fitting centre and spends yet more of their hard earned on a set of four new tyres?

I've had a few cars with these crazy low profiles and dont like them on our bumpy roads (the most recent was 255/30/19 on a 335 auto) its a cosmetic thing, the person who specc'ed it with those wheels was a fool, he could have had 17" and 45 series rubber and a decent ride.

[elbandito1980]

heners54 said:

205/45's on a 1.2 fabia

I think I had the same width tyres on my 156 2.5 V6. Could have been 215/45'd though. Either way not much in it.

[Another Fluffer]

355/25/21 On an Aventador Roadster

[Vladimir]

BMW 3 series are tragic for silly sized wheels but even my 150 diesel astra had 225/45 17s - the same as our 335d!

It's possibly the most retarded fashion fad devised by the motor industry.

Want wheels that break, knock your teeth out, kerb at the merest hint of an opportunity, weigh far more, use comically priced tyres that a supercar owner would wince at? Sure, may I point you towards these 19s/20s - a mere three grand extra - oops sorry I mean a mere £18 extra per monthly payment.

Edited by Vladimir on Tuesday 19th November 20:23

[GC8]

Axionknight said:

rallycross said:

anyone running a road car with 30/35 or 40 series tyres on anything other than a supercar is a muppet.

Quite a sweeping statement, as many come from the factory that way - what do you suggest, that someone ponies up thirty grand on a new car, drives straight to the local tyre fitting centre and spends yet more of their hard earned on a set of four new tyres?

Indeed. Not my ideal choice, but Im running factory approved 225/45/17 and 255/40/17 on my far from a supercar 944.

[E30M3SE]

kapiteinlangzaam said:

285s on BMW X5s

315/35 20's on X5's.

[22Rgt]

I have in stock at the moment an A3, 1.8 Turbo,remapped to 200hp but someones fitted it with what i think are A8 wheels, 19's with 235/35/19 tyres. Far too big..

[Mound Dawg]

Vladimir said:

Sure, may I point you towards these 19s/20s - a mere three grand extra - oops sorry I mean a mere £18 extra per monthly payment.

Nail/head.

And when the front ones wear out it'll be a pair of Wan Li Ditchfinders that goes on.

[GC8]

22Rgt said:

I have in stock at the moment an A3, 1.8 Turbo,remapped to 200hp but someones fitted it with what i think are A8 wheels, 19's with 235/35/19 tyres. Far too big..

Errmmm...