What tires come on a GTI?
VW GTI Tire Sizes And Fitting List. The most common tire size for the Volkswagen GTI is 225/40R18 from 2012 all the way to 2020. Previous years from 2011 and back had 4-7 variations.
What size are stock GTI wheels?
18″ x 7.5″
This is an aluminium wheel with a diameter of 18″ width of 7.5″. This Volkswagen GTI wheel has 5 lug holes and a bolt pattern of 112mm. The offset of this Volkswagen GTI rim is 49mm….SKU.
| Brand | Factory OEM |
|---|---|
| Size | 18″ x 7.5″ |
| Diameter | 18″ |
| Width | 7.5″ |
| Lugs | 5 |
What is the difference between touring and high performance tires?
Touring tires are your best bet in the comfortable-ride category, due to their treads’ increased surface contact with the road. Performance tires offer slightly less comfort in exchange for the performance element.
What is tire comfort?
Tires for comfort and noise are typically designed with smaller blocks and varied tread shapes. This helps to reduce the amount of road noise, so you get a quieter ride. They will also come with continuous, circumferential ribs with straight grooves and also tend to be narrower in size.
What’s the best tire size for a Volkswagen GTI?
The most common tire size for the Volkswagen GTI is 225/40R18 from 2012 all the way to 2020. Previous years from 2011 and back had 4-7 variations. Below you will find the entire list of sizes along with additional tire options. Continental ExtremeContact DWS06 (Best Performance) Bridgestone Turanza QuietTrac (Most Balanced)
What kind of tires do you get for a Potenza GTI?
The S001 is an OE tire; that is, it comes on the car when you buy it. It doesn’t appear on Bridgestone’s website, for instance. The knowledgeable Tire Rack website says of the Bridgestone Potenza S001s that they are a “Max Performance Summer tire… for premium high-performance sports cars, coupes and sedans.”
What kind of tires do GTI hatchbacks use?
And GTI hatchbacks, apparently. Potenza is the performance line of tires from Bridgestone.
Why are street tires better for a GTI?
When you exceed it, you lose a lot of grip quickly; that’s not a great situation for a street car, so street tires have a much more gradual performance curve and they are designed to offer more feedback as you approach the limit.” In other words, you won’t go from lots of grip to suddenly no grip at all.