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Now the embargo is lifted there’s going to be a whole load of vids released.
I’ll watch a few over the weekend, time permitting, but I see Autocar have put up a road and track vid Watts plus the usual Autogefuhl etc launch reviews. Otherwise it’ll be a wait until the UK on road reviews.

Oops! Double post.

I ran a set of CM Reifnitz for three years including some tough winter use.
Check with CM as mine came in ET45 not the advertised 42mm so were a more friendly offset.
ET42 is pretty tight at the front for clearance on strong compression bumps. I’ve run ET41 as well and my front arches survived so it’s not a big worry.

Going to a 40 profile on a 19” wheel is not a good idea in my opinion. As above, the Speedo will be out, your insurance will need notification and the tyre will be even closer to the arch on compression (bearing in mind the lower offset)

If they’re mostly intended as winter wheels then some Michelin cross climates might be a wiser tyre choice(?)  their sidewalls will probably be slightly more pliant than summer UHP tyres.

For reference I ran various factory 18” Bridgestone tyres on several mk7’s and had factory Pirellis on my TCR.
The Pirellis were pretty nasty and the Bridgestones not my favourite tyres.

Think i'm at the point of ditching the 235/40 idea, too much hassle with potential fit and insurance, may go down to 18's which may well help a bit at some point but means buying another set of wheels!!! So for now just new tyres i think, have had PS4's on all my Golfs, agree re the Bridgestone's, they weren't great on my Polo and only drove briefly on my GTI PP(18" Austin's) before getting a set of Brescia's with PS4's.

Seems there are potentially quieter tyres now though wondering a couple of DB difference helps with noise, would it mean a more pliable tyre too and potentially help with ride over crap surfaces do you think?

I ran a set of CM Reifnitz for three years including some tough winter use.
Check with CM as mine came in ET45 not the advertised 42mm so were a more friendly offset.
ET42 is pretty tight at the front for clearance on strong compression bumps. I’ve run ET41 as well and my front arches survived so it’s not a big worry.

Going to a 40 profile on a 19” wheel is not a good idea in my opinion. As above, the Speedo will be out, your insurance will need notification and the tyre will be even closer to the arch on compression (bearing in mind the lower offset)

If they’re mostly intended as winter wheels then some Michelin cross climates might be a wiser tyre choice(?)  their sidewalls will probably be slightly more pliant than summer UHP tyres.

For reference I ran various factory 18” Bridgestone tyres on several mk7’s and had factory Pirellis on my TCR.
The Pirellis were pretty nasty and the Bridgestones not my favourite tyres.

Hi C

Really useful feedback, thanks.

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