What tyres came on your new GTi

[TangerineBoots]

Have a GTI PP. Came with P-Zeros on 19's.

Are the others with P-Zeros on 19's too, or do some have 18's with Pirelli?

[VWcezGTI7]

GTI with Austin 18s; Yokohama ADVAN Sport V105. Overall: Very well in the wet and a good grip on unsmooth/rough gravel. Noise is not so great and I can certainly start feeling the ground's grit on higher speeds. Thought I'd share as I haven't read anywhere on here that someone got their Mk7 with Yokos.

[GTI7me]

Never heard of one coming with Yoko as standard! That is very strange. Sure it wasn't something to do with your dealer?

J

[CR4ZYHOR5E]

My GTD came with P-Zero on 19 inch Santiagos.

[mikeok]

Never heard of one coming think Yoko as standard! That is very strange. Sure it wasn't something to do with your dealer?

J

2nd that..very strange.

[Jimble]

Never heard of one coming think Yoko as standard! That is very strange. Sure it wasn't something to do with your dealer?

J

2nd that..very strange.

He is in Lebanon, perhaps different brands for different markets?

[VWcezGTI7]

Never heard of one coming think Yoko as standard! That is very strange. Sure it wasn't something to do with your dealer?

J

2nd that..very strange.

He is in Lebanon, perhaps different brands for different markets?

I had a talk with a dealer about this. Due to the extremely high tariffs we have around here, VW played it smart by sending cheaper tyres on all their brand new cars to cut down costs. Standards are 17s and they charged me around 1,800 pounds ($3,000) to install the 18s. The dealer stated that the wheels costed 600 pounds ($1,000) cheaper had I ordered them a week earlier. So yeah, taxes are so unstable and overpriced that they had to lower the specs of the standard GTI to make the price slightly more believable. BTW, Yokohamas cost more than twice as much as the Continentals would in the UK. My mistake for not specifying that I'm in the Middle East!

[GiT1984]

Funnily enough - I've been debating replacing the 1,350 mile old Conti 2's on my car with something more sporting  - like the Yoko V105's ....

[VWcezGTI7]

Funnily enough - I've been debating replacing the 1,350 mile old Conti 2's on my car with something more sporting  - like the Yoko V105's ....

You want to trade? Used Contis would still cost more than any brand new Japanese tyre haha! I was actually going to order some through my dealer but I just went with the Yokos. I find them to be surprisingly well on the road and they proved just that when there was a really heavy rainfall a week ago. Maybe it's just because they only have a little over 1,500 miles on them but it was just remarkable how attached I felt to the ground. I live in the mountains so almost all the roads are inclined and there was a whole lot of slipping but I never lost my grip. Going down/uphill and through corners at 70 mpg easily! The FWD is also brilliant and the differential probably plays a role in this as well. (I wonder how much better the PP's diff would be!) So moral is, getting the Yokos is a good choice if you care about grip and feeling fastened to the gravel. But, if you care about comfort and road noise like I do, I am sure there are better options out there. My next set will definitely be something a little more comfy and would love to get some feedback on here on which ones would be best.

[mdianuk]

ContiSport2's on a brand new GTI PP with 18's.