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Tyre load rating for an RS6
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 1:19 pm
by coco73
Hello All,
Just picked up my RS6 Avant (swapped my Nissan GTR against it at Middlehurst's in St Helens)
It's been supplied with 4 "ACCELERA PHI 2" tyres (brand new) which I am going to throw away!
just wondered if someone could confirm what the correct size, load and speed rating should be for the stock 20" wheels?
Thanks,
Nick (aka Coco!)
Re: Tyre load rating for an RS6
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 2:29 pm
by Golfather
Stock 20" rim takes 275/35/ZR20 102Y XL
Just out of interest, what made you change from the GTR to the '6?
Usually its the other way round!
Re: Tyre load rating for an RS6
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 9:31 pm
by gdavison
Welcome to C6 land Coco .. ! Let shave some pictures
Re: Tyre load rating for an RS6
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 9:53 pm
by wrekka
coco73 wrote:Hello All,
Just picked up my RS6 Avant (swapped my Nissan GTR against it at Middlehurst's in St Helens)
It's been supplied with 4 "ACCELERA PHI 2" tyres (brand new) which I am going to throw away!
just wondered if someone could confirm what the correct size, load and speed rating should be for the stock 20" wheels?
Thanks,
Nick (aka Coco!)
Gosh those tyres are seriously budget! I saw that silver RS6 at Middlehurst, was a reasonable price for a garage!
Re: Tyre load rating for an RS6
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 9:55 am
by markweems
Never even heard of those tyres!!
Is anyone considering winter tyres this year or are people happy enough with how the RS6 performs in any snow and ice (if we have any) on the standard tyres?
Re: Tyre load rating for an RS6
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:08 am
by Shoppinit
Don't sell them... Best opportunity ever to burn rubber
Re: Tyre load rating for an RS6
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 11:39 am
by gdavison
markweems wrote:Never even heard of those tyres!!
Is anyone considering winter tyres this year or are people happy enough with how the RS6 performs in any snow and ice (if we have any) on the standard tyres?
defiantly Winter Tyres - Folks who went winter tyres last year said the car is great without, however with them its awesome
if your considering it .. buy now .. come first frost all winter tyres in Europe disappear
Re: Tyre load rating for an RS6
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 9:35 pm
by HYFR
Shoppinit wrote:Don't sell them... Best opportunity ever to burn rubber
yup, book a track day !
Re: Tyre load rating for an RS6
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:13 pm
by grizz
My c6 was <beep> in the snow compared to the c5 .... Now i've got a spare set of rims i'll get some winter tyres ..
Re: Tyre load rating for an RS6
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 9:35 am
by markweems
Why would the c6 be <beep> compared to the c5 in the snow? Similar tyres? 4wd? Or am I missing something?
Re: Tyre load rating for an RS6
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 3:30 pm
by jezitalia
On Pirelli SottoZero's its amazing. I did a very cold trip to Switzerland last year, not a twitch even at -19 on dryish roads and -7 on snow and ice covered rds. Intersting I saw almost the Mirror image of my car near Lewes the other day and he was already on SottoZero's, very smart I think. I will be swicthing mine out in October.
All reports I have read say the Dunlop Winter 3d tread is very very god, other than that the P SZeros or Contis are great.
Re: Tyre load rating for an RS6
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 9:07 pm
by grizz
I think the added weight and wider tyres ..
The c5 was very good in the snow ..
I ended up using my VW T4 with winter tyres on the front .. It was better than the c6