mike sel wrote: ↑Sat Jul 14, 2018 7:16 am
MY SEL deffo has a full size spare, I have to say I took it out yesterday and its FULL SIZE steel, oddly though it has a different make tyre then then rest.
The one in the boot is a FALKEN but its a SINSERA don't know why.
Quite often when the spare is a full size wheel rather than a space saver, it’s a slightly smaller wheel (with a higher profile tyre to achieve the same overall rolling radius as the four road wheels) compared to the four wheels that are fitted to the car.
On tyrereviews.co.uk website, the Falken Sincera tyre is available in sizes 12”-15” diameter. The Falken Ziex tyre is available in 14”-18” sizes. The Polo SEL has 16” wheels as standard, with the option to upgrade to 17”, so if VW use a slightly smaller (15”?) diameter steel wheel/higher profile tyre for the spare, this will represent be a cost saving to them compared to a 16”/17” wheel and low profile tyre. Not a huge cost saving per car, but a significant saving overall across all Polo SEL’s built.
Links to available tyre sizes for Falken Sincera and Ziex tyres on the Tyre Reviews website below;
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Falke ... htm/price/
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Falke ... htm/price/
mike sel wrote: ↑Sat Jul 14, 2018 7:16 am
To my disappointment the four main tyres are FALKENS ZIEX, don`t know why I am disappointed, I think I was just expecting a more premium brand.
Interestingly, Falken Ziex (CT50, ZE310, ZE914 and ZE914A) are described on Tyre Reviews as a premium tyre, so VW would no doubt say the tyres fitted to your car are a premium brand product.