Difference 17" to 16" alloys?

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Hello,
is there anybody who has driven an A2 with both 16" and 17" alloys? I´m wondering of the differences in driving the car, as in detail differences in comfort (the bigger wheels with smaller size.....) or the talent to fly around the corners - is it much better with the bigger wheels? What about the fuel-consumption with the bigger wheels?
I like the style of the bigger alloys a lot & thinking of a change.....
Thanks for replies,
Wolfgang

2001 A2 1.4 TDI/black/open sky,sport seats, cruise controll,16" alloys, radio symphony+bose +++
 
I've got the 9 spoke 17" low profile wheels plus the sport handling pack. It's a firm ride, certainly, and not for everyone I suspect, particularly if your roads are lousy like ours in London, but the car handles well, goes round corners like a leech and looks great..BUT the rim of the wheel projects beyond the tyre and I live in fear of the kerb now..its' only a matter of time, I think, before the first scrapes appear. And getting tyres for it will be a litle tricky I guess. Can't really comment on the smaller wheels, only drove a couple of demonstrators, and they just felt a bit softer than mine.
 
Hi Staen,
I own a TDI which originally had the 17" wheels and the sports suspension. It was a very direct 'point and go' steering but too harsh for my liking. Before I bought the car I had the dealer park another Amulet red A2 with 16" back to back for comparison - I preferred the overall look of the 17's but ended up swapping them for a set of 16's that had covered 600 miles instead of the 17's 8000 miles, (page 11 UK owners).
Regards
Harvey Thomas.

TDI SE AMULET RED, OPEN SKY,1/2 LEATHER, BOSE
 
What about the fuel consumption? How big is the difference from 16" to 17" alloys?
Wolfgang

2001 A2 1.4 TDI/black/open sky,sport seats, cruise controll,16" alloys, radio symphony+bose +++
 
The fuel economy doesn't change as the the 17inch alloys have smaller tryes ans thus keeps the rolling distance the same.

2002, 1.4, azure blue, 2 tone leather, concert II single cd. Member of A2OC site.
 
Saw a beetle the other day with the 17" audi alloys like mine, but bigger tyres, I've scratched my alloys already due to the alloy protruding the tyre, why!?

A2 1.6fsi sport climate cd amulet red
 
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