Tyres for 2010 Twingo II RS?

[nickv8]

My 1.6 Twingo II RS is still on 16k miles from new. It's on its original alloys along with (presumably) its original Continental Conti Sport 195/40 R17 tyres all-round.

Even though they have fair tread left, there are some small cuts in the sidewalls (nothing dangerous) but I'm more concerned about their age.

Also, I'm looking to see if there are better tyres to give:

• reduced road noise
• slightly more compliant ride (wishful thinking )
• better protection from kerbing

I adore its handling so don't want to destroy that.

The local tyre place which has a track car in the window (and therefore I presumed knew their stuff) had no clue sadly.

Any suggestions gratefully accepted!

Thanks

[xu5]

Fit 16" speedline's from a 172 cup? I am guessing they would be lighter wheels and a slightly taller side wall should help absorb bump.

[nickv8]

xu5 said:

Fit 16" speedline's from a 172 cup? I am guessing they would be lighter wheels and a slightly taller side wall should help absorb bump.

Thanks for the advice! I’ll look into that. I presume the offset, holes, etc. are like-for-like?

[xu5]

They should bolt straight on, they do have a slightly wider offset which will bring them out towards the edge of the wheel arch. There are some examples of Twingo's on speedline Turinis online which look good I think

[nickv8]

xu5 said:

They should bolt straight on, they do have a slightly wider offset which will bring them out towards the edge of the wheel arch. There are some examples of Twingo's on speedline Turinis online which look good I think

Thanks for confirming - appreciated!

I will take a look around. But I’ll also ask if there are any recommended tyres that go straight on the standard 17” rims?

[Lukeypoodle]

I know this is very late...

Running Falken 914s on my 133, aside from the road nosie they tick all your boxes.

[nickv8]

Lukeypoodle said:

I know this is very late...

Running Falken 914s on my 133, aside from the road nosie they tick all your boxes.

Thanks for letting me know!

For completeness to this thread, I ended up with Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 195/40 R17 V from BlackCircle. Still handles very well, reduced road noise and more compliant ride(ish), so thumbs up all round!