Greetings from snowy Switzerland!
In our mountainous country winter tyres are mandatory. We usually swap them by the end of October and mid April, respectively. Most drivers have also winter rims that are stored with fitted tyres at the dealer’s due to lacking space at home.
My RS runs now on 18″ BBS SX Crystal Black:
http://bbs.com/de/produkte/design_line/SX.php
The tyres are Pirelli Sottozero 3 225/40 R18 92H:
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Pirelli/Winter-Sottozero-3.htm
The rims look gorgeous (when clean and in sunlight, a condition not often found in winter though) and they fit over the 350 mm discs with the Brembos. The tyre is very, very difficult when new. The first 500 kilometers the car behaves like a pregnant cow running downhill. Now it’s fine and the max. speed of 210 km/h is fair enough.
You guys in Britain probably don’t need them. But in case of reversed climate change that would be my approved suggestion 😉
Cheers
Revo Stage 1 – JCR super low seating frame – Mishimoto gas pedal spacer – DSC sport controller