>> Why were they selected as original equipment in
>> the first place? 175s are too narrow anyway for
>> a car with such ability.
They were selected precisely BECAUSE the car has such ability!! Most of the roadtests I read at launchtime praised the handling of the standard 15" over the 16" wheels - Grip does not equal handling ability and can very often spoil the handling and fun of a car.
A car with little ability is not made good by giving it lots of grip (as I witnessed recently in a new Vectra hire car with 205 tyres....).
Do you really think you know better than the MINI's developers after their development & testing?!!?
- Rob (happy with just 15" and 175!") |