(26-09-2014 09:07am)EvoqueSi4 Wrote:  that's correct. main reason for going on 17" were offroad-capabilities. however, they only get a bit fungous/spongy at higher speeds. above, say 160 km/h (100 miles/h) on the autobahn they don't feel as firm/settled as stock 18" do... Below that, steering-response, cornering, smoothness all stay the same to stock 18". I have to say though, i run them on 2,6 bar (37,7 psi) on the road, that's probably also why they feel relatively firm. I thought i could feel a slight delayed or slower acceleration, after we put them on. but that could be illusion. i drove this car only 60 km with the stock tires. On a daily basis, you don't feel those tires, and you can't even hear them with the windows closed.

Suspension: Body roll is now higher and very much noticeable for someone who drove a stock Evoque for almost 3 years. But it's not as bad as it would be with a (lifted) Defender 110, and surely not as dramatic as with a Renault Kangoo or a Citroen 2CV. It just leans slightly more out in fast autobahn bends, and builds up noticeable more on load changes. and the nose dives more in at emergency stops. but we're talking about provoked "extreme-ish" driving maneuvers and - as said - it's not dramatic in any way. i would even say, that only i can tell it's different, because i had a stock Evoque for a long time an therefore i know how stable/rigid the Evoques feels...

The white one wasn't mine, it was just a random Evoque that was parked in the city. I changed after almost 3 years for the Diesel engine and for the 9SpeedAutoBox. After more than 1.000 km with the new car i can tell: that was a wise swap.....