Rover 200 & 400 Owners Club

Johnny 216GSi wrote:
...the larger alloys were 185/55/R15 and 195/50/R15.

These are the two correct sizes for R8s as they are the same SLR (static laden radius) so the Speedo cal is correct.

The 185 was fitted from GTi 3 door launch onwards and the 195 fitted to Turbo from Coupe launch. Marketing wanted something bigger for the Turbo but 16s wouldn't fit without lockstops etc. So we just went with the wider section 15".

The 185/55 is an uncommon size now and therefore usually more expensive than the more common 195/50.

The family has grown, a Cabriolet has been added
It is from 1997 and only has done 70.000 km!



As a late one, it even has a "Bubble" dash

Seems to be the year of the cabby this year.