C6 comes on skinny 14" steel wheels!

bencowell · Unread post by **bencowell** » 01 Jun 2006, 23:29

14" steel wheels with 165/70 R14 tyres. Isn't that like a 1.1 Saxo without power steering?

http://www.citroen.co.uk/level4/technic ... &infoID=17

LeicsVTR · Unread post by **LeicsVTR** » 01 Jun 2006, 23:43

That is bizarre for a car of that size. They must look like castors!

jeremy · Unread post by **jeremy** » 02 Jun 2006, 00:10

Must be a mistake - just look at the size of some of the other wheels available!

bencowell · Unread post by **bencowell** » 02 Jun 2006, 06:30

Just imagine what would happen if the Stig drove a C6 on tiny wheels; oversteer, understeer and all kinds of fun. Jeremy would love it.

Maybe that's Citroen's plan!

reblack68 · Unread post by **reblack68** » 02 Jun 2006, 06:40

Even the 15" wheels are on the skinny side, I think they've got the tyre choice for a different model there.

I saw somebody on a pretend TG (Vroom maybe? It had Brendan Coogan on it) last night attempting to go round a trackon four space savers.

mezuk04 · Unread post by **mezuk04** » 02 Jun 2006, 08:06

I cant believe for a moment that they would fit 14's.

JohnD · Unread post by **JohnD** » 02 Jun 2006, 09:16

This is obviously a mistake. Look at the C5 whose weights are 300Kgs lighter than the C6. Nothing less than a 16" rim and 215mm width.
http://www.citroen.co.uk/level4/technic ... &infoID=17

bencowell · Unread post by **bencowell** » 02 Jun 2006, 13:12

Everyone is taking this so seriously! It's clear that only the 17 and 18" rims belong on such a big car, but it's funny that nobody at Citroen has spotted.

Do I get a prize?

KevMayer · Unread post by **KevMayer** » 02 Jun 2006, 22:02

PLEASE NOTE.

TOP GEAR ON SUNDAY BBC2 8.00 PM (4th June 2006)

JEREMY CLARKSON IS HAVING A GO IN A C6.

SHOULD BE INTERESTING.

f00lzz · Unread post by **f00lzz** » 03 Jun 2006, 07:13

KevMayer wrote:PLEASE NOTE.

TOP GEAR ON SUNDAY BBC2 8.00 PM (4th June 2006)

JEREMY CLARKSON IS HAVING A GO IN A C6.

SHOULD BE INTERESTING.

Don't you mean 'Jeremy Clarkson is having a go at a C6'

wheeler · Unread post by **wheeler** » 03 Jun 2006, 12:51

the C6 will only be avalable a launch with 17" "Rivazza" wheels with 225/55/R17 tyres or 18" "Roccastrada" wheels with 245/45/R18 tyres.

deian · Unread post by **deian** » 03 Jun 2006, 14:12

the front brake discs are 330mm in diameter.... and that translates to just over 13 inches! so conclusion is 14 inches won't fit, surely, gotta be at least 17 inch for the C6, got to be a silly mistake

bencowell · Unread post by **bencowell** » 11 Jun 2006, 22:27

The error still hasn't been fixed!

rossnunn · Unread post by **rossnunn** » 11 Jun 2006, 23:06

someone print it out & go into a dealer & demand a c6 running 14" steelies!

Homer · Unread post by **Homer** » 17 Jun 2006, 08:06

Obviously can't be right as it liss both 14" and 17" (or 15 and 18) as standard fit, unless it has different sized wheels at each end (or a couple of extra ones we can't see).

If you go to the PDF there is no mention of 14" or 15" wheels.