What is the opinion of the SVR on the standard 21" rims? Where i live the roads are bad and i have a long steep gravel road, also i need winter tyres fitted during winter months. The standard tyres are all seasons i believe. SVR 2018 in Santorini Black.

I what way do you mean what is the opinion?

As in style, or capability when compared to the 22"s?

Style -wise, you have a unique wheel. Capability wise you have a more all round tyre rather than the slightly more focussed 22" CS5
However, for what you describe, either would suffice except for the All Season 21" tyre being exactly that and possibly not needing swapping out for a full winter tyre depending on markets

Thanks Dave. What i also wanted to know was the thoughts about these are they ok or is the 22" a must have option on the SVR? SVR 2018 in Santorini Black.

Depends on whether you are on a tight budget or not. Seeing as you're buying an SVR then maybe not, so 22"s are a must IMHO. They were designed for it. And vice versa. And look nicer. Also, a set of 21s with tyres and TPMS cost me only slightly more than a set of tyres alone for one of my other cars, and that was 12 years ago*.






*Note to JLR - make sure they keep making the tyres in this size. Goodyear, who made the tyres for two of my toys, stopped making them 10 years ago. And no one else makes the same size**.





**Not quite correct. Pirelli make some for the Bentley, but they don't look right on these cars, plus I really do not like Pirelli tyres***.




***The M+S tyres I have on the 21s for winter are Pirellis.  

My car came originally with the 21s and I bought a set of 22s for summer use, around £4700 IIRC with tyres.

If you order the 22s as factory fit, the car also comes with set of stick on plastic wheel arch extensions called spats which you may or may not like. I don't like them and I am glad I do not have them.

So now I have a routine of switching to the winter M+S tyres around this time of year and back to the summer tyres around, say, 1 April but depending on your location.

There's no doubt the 22s sharpen the handling (a little) but at the expense (a little) of ride comfort. Truth is, you notice the difference immediately after making the change but it then becomes less noticeable. I have cars which provide sharper handling than the SVR with 22s and a more comfortable ride than the SVR with 21s, so the SVR is somewhere in the middle.

If you don't want the hassle of changing the wheels, the 21s are probably the better bet for Italian road conditions where all weather tyres are required in winter. The 22s though do look good and fill the wheel arch better. They both have their merits which is why I decided on them both. Mark

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philmw wrote:

Depends on whether you are on a tight budget or not. Seeing as you're buying an SVR then maybe not, so 22"s are a must IMHO. They were designed for it. And vice versa. And look nicer. Also, a set of 21s with tyres and TPMS cost me only slightly more than a set of tyres alone for one of my other cars, and that was 12 years ago*.






*Note to JLR - make sure they keep making the tyres in this size. Goodyear, who made the tyres for two of my toys, stopped making them 10 years ago. And no one else makes the same size**.





**Not quite correct. Pirelli make some for the Bentley, but they don't look right on these cars, plus I really do not like Pirelli tyres***.




***The M+S tyres I have on the 21s for winter are Pirellis.

Are you referring to the 22"s Phil? I think you're safe for a good while yet

Go for the 22's and take a look at Dan@Duckworths offer on the SVR 21's.............. I run my HSE Dynamic on OEM 22's and have just purchased the other set of SVR 21's c/w M&S tyres and free shipping (within the UK) for my winter rims. Cost from Dan is not a lot more than the cost of a new set of just the tyres. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Not sure shipping to Italy would be free...

One other thing which has dogged wheel changes in the past is the TPMS getting confused by the change of sensor. My experience is that the car adapts very quickly to the new sensors, so there are no problems. Mark

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Oops didn't notice the location Mark! 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

I regularly buy wine from Italy and it's not ruinous, something like €180 for 10 cases of wine to arrive from Tuscany, about €250 from Puglia but I think the wheels would be more because both the absolute weight and the volumetric weight will be more - 4 wheels take up much more space than 10 cases of wine. Mark

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Must admit that I was really impressed with the way that Dan had packed them, all four strapped on a beefy new pallet with plenty of heavy duty plastic padding sheeting between the wheels and also between the strapping and the wheels. The delivery driver told me that he gets to deliver lots of wheel sets around Central Scotland and he was also impressed, only problem was he didn't have a pallet truck on the back of his wagon so we had to unpack them in the back of the truck rather than lift them off in a oner on the pallet. There must be good money in new pallets as he was very keen that I might not be able to dispose of it myself and he took it away but left me with the padding to put between the wheels in my garage. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Thanks for all the replys guys. I did find your review on here Mark very good thanks. Good idea about getting the 21" then have them fitted for the winter. Thanks. SVR 2018 in Santorini Black.

Out of interest on the 22 inch wheels without the plastic arch extensions, are these not illegal? The wheels stick out too far do they not?

My SVR 2016MY has the wheel extensions. Though I also saw a brand new one at the dealers with 22 inch wheels without the wheel extensions.... 2008 Range Rover Sport TDV8 HSE
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This was also the reason given for the tiny arch extensions fitted to Evoque with 20" wheels fitted as OEM, to comply with the law. I have OEM 22's fitted by the factory as an option on my HSE Dynamic and no arch extensions which I assume is due to the different profile of the 22's fitted to less exalted models! 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

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