Bro, the height difference is 5mm height, 4.5mm to be exact.

My opinion is that the 225 tire will not give you the comfort you are looking for. Seriously, do consider the 16".

Please read my post on the cushion buffer review a few pages back.

yup.. this is what I been thinkin too.. the diff is too little..
but it looks a bit weird if putting in 205/55/R16.. guess it's either comfort or looks for the rim+tyre..
never tested others car with 215/45/r17.. wonder whether it will feel the same like forte or nt..
maybe the suspension setup also play a part on the comfort level..

I think zerohunter did change his rim to 16". He did post his picture. Does not look as good as 17" (my opinion) but the comfort I believe will greatly increase. Give and take.

I was driving my boss's Altis for one day and oh my, I regained memory on how these thick tyres work on pot holes. His tire is 16" with 55 profile. As this is boss's company car, apa lagi, testing la. Langar lubang like no tomorrow. Much much much more comfy. No longer needing to avoid holes like pleague. Vibration to cabin also very very less. So if want to change tire, can really consider the 16". Else, really need to look for real comfort tire. Performance affected pulak. No best of the both worlds.

Currently i am using 205/55/16 tyre and confirm 205/55/16 tyre is more comfort compare 215/45/17. Rim also wont be dent so easily....

Change to 16" rims + 55 profile tires proves to increase driving comfort rather significantly (i did that). But somehow, it will still not feel as comfy as the suspension setup on Persona or Preve (as u mentioned) becoz Forte got sports tuned suspension to complement the stock 17" rims with low profile tires.

Same as me..but mine on the 16" rims instead

If i were to place this tire between comfort & performance tire, i will place it in the middle. I hope u get what i mean

Looks like many ppl go for 16" for their forte

This post has been edited by zerohunter: Jun 12 2013, 11:06 AM

May I know how much is the roadtax and insurance for forte 2.0?

Road tax RM 379, 1st time insurance without NCB is RM2710.50.

oh well, will stay with current setup for now till time to change it.. need to change tyre almost once every 1.5 yrs due to the daily travelling..

side track a bit.. whenever i release the accelerator, I'll feel that my car momentum is still moving very fast ahead..
something like the accelerator is still being pressed and the speed will decrease very slowly.. most of the time, I need to press the brake from a far..
I ask the question to the SC and they said it's normal.. something to do with drive by wire for the acceleration.. I can't really comprehend on this..
is this something normal?

It's normal. As long as the car doesn't consume fuel (when decelerating in top gear), it means that the car decelerating normally using momentum rather than powered by fuel (u can check the Instant Fuel Consumption meter for confirmation). U just need to get use to it..need to decelerate earlier. I did face the same thing when upgrading from Waja last time

This post has been edited by izputra: Jun 12 2013, 11:39 AM

if u wanna remain 17" rim, perhaps u can go for 205/50/17
i think more comfort with min affect to speedmotor reading

Yup, it is normal and it scared the h*ll out of me when I first upgrade from Saga to this. Just need to get used to it and brake earlier or harder at times. My brake pads are going to wear so fast.

Last time my saga I never change brake pads (front and back) in 5 years time. Somehow the rear wears faster than the front. The front is still very thick. I do not know how that happened. I did not use engine braking. I believe it is not good for gear box at that time.

Hi izputra/lingleeyen,
Thanks for the response on this.. Still not used to this and always do hard breaking..
since it's normal, guess I've to get used to it..

i think yours 2.0 ? more powerful probably...
but it doesn't sounds right if you already release and speed is not dropping. maybe you can track with a GPS also.

Yupp..i'm sure u will get used to it when time goes by Somehow i like this 'feature' becoz it can saves fuel by decelerating earlier.

From his previous post, he did mentioned that the speed is decreasing, but not at his expecting decelerating rate as his previous car

You will need approximately 700m to decelerate from 100km/h to 30km/h after lifting off your right leg, without pressing on the brake. Tested it out from the point of 1km before toll, speeding at 100km/h.