Hi all

The old Winter tyre question !!

I current have 235/40/18 tyres on my Passat, and I am considering just buying winter tyres for the "chicargo" 18" alloys that came with car or spending a little more and buying some 16" steels with winter tyres, say 205/55/16 ?

car has DSG box in so its never going to be great in the Winter ! but an improvement would be nice since I work in a hospital and need to get to work, whatever the weather (without replacing car for a 4x4)

Questions are >>
Car handling - how will car handle cornering etc with narrower tyres ?
Fuel consumption - how will this be affected with narrower wheels?
Rolling speed / Speedo - Will or how much will this be affected with different wheels / tyres?

cheers in advance for your help and comments, I'm still trying to get my head round the winter tyres issue..The way I see it, winter tyres are good and narrower would be better for grip ? but just really seeking more professional information? Ta