As some manufacturers fit bigger and bigger wheels as standard, ride quality gets worse and worse. We live in a part of the country prone to flooding, and so we have a 4x4 for its 'wading' ability. The current shape Range Rover was originally fitted with 17" wheels, the last one we had came on 18" wheels, and now they are fitted with 19" wheels which ruin the ride. I recently tried a Discovery with its new diesel engine, which in a high trim level also comes with 19" wheels. Although the ride is better than the Range Rover, it would benefit from smaller wheels with deeper tyres, and so I called Land Rover customer services to see if I could specify them. They could not tell me, and was told I must ask a dealer. The more mature motoring journalists are starting to question the manufacturers 'bling' wheels policies, and the effect they have on ride quality. One of the problems, I gather, is the trend towards fitting big brakes and callipers (for anything other than supercars they are totally unnecessary), which need big wheels to go around them. Certainly that is what my Land Rover Dealer is telling me. What do you think?