Tyres
Re: Tyres
My last set of Asymetrics on the ML lasted 10,000 miles less than the previous set, which really annoyed me. 15,000 rather than the other 2 sets which did 25,000 each.
I now have Pilot Sport 4s on it and they are a lovely tyre, lots of grip etc but it feels like the front could do with a few more psi. These are all the XL versions.
I’ve got Dunlop sportmax RT2 on the TT and I’ve been really impressed so far. The MPS4s it had on before were just too grippy and it lost its playful tucking in, it’s been a nice change.
Dave!
I now have Pilot Sport 4s on it and they are a lovely tyre, lots of grip etc but it feels like the front could do with a few more psi. These are all the XL versions.
I’ve got Dunlop sportmax RT2 on the TT and I’ve been really impressed so far. The MPS4s it had on before were just too grippy and it lost its playful tucking in, it’s been a nice change.
Dave!
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Sportmax RT2 worst wearing tyre I've ever had, 10k miles on an MPV that was not driven hard at all. Shame as they were great apart from that.
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Can’t comment on the wear as I don’t know how long they’ve been on but I’d struggle to trust Dunlop after the amount of structural failures.
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I'm keen to see him do his test now.
I'm not in the market for this type of tyre personally, but the data looked a bit mad : over 6 laps the "milder" Cup2 appear to have taken about 3 laps to get properly warm, with a starting lap 2min31, and the last two laps consistent in the 2min24 range.
Conversely the Cup2R does a 2min22 first lap, but then the times fall off a cliff. Laps 2-6 are slower than the fastest laps the less extreme Cup2 manages... with lap6 showing Cup2 a full 5.5secs faster than Cup2R
I had a quick look on autobild - with crap google translation - and there were a couple of interesting comments:
1. For the 6-lap runs "We didn't simulate a complete track day, but we still drove six laps at an 80 percent level, with all six tires at the same level". I expect their test driver is properly talented, but I'd guess it's pretty hard to drive consistently at 80% pace?
For the "hot lap" run "The more normal semi-slicks (Corsa, Cup 2 and Supersport R) are sent on the fast lap unheated at 1.7 bar. Trofeo RS, Supersport RS and Cup 2 R were previously warmed up to 85 degrees in electric blankets and at 1.85/1.90 bar (VA/HA) sent off."
So the "hot lap" times aren't really directly comparable between the two "groups".
I'm not in the market for this type of tyre personally, but the data looked a bit mad : over 6 laps the "milder" Cup2 appear to have taken about 3 laps to get properly warm, with a starting lap 2min31, and the last two laps consistent in the 2min24 range.
Conversely the Cup2R does a 2min22 first lap, but then the times fall off a cliff. Laps 2-6 are slower than the fastest laps the less extreme Cup2 manages... with lap6 showing Cup2 a full 5.5secs faster than Cup2R
I had a quick look on autobild - with crap google translation - and there were a couple of interesting comments:
1. For the 6-lap runs "We didn't simulate a complete track day, but we still drove six laps at an 80 percent level, with all six tires at the same level". I expect their test driver is properly talented, but I'd guess it's pretty hard to drive consistently at 80% pace?
For the "hot lap" run "The more normal semi-slicks (Corsa, Cup 2 and Supersport R) are sent on the fast lap unheated at 1.7 bar. Trofeo RS, Supersport RS and Cup 2 R were previously warmed up to 85 degrees in electric blankets and at 1.85/1.90 bar (VA/HA) sent off."
So the "hot lap" times aren't really directly comparable between the two "groups".