Clarkson and the Clio tyres

[typan]

Snatched this bit of footage off one of my DVD's, some of you may have seen it. Clarkson comparing sport tyres and budget ones, using a 172. Quite interesting outcome, do you still want to buy budget tyres ?
[video=youtube;GSIfuZoaFOk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSIfuZoaFOk[/video]

 

[gregor182]

quite interesting. im sure i saw a similar test with a lotus going round a circle of cones.

 

[BR33NY]

Jeeso i didnt think there would be that much of a diffrence

 

[Addz]

Good little vid, one thing i don't like to save money on is tyres, or brakes infact!

 

[mat-nos]

he didnt look like he was trying to as smooth on the budgets as the premiums tbh...
would have been interesting to get a slick time too!!

 

[m4rkie23]

Exactly my outlook Addz. Brembo's and Eagle F1's were my only "mods" this year.

 

[kev182cup]

avon standard tyre? i dont think so, avons are the worst tyres ive ever had on a rs. sport contacts were standard fit on 172's and a very good tyre and exaltos on a 182 are great.

 

[Brian172]

Only thing keeping you on the road.

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

Tyres and brakes should never ever be compromised.

I run Rainsports on the 182, i wont use anything else so long as they keep making them.

 

[Ralphizzle]

he didnt look like he was trying to as smooth on the budgets as the premiums tbh...
would have been interesting to get a slick time too!!

Scrappy run on non grippy tyres... like a ex. race driver doesn't know how to run smooth?

Slicks? Warmed up or what?
The 'remoulds' where not scrubbed in btw.; you see the stickers on the thread while they where mounted.

But then again why would put budgets on a Clio Sport in the first place?

 

[DannoTheGreat]

I dont care, im sticking to my remoulds

 

[Ralphizzle]

Right so Danno!

 

[Magic Johnson]

Budget ftw...

/Wishes I had a nice enough car to contemplate nice tyres.

 

[Fred@BTM]

rigged video

 

[Dean Mac]

Budget ftw...

/Wishes I had a nice enough car to contemplate nice tyres.

Amen to that lol

 

[Rocky_24]

nice not seen it before, ive got budget's :dapprove: only because i had 3, yes 3 flat tyres within the month of purchasing the car , although that was last year i will go to better tyres when these have had it.

 

[Leeshez]

Crackin video .

 

[typan]

I'd have liked to see a comparison i the wet too.

 

[JD]

I'd have liked to see a comparison i the wet too.

Evo recently did a comparison of tyres - well worth a read.

edit; http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/2010-EVO-Tyre-Test.htm

 

[ForceIndia]

Evo recently did a comparison of tyres - well worth a read.

edit; http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/2010-EVO-Tyre-Test.htm

In all honesty, I don't think it is. Tyre test carried out at conti's own facility, without some big names their. No prizes for guessing who won??

The german tyre tests are the ones I look for, there seems to be less bias in them.

 

[Gally]

I seen this video years ago! Decent watch but I think it was exaggerated although no one stupid enough would think budget tyres were as good as decent ones surely!

 

[richy22]

I ran nankangs on the old Clio over the winter and never had an issue. Sure I could tell there was a difference but I don't drive it like a r****d on public roads anyway. Personally I think it depends how you drive. I can't say I would feel comfortable "pushing" a car hard Down any of the roads near me too many fucktards.

In fact the Clio with nankangs was ploughing through snow that some 4x4's were struggling with

 

[OFFROADNICK]

nankangs are made by yokohama

 

[fUbAr]

local tyre place raves about Khumo tyres...

 

[DannoTheGreat]

I quite like Khumo's

 

[d4nmc]

I've used Kumos a couple times and rate em for the price range they are in, anyone have any experience of the maxxis maz1 (ithink that's the name)??

 

[Brett]

Tyres can make a great car into a poor car if you use poor tyres. When you see a performance car with budget tyres it makes me sick. I never got on with the tr1's I had on my 172 though, I actually prefare the mid range federals I have no my mazda 323 run around.

I think i'd go hankooks when I go back to a decent car, seem to be the best performance for reasonable price.

 

[is1]

Tyres and brakes should never ever be compromised.

I run Rainsports on the 182, i wont use anything else so long as they keep making them.

Uniroyal Rainsport - staggeringly good tyre. Bit of a "best kept secret" I think. Came second in the EVO test (beat the Pilot Exalto PE2 to fifth) and I have had them in the past so have actually tried them.

 

[adam1942]

I have kumos on the front of my 197 £60 over £130 for a conti sport 3. compared to the contis they are crap in the wet. In the dry they are fine.

the biggest problem is under heavy braking they are shat!

Conti 3's before the snow comes I think!

 

[Nickson]

Kumo's?
Doesnt everybody mean Kumho's?

 

[danzel]

i had no idea you could get a 172 that shape in a Y plate