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Old 10-21-2013, 05:05 PM   #70
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Originally Posted by thill View Post
If you watch the whole video they explain why on the Mustang. It is the suspension. The car is holding the tires back.

On the FR-Z, this is not the issue and better tires result in much improved grip and lap times:
http://www.roadandtrack.com/special-...transformation

From last place against a WRX and Speed3 around the track to first, and all they did was change the tires.

Skipad and slalom greatly improved as well and the FR-S easily bested those other cars as well.
i get that but it doesnt change the facts. the comparison to the wrx and ms3 doesnt really hold weight in this topic since they didnt change tires at all. all that proves is changing tires makes cars faster. to use tires as an excuse for this car would be to give pretty much every other performance car an even bigger excuse. it shouldnt be a point in favor for the frs because getting faster on new rims and tires is ubiquitous in the car market.
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