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Originally Posted by totopo
yes, watch the video at 8:26. The the primacy HP were equivalent to bridgestone s-04 (MP tires, similar to miata). People need to stop knocking the primacys. Stop dreaming that the 86 will become some cayman with some EP tires.
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I think we're all aware our cars are not Cayman-like with better tires? But hey, if that's your idea of complimenting
. I'm well aware my car is slow, dont care.
While its pretty interesting that the s-04s made essentially no difference in lap times, that only contributes little to the topic. Hell, i could now make the argument that the S-04 is a sh*t max performance tire, right? I mean, its 4lbs PER tire heavier than the S001s in the 205/45/17 - 215/45/17 sizes and the BRZ lost 2 seconds per lap by going to something stickier.. Anyway, im not here to fight so i digress.
All im getting at is that id like to see big corporations like MotorTrend make an effort to eliminate or minimize variables so we can see more accurate tests. I want to see a BRZ LTD PP with brembos vs MX-5 RF with brembos on identical tires dammit.
..and i don't want to hear any crap about MT not having the time or budget to put on identical tires, that's baloney. (TireRack is their sponsor for cripes sakes. They went through 8 sets of tires for the Hellcat ignition episode alone)