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Old 11-19-2020, 10:46 AM   #2448
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Originally Posted by Th3rdSun View Post
Even with sub 200hp to the wheels,it's still easy to whip the tail out. Once you put on 225 or wider,you'll notice a significant difference in grip. I know first hand,because that's exactly what I did and I feel the difference,and I'm positive that other can confirm the same.

Now imagine the same narrow tire width with 20+ more hp and more torque. Maybe the new tires have more grip,but I feel like this car shouldn't come with anything thinner than a 225 out of the box.

I always felt like from the engineers perspective,to expect the buyers of this car to all be able to drive this car at 10/10 and be capable of controlling it in a slide in corners,vs having wider,more grippy tires where everyone can control it,is asking a whole lot,but that's just me.
The whole thing is that the engineers are not building a car to be driven at 10/10. They are building a car for 5/10 driving. They have to make compromises that even they don't like to meet many different requirements. They expect the guys driving it at 10/10 to know what to do to fix those compromises.
Remember it is built as a street car that can be used on the track not a track car that can be used on the street.
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