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kind of an oxymoron... what is a good low rolling resistance performance tire that can be street and track driven? I have found a few "summer" types of tires, most with great street reviews but lackluster track reviews.
I imagine there is some compromise there, probably not as good as factory LRR tires for economy, but probably better then a non LRR summer tire. I imagine they are also not quite as good handling as a regular summer tire.haha.. yeah.. I've been looking at getting a 2nd set of wheels and probably a set of these: https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tire...sidewall=Blackwall&partnum=25WR7RZR&tab=Specs
I was just hoping to find a summertime compromise so I won't be switching wheels every weekend and/or sacrificing too much economy. I was also looking at these: Mercedes OE Eco tires: https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tire...idewall=Blackwall&partnum=245WR7ADS&tab=Sizes
My previous summer tires were Michelin Pilot SuperSports, and my current tires are Conti ExtremeContact Sport DW 235/50 ZR17s. They are the same diameter so the speedometer/odometer is still accurate, and they are just a little wider than the rims so I won't take a chunk out of a rim on those tall sharp granite curbs...
yes, exactly... I have a set of DOT slicks for autocrossing one of my cars (1984 GTI, completely gutted track car), those you can dig divits into the rubber with a fingernail. The exact polar opposite of a LRR tire... but a tire that compromises with a softer tread than LRR but still has good drivability/reasonable loss of economy. There are a lot of different tires out there: BFG Comp-2, SuperSports, etc etc... a set of tires that work great on a RWD/AWD/Light FWD car might not be so happy on a heavy FWD car... I need to find out what my buddy with a Bolt EV did about his traction issues.I imagine there is some compromise there, probably not as good as factory LRR tires for economy, but probably better then a non LRR summer tire. I imagine they are also not quite as good handling as a regular summer tire.
I mean, all I can say is if you like sticky tires, there's no substitute for sticky tires. If you want to hypermile, get some LRR tires.yes, exactly... I have a set of DOT slicks for autocrossing one of my cars (1984 GTI, completely gutted track car), those you can dig divits into the rubber with a fingernail. The exact polar opposite of a LRR tire... but a tire that compromises with a softer tread than LRR but still has good drivability/reasonable loss of economy. There are a lot of different tires out there: BFG Comp-2, SuperSports, etc etc... a set of tires that work great on a RWD/AWD/Light FWD car might not be so happy on a heavy FWD car... I need to find out what my buddy with a Bolt EV did about his traction issues.