Toyo R1R's
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melvin1993
Scotland | Alba Rep
Well had then fitted on Saturday finally! (Due to smashing my car) I can safely say any one that buys there will not be disappointed that are amazing piss all over the conti3 in every way, I will be buying them again
I am currently running ad08's and so far dont think they are quite as good as the federal 595 rsr's in the dry.
Iain 007
Platinum Member
I run these on my track wheels. A back to back comparison on track with conti 3's I can say there is very little difference.
The R1-Rs are a bit 'wobbly' due to the large tread depth and soft compound.
They give up the ghost at about the same point, the conti's though can be manipulated more and it is easier to neutralise understeer with them (lift off or trailing) whereas because there is slightly higher rear grip with the R1-Rs it tends to understeer a bit more as the front grip isn't a big improvement between the two.
On the road I'd have the conti's every time as they are much nicer to drive on in the wet and quite a bit quieter. In the dry though in 'fast road' driving they do inspire a little more confidence as they make the car very stable even towards the limit. The conti's though give a nicer steering feel though and as said allow more manipulation.
Point to point on a b-road the R1-Rs would probably shade it but I'd have much more fun on the Conti's!
The R1-Rs are a bit 'wobbly' due to the large tread depth and soft compound.
They give up the ghost at about the same point, the conti's though can be manipulated more and it is easier to neutralise understeer with them (lift off or trailing) whereas because there is slightly higher rear grip with the R1-Rs it tends to understeer a bit more as the front grip isn't a big improvement between the two.
On the road I'd have the conti's every time as they are much nicer to drive on in the wet and quite a bit quieter. In the dry though in 'fast road' driving they do inspire a little more confidence as they make the car very stable even towards the limit. The conti's though give a nicer steering feel though and as said allow more manipulation.
Point to point on a b-road the R1-Rs would probably shade it but I'd have much more fun on the Conti's!
melvin1993
Scotland | Alba Rep
I hate the conti3s always feel like there away to go out from under you even on the last set I had with my last car I didn't like like them much preferred the falkens I had on my fiesta
Paddy_R
Platinum Member
I've been saying this for years. They are a very over rated tyre. I've had the misfortune to have them fitted as OEM fitment on my last two cars and they were crap on both. Every other tyre I've tried has been better than the contis.
melvin1993
Scotland | Alba Rep
Iain 007
Platinum Member
Paddy_R
Platinum Member
Or the Potenza RE070 or Goodyear Eagle Asymetric or Pirelli P Zero Nero or Vredstein Ultrac (I think I was Ultrac) and that's just from personal experience.
On their own I suppose they fine. But in comparison they lack grip in the wet, dry and with some mentioned above also in the snow. They really cant cope with any track work of any great extent either.
Fernandez
Gold Member
They are just a bog standard overpriced tyre. Compare it with a competitively priced AD08 or a 595RSR and you'll see how the Yokohama's and Fedrals are in a different league.
I'd even go so far as saying that the braking and handling characteristics of the 595 is much better in the wet than the Conti's.
Renault only chose the continental because at the time that's who supplied all their tyres so they chose the best that was available to them and not the best tyre for the car.
Funnily enough at how fast last year, whilst we were all queuing to go out for our sighting lap I was chatting to one of the instructors. He pointed to one of the cars wearing contis, let out a little chuckle and said "he's gonna struggle on those tyres"
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