RE: Megane Renaultsport 275 Trophy-R: Review

[ORD]

Kaizen said:

And the answer is: you're a troll. Belay that. A tag-team troll. Foaming with faux-vehemence and self-righteonous. Detail not needed or wanted: you've been clear you despise shopping cars. I think you said it all already.

[Kaizen]

Review in yesterday's telegraph.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/columnists/chris-k...

[thiscocks]

Kaizen said:

Review in yesterday's telegraph.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/columnists/chris-k...

Wondered what those Michelins would be like in the wet; probably best to keep them for the dry track then!

[GrumpyTwig]

thiscocks said:

Kaizen said:

Review in yesterday's telegraph.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/columnists/chris-k...

Wondered what those Michelins would be like in the wet; probably best to keep them for the dry track then!

Probably not as bad as you think and as long as you're not dealing with lots of standing water just as good if not still better than most summer tyres.
It's the standing water that you have to watch for, having run a car on R888s for a while but also

[Dan Trent]

I'll leave this vid from our attempt to drive a GT3 on Cup 2s at Silverstone before Christmas as evidence of their wet performance! Smell it? I was sat in it, etc... Most of this shot with PSM on as well, full story to follow shortly but it was an interesting experience!

In the dry in the Megane they mega though. Though it takes the rears a while to warm up and you'd best be careful until they do. Ask me how I know this. Actually don't.

Cheers,

Dan

Edited by Dan Trent on Monday 5th January 13:42

[Kaizen]

Reference the rear tyre temp, suggest to have the tyre pressure monitor on the dash set to rears - then you can gauge temp from pressure and judge your degree of turn-in lift off.

[Kaizen]

Chris Harris video arriving imminently aparently.

Putting the Trophy-R in its natural company....



Let's see if it gives good account for itself - I know where my bet is!