Kumho Ecsta V70As
Discussion
Always found them very good on the Ultima GTR. Great, as you'd expect on the dry, longer lasting than one would think. OK on the motorway home again at modereate speeds in the mildly moist/wet. But scary as hell in the full wet, road or track. (this could be the fault of the 355 width notjust the shallow starting tread depth).
A few pics in varying states, twas a hot day though..
A few pics in varying states, twas a hot day though..
I haven't tried any other track tyres so my comment is a bit useless, but I have them in 'hard' compound on my e46 M3.
Overall I'm very pleased with them.
They grip well, don't overheat easily, and seem to wear at a reasonable rate.
On a lighter car like a Puma, 'medium' compound may be better.
Overall I'm very pleased with them.
They grip well, don't overheat easily, and seem to wear at a reasonable rate.
On a lighter car like a Puma, 'medium' compound may be better.
Thanks for the replies guys. I'm reassured by stories of their grip in the dry; but "scary as hell" in the wet doesn't sound great! Whatever tyre I get next does need to be an all weather track tyre.
I've found my current 888s pretty good in both the dry and wet... LuckyP; have you any experience with 888s that you can maybe give a comparison?
Cheers,
Simon
I've found my current 888s pretty good in both the dry and wet... LuckyP; have you any experience with 888s that you can maybe give a comparison?
Cheers,
Simon
I've used these in comparison to A048s, A032s and Dunlop DJ01.
Quite different to the yoko tyres - I find the yokos quite predictable due to the rounded edges - the V70 is quite 'square' so the transistion from grip to slip is a bit more abrupt, but not as abrupt as the dunlop. The V70 wears very well, although the dunlops take the prize for the longest life and the most abuse.
V70 and dunlops seem less sensitive to tyre preasure, I pretty much always get a nice even wear with them, I have to check/correct the yoko tyre preasures more often otherwise they tend to over heat and wear in the middle.
Overall grip levels seem better on the yokos, and the yokos warm up faster. of course different manufacturer compound names aren't directly comparable, so I'd say a 'hard' yoko isn't as 'hard' as the V70/dunlop compound.
of the 4 tyres, I'd say the V70 has the least grip, but not by a massive margin, and the low cost probably makes up for it.
The V70 is noisey on the road, although the A032 is the worst in this respect.
I dont think I've used the V70 in wet conditions, but I have used them in cold/damp and they have been fine once up to temperature.
Ignoring cost, my favourite is the A048, but the V70a is a good choice.
Not used the R888 unfortunatly.
Quite different to the yoko tyres - I find the yokos quite predictable due to the rounded edges - the V70 is quite 'square' so the transistion from grip to slip is a bit more abrupt, but not as abrupt as the dunlop. The V70 wears very well, although the dunlops take the prize for the longest life and the most abuse.
V70 and dunlops seem less sensitive to tyre preasure, I pretty much always get a nice even wear with them, I have to check/correct the yoko tyre preasures more often otherwise they tend to over heat and wear in the middle.
Overall grip levels seem better on the yokos, and the yokos warm up faster. of course different manufacturer compound names aren't directly comparable, so I'd say a 'hard' yoko isn't as 'hard' as the V70/dunlop compound.
of the 4 tyres, I'd say the V70 has the least grip, but not by a massive margin, and the low cost probably makes up for it.
The V70 is noisey on the road, although the A032 is the worst in this respect.
I dont think I've used the V70 in wet conditions, but I have used them in cold/damp and they have been fine once up to temperature.
Ignoring cost, my favourite is the A048, but the V70a is a good choice.
Not used the R888 unfortunatly.
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