GT4 RS/ Spyder RS Experiences, Driving and Technical
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Would much rather have Cup2’s than Dunlops. Especially at this time of year.
Dunlops are amazing in the warm and dry, but borderline dangerous in the wet and cold. Much worse than Cup2’s in the same conditions.
I took the Dunlops that my car was delivered on off the car after 2000 miles.
Dunlops are amazing in the warm and dry, but borderline dangerous in the wet and cold. Much worse than Cup2’s in the same conditions.
I took the Dunlops that my car was delivered on off the car after 2000 miles.
gtsralph said:
SRS arrived at Centre and being prepped. It has Dunlops rather than Cup2 that I've used for last 4 cars. I'm off to Goodwood in two weeks for a running-in speed track day (good excuse in December to keep hood up) and would appreciate hearing others' experience of Dunlops v Cup2
I'm with Jackwood on Dunlop opinion in the cold and wet, not my favourites, although Cup 2s also need careful treatment this time of year. As long as you go out with full road pressures for the first session, warm them up carefully and feeling your way, you'll be fine. If it's dry, you'll probably start getting a bit of warmth into the tread and will need to drop pressures a little bit. If it's wet, leave them be. Advice is the same for Cup 2s.I'm sure you'll have a brilliant day. "Track day" tyre performance scares me a lot more on the road than it does on the track, because you can't really get them up to any sort of temperature on the road.
Liam
gtsralph said:
SRS arrived at Centre and being prepped. It has Dunlops rather than Cup2 that I've used for last 4 cars. I'm off to Goodwood in two weeks for a running-in speed track day (good excuse in December to keep hood up) and would appreciate hearing others' experience of Dunlops v Cup2
Stick some Michelin Pilot Sport 4S on and keep the Dunlops for better weather when they’re going to be more dependable on both track and road, especially if you’re going to drop some decent miles on it.LiamH66 said:
gtsralph said:
SRS arrived at Centre and being prepped. It has Dunlops rather than Cup2 that I've used for last 4 cars. I'm off to Goodwood in two weeks for a running-in speed track day (good excuse in December to keep hood up) and would appreciate hearing others' experience of Dunlops v Cup2
I'm with Jackwood on Dunlop opinion in the cold and wet, not my favourites, although Cup 2s also need careful treatment this time of year. As long as you go out with full road pressures for the first session, warm them up carefully and feeling your way, you'll be fine. If it's dry, you'll probably start getting a bit of warmth into the tread and will need to drop pressures a little bit. If it's wet, leave them be. Advice is the same for Cup 2s.I'm sure you'll have a brilliant day. "Track day" tyre performance scares me a lot more on the road than it does on the track, because you can't really get them up to any sort of temperature on the road.
Liam
A question to the owners out there - how do you find cabin noise in the GT4 RS?
I've had some conflicting points of view that 1) the induction and engine noise is fantastic and the best you can get in 2024 (due to legislation etc.), vs. 2) the noise becomes too much after a while and you can't shut the thing up. I'm in the market for one next year, and I'll never be able to get enough of a drive to figure out if it's #1 or #2.
Context for car use - fun days, weekends and Euro trips. Clearly #2 wouldn't be an issue for single days or weekends, but the Euro trips may be a challenge.
I've had some conflicting points of view that 1) the induction and engine noise is fantastic and the best you can get in 2024 (due to legislation etc.), vs. 2) the noise becomes too much after a while and you can't shut the thing up. I'm in the market for one next year, and I'll never be able to get enough of a drive to figure out if it's #1 or #2.
Context for car use - fun days, weekends and Euro trips. Clearly #2 wouldn't be an issue for single days or weekends, but the Euro trips may be a challenge.
I'm really interested to see what the cabin noise is like. Every Porsche 911/Cayman I've ever been in actually has quite high cabin noise levels compared to other manufacturers I am used to doing longer trips with noise cancelling headphones anyway I did this in the old 600LT as that was very loud on the motorway.
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