AC66Bronco Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 I have The Nitto NT05 on one car, and Cooper RS3-S on another. The Cooper by far is the better tire IMO. Much crisper turn in, lateral grip and in-turn stability is way better. You won't be unhappy with the Cooper RS3-S, probably the best buy going right now for sticky summer tires, especially if you are concerned with cornering ability. DO IT, DO IT NOW! :fuckyeah: with 200- yes thats a minus whp cornering is all i can do! :dumb: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 with 200- yes thats a minus whp cornering is all i can do! :dumb: The Cooper RS3-S's actually have a very high tread rating, not sure how, but they do. Have a feeling you are thinking of another Tire, the COOPER RS3-S were released only last month. Using Michelin Pilot Sport 2s (the same stock rubber found on the BMW M3, Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, and Porsche 911), we set out in the BMW to tackle the complex of decreasing-radius turns, long sweepers, and chicanes. Our first impression, (helped by a slight off-track excursion) was just how much the Michelin rubber moved around under hard cornering. The tires felt prone to sudden losses of grip, especially when entering and exiting a turn. When hitting a corner at a higher speed, the Michelins felt like they wanted to enter into a four-wheel lateral slide. Decreasing the entrance speed seemed to help, but there was still an overwhelming feeling of twitchiness when piloting the Michelin-shod car. We soon switched to the Cooper-equipped BMW and set out. Our immediate first impression was an overwhelming feeling of stability between rubber and road. The Cooper’s felt much more pinned down, with less movement during harder cornering. That feeling of entering a four-wheel drift simply wasn’t present when entering a turn at high speed. There was also less roll, which we suspect was down to the stiffer sidewall construction that was mentioned in the initial presentation. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to test the Coopers on a public road to see what impact this stiffer sidewall had on daily livability. Ultimately we felt a lot more confident driving on the Coopers, which showed through in the lap times—we were about five seconds faster on average on the RS3-S tires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC66Bronco Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 i was refering to my lack of whp not utog thanks tho! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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