V vs H Rated Michellin's

Gordon McGrew wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:34:05 -0800 (PST), z >
> wrote:

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>> not inherently, but marketing logic suggests that in general, the
>> folks who want the highspeed rating are also going to want stiffer
>> sidewalls for tighter handling.
>
> I know what they want, but I am not sure that they get it just by
> buying a V-rated tire. Especially when they get it at Costco and it
> has the same model designation as an H-rated tire.
>
> That is one thing I don't like about buying tires. You don't know how
> they will handle until they are installed on the car.

"Handling" is a very subjective thing. If someone could codify
"handling", then tires could be tested and rated accordingly, plus
there's always the marketing hype.

On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:53:45 -0500, Tony Harding >
wrote:

>Gordon McGrew wrote:
>> On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:34:05 -0800 (PST), z >
>> wrote:
>
><snip>
>
>>> not inherently, but marketing logic suggests that in general, the
>>> folks who want the highspeed rating are also going to want stiffer
>>> sidewalls for tighter handling.
>>
>> I know what they want, but I am not sure that they get it just by
>> buying a V-rated tire. Especially when they get it at Costco and it
>> has the same model designation as an H-rated tire.
>>
>> That is one thing I don't like about buying tires. You don't know how
>> they will handle until they are installed on the car.
>
>"Handling" is a very subjective thing. If someone could codify
>"handling", then tires could be tested and rated accordingly, plus
>there's always the marketing hype.

Well, there are a lot of aspects to handling. Some are subjective,
but many others can be measured and certainly overall performance is
easily measured if you have a test track. It seems like there used to
be more tire testing in the car magazines. Of course, there may be
differences in which tire works best with which car.