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V vs H Rated Michellin's
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. |
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V vs H Rated Michellin's
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. |
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