18-05-2013, 05:17 AM
i bought a set of pro race wheels off sam recently wrapped in Marangoni Zetalinea rubber, im pretty impressed so far, quite a soft tyre so once they warm up and get sticky they are amazing, you get the authentic race car sounds of little rocks sticking into the hot tyre and rattling against the underside when they come off lol
anyway, Marangoni Zetalinea, amazing in the dry, ok in the wet but i don't advise trying to go too fast into corners as i notice they make the rear end a bit vague, i think its more to do with the water cooling them down than their ability to remove water from the contact area though.
they are certainly an 80% improvement over the toyo proxes i had previously, those things were totally useless unless they were hot and near the illegal tread depth. premium pirrelli tyres are good for a while but i find they wear too fast, michelins are good for a road car and last for ages, just i find they tend to suddenly break traction at times you don't expect.
avon are amazing but i cant justify the cost when Marangoni are very nearly as good but no where near the avon rrp
anyway, Marangoni Zetalinea, amazing in the dry, ok in the wet but i don't advise trying to go too fast into corners as i notice they make the rear end a bit vague, i think its more to do with the water cooling them down than their ability to remove water from the contact area though.
they are certainly an 80% improvement over the toyo proxes i had previously, those things were totally useless unless they were hot and near the illegal tread depth. premium pirrelli tyres are good for a while but i find they wear too fast, michelins are good for a road car and last for ages, just i find they tend to suddenly break traction at times you don't expect.
avon are amazing but i cant justify the cost when Marangoni are very nearly as good but no where near the avon rrp
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'09 Mercedes E320cdi wagon
'99 306 gti6
'09 Mercedes E320cdi wagon
'99 306 gti6