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Originally Posted by TajoMan
Definitely the Civic Type R is fast car on track.
However, tire makes a huge difference for track time.
Fact that Honda does not specify what tire they used to set the record time seems suspicious  .
BTW, MPSS or MP4S is nowhere near the track purpose tire.
Compared to Bridgestone RE71r, it will be about about 1~2 seconds slower in 60 sec course. (can be more or less, depends on track) |
“It wore Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires at the Nürburgring, Honda said, although the production model will get Continental ContiSportContact 6 performance tires as standard.”