Popular Mechanics South Africa

GAUGING TYRES

DRIVE AN unfamiliar car on a racetrack shod with cheap tyres and try to stay on the tarmac … go!

It’s a simple enough task, but for someone not accustomed to driving a manual car (yes, that’s me), never mind on a track, there’s nothing quite like a bit of speed, bad tyres and a wet circuit to scare the living daylights out of you.

The task had been designed by the folks at Continental Tyre SA to showcase the grip and handling ability of their premium tyres versus cheap

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