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Here's a little bit of instantaneous low-data feedback on the Continental ContiSportContact 7 tyres I've had fitted today on the McLaren. Caveats are that I've switched from heavily worn tyres to new ones and as I'm human I also know they've been changed which is an automatic unconscious bias. Anyway... They are overall noticeably quieter than the MC-rated PZeros which came off. I noticed this within 100m of the tyre place, so its not a small change. The lower frequency noise is still there, perhaps even slightly louder but everything else seems quieter. The PZeros are full of foam, the Contis aren't so I honestly didn't expect this to be the case but there we go. Grip at 13/14c (tyre temp as shown on the dash) is miles better than the PZero at the same cold temps, I'd need 25c+ in the PZero to be able to accelerate that briskly without the ESC light blinking at me. Subjectively, they feel awesome from cold which is exactly how I remember CSC5 to be so that bodes well for them being a great tyre.
Everything else will have to wait for a proper spirited drive. I think they feel a bit sharper on turn-in (but that could just be the increased grip) but I didn't have a chance to try and really get the car turned in hard as there was a bit too much traffic around.
Everything else will have to wait for a proper spirited drive. I think they feel a bit sharper on turn-in (but that could just be the increased grip) but I didn't have a chance to try and really get the car turned in hard as there was a bit too much traffic around.