Why does the SWRT use Pirelli and my scooby have OE Bridgestones?

 

D-no but get pireli next time...
i thought that when I got mine!

Had Bridgstone 18" S02's on my BM and the thing followed every track in the road. I've got 18" Pireli's on my MY03 and it never tracks just goes dead ahead!
+ the Pireli's do very well in all the tyre tests!
Dazza

 

I like Vredestein's!
My dealer (Oaken) recommends them.

 

Nick, just because the rally team uses Pirellis, there's no automatic link that says the road cars also will.

You won't find Michelins on most Ford roadcars either, and I don't even believe all new Ferraris come with Bridgestones.

 

Goodyear F1's

 

Bridgestone is a Japanese company so I guess Subaru has a deal with them to supply OE tyres. Prodrive have a contract with Pirelli to supply tyres (Bridgestone don't compete in WRC).

DaveW.

 

Bridgestone's are better than Pirelli's

Pirellis, IMO are around the bottom of the "leading" tyre manufacturers, along side Avon and the like. The likes of Bridgestone are among the top with Michelin (the best ) Dunlop etc.

You'll find that Pirelli's are a hell of alot cheaper to buy than the comparable Bridgestone's or Michelin's - there's a good reason for this....they're not as good! You pay for what you get

[Edited by ALi-B - 10/28/2003 12:48:14 PM]

 

Pirellis suck - damned dangerous tyre to have on a scoob.

Toyo Proxies or Goodyear F1's seem to work well.

 

Not in my experience. I had to get a new tyre and the PZERO was more money (a few quid) than the Bridgestone equivalent.

 

The Pirelli's developed for the rally car's do rather well. Just because they don't make a competitive road going car (or one that doesn't work well with the std Scooby driver or chassis) doesn't make them a budget manufacturer.

Their tyres ain't cheap for starters. The Subaru WRC also uses AP brakes, but you don't see them on your road car either.

The road car shares the body design and that's about that

Stefan

 

The Pirelli PZERO Nero is a fantastic tyre on 18's for the Impreza.

 

Pirelli known in most driving forums as ditch finders ..... nuff said

 

Second what Matt says pirelli Nero fantastic tyre Evo thought so to when they put them on their long term Evo 7 nuff said!!

John

 

HELLOM8: - in my experiance with god knows how many cars, when I get prices from the suppliers...the Pirelli's, along with Continental are almost always the cheapest main brand tyre with Michelin always being the most expensive.

 

Alcon brakes are used on the WRC car, but they're not seen on the road car either unless you pay for them.

I thought ditch finder referred the ability of the driver

 

Just popped out for a couple of hours and what a difference of opinion.
So its down to Prodrive then.
Well i cant reboot mine at the moment, but was just wondering what the general opinion was!