Re: Pirelli P4000 Super Touring Update
The 215/70ZR-15 97W Pirelli P4000 Super Touring is not a racing tire. It's a high performance all-season grand touring tire originally designed for a Jaguar Sedan, and it has a "W" (168 MPH) speed rating.
I doubt if many, if any vintage Corvette owners will ever go this fast, though I do know a couple of guys with this tire whose car's have the power and gearing to get close if they ever what to find out what they'll really do.
But it's not a matter of speed alone. I've explained a zillion times why a high speed-rated tire with a spiral wrapped nylon cap belt offers considerable safety and longevity advantages.
A little archive searching should reveal several threads on the subject.
Duke
The 215/70ZR-15 97W Pirelli P4000 Super Touring is not a racing tire. It's a high performance all-season grand touring tire originally designed for a Jaguar Sedan, and it has a "W" (168 MPH) speed rating.
I doubt if many, if any vintage Corvette owners will ever go this fast, though I do know a couple of guys with this tire whose car's have the power and gearing to get close if they ever what to find out what they'll really do.
But it's not a matter of speed alone. I've explained a zillion times why a high speed-rated tire with a spiral wrapped nylon cap belt offers considerable safety and longevity advantages.
A little archive searching should reveal several threads on the subject.
Duke
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