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I just drove the Adelaide Rally over three days in the GT4.
Closed twisty hills roads and final stage on a track.
This year I had PS4S on the car.
I used Cup 2s the previous two years.
In all cases, they were fresh sets with about 5000km or less on them.
PS4S is remarkably good. Cup2 has about 10-20 percent more grip at the limit and a slightly better turn-in. The car rides better on the squidgier Cup 2s as well.
PS4S is way better in the wet - as expected.
If I was primarily tracking the car, Cup 2 for sure.
For track and road and daily driving, the PS4S is an amazing tyre.
These are just my observations having used both extensively.
 

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I think the overly positive press is gonna make the aquistion part of this car way worse for most people. I can just see many dealers saying how this car is better than a super car.
 

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I think the overly positive press is gonna make the aquistion part of this car way worse for most people. I can just see many dealers saying how this car is better than a super car.
On the flip side, I'd imagine anyone buying this with supercar expectations will probably get disappointed with it and put it back up for sale.
 


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I think the overly positive press is gonna make the aquistion part of this car way worse for most people. I can just see many dealers saying how this car is better than a super car.
Its getting great reviews yet they're also sayings its basically fk8 with 5% improvements all around, it always has been a great driving car.
 

ElDuder

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On the flip side, I'd imagine anyone buying this with supercar expectations will probably get disappointed with it and put it back up for sale.
I believe this will happen and why you see so many low mileage FK8s. The media hyped a lot of people up who didn’t realize the car isn’t very fast from a stop with the two first gears being basically useless. The result is they traded it in.
 

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Maybe it’s here and I just can’t see it but does anyone have the video of Chris Harris driving the CTR???
 


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"You could argue that a Golf R is more complete, well rounded, easier to live with but given a straight choice, I'd have this (FL5) every single time...It's as much a serious driving tool as a Cayman GT4..."
👆 Every dealer asking for a markup after watching the video: "And they called me a madman."
 

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Any one know where I can find chris harris civic type r 2023 review video I really want to see it 🥹
 

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That review is not on YT. It was only on the TopGear TV show and it can only be accessed in the UK, unless you use a VPN and get a subscription
 
 




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