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2010 Autocar Tire Test - RWD
Summer225/45 r176 tires tested
Here are the results from the 2010 Autocar tire tests for the RWD section of the test. To read commentary, and the results of the FWD tire test click here
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2010 Autocar Tire Test - FWD
Summer205/55 r166 tires tested
It's always nice to have a tire test from British Magazine, and this week the Auto Car have provided us with not one, but two excellent tests. Testing both 205/55 r16 tires on a FWD VW Golf and 225/45 r17 tires on a RWD...
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