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2010 Autocar Tyre Test - RWD
Summer225/45 r176 tyres tested
Here are the results from the 2010 Autocar tyre tests for the RWD section of the test. To read commentary, and the results of the FWD tyre test click here
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2010 Autocar Tyre Test - FWD
Summer205/55 r166 tyres tested
It's always nice to have a tyre 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 tyres on a FWD VW Golf and 225/45 r17 tyres on a RWD...
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