Riding more firmly and flatter (and with
intrusive tyre noise from the 225 / 40 - series Michelin Pilot Sport 3 tyres), the Kia was the hot favourite to win the lap dash, but failed to pip the Alfa by 0.1 sec.
Not exact matches
Wind and road
noise is present at highway speeds, but not
intrusive; the latter no doubt generated from the HL - spec's low - profile 17 - inch
tyres.
Other than the engine under load, the
tyres were the most
intrusive source of
noise — and most apparently on the coarse - chip country bitumen that comprised most of the drive program.