Volvo S60 Ideal Tyre Pressure

Hi,

I'm taking a Volvo S60 on a track day (Donnington Park). Any
recommnedations for tyre pressure (and recommendations in general)

Thanks

Sean

 

First of all: Drive carefully and have fun!
The FWD-Volvos are really front-heavy and have a distinct tendency to
understear when driven fast.

My suggestion is at best an informed guess: Front 3.0 bar and rear 2.5
bar to get a more balanced handling on a race track.

Donnigton is a track where a balanced handling in the hairpins and the
chicanes is of utmost importance. To keep up with the RWDs will be very
challenging.

Jörg

PLS write about your experiences!!! I' m looking forward to your
comments and experiences. I'm driving a V70 D5 with 185hp. Had a V70
with 260 hp before.

 

Thanks for your help.

In the event, I stayed with the standard pressure as recommended by
Volvo (it was held last night and I couldn't check responses in the
meantime).

I'm not a petrolhead, and I went purely as a laugh, but I'd have to say
that it was excellent. Sheer terror at first, but hugely enjoyable
after a few laps. The majority of the other cars were Caterhams, a fair
few Lotus Elise/VX220, a couple of Porsche, a Ferrari (no idea what
kind), an M5, a Evo 8 and others I couldn't identify.

No chance against any of these of course, but there was also a mix of
standard saloons and hatchbacks. It certainly made me aware of my
limitations as a driver, but its compelling; I can't wait for the next
one, and at 120 or so all-in, not particularly expensive.

Sorry I can't offer much insight to anyone who does a bit of racing or
has a bit of knowledge already, but I can recommend making the effort.
If you have any specific questions, I can pass them onto my mate with
the Evo. He's been a few times with his Evo and TVR (and a couple of
miscellaneous high end BMWs I think)

Sean