I understand. 35mm of tyre … not for me.
Yes the one thing I don’t like about my current Honda Accord is its relatively low profile tyres.
I know people like them as they look sporty but to me they are daft on what is after all a family estate car not a boy racer machine…
If you like to push your car hard on corners then the flexibility of a tall tyre that reduces bumps will work against you, giving squirrelly handling and imprecision. It’s why ‘sporty’ cars are turned out that way. I don’t drive hard enough to notice any more either.
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Some modern tyres give extreme grip untill they don’t. Some tyres give a bit easier so you know you are getting to the “edge”
TBH I tend to select tyres based on economy (of fuel) comfort and road noise, rather than absolute grip. But I’ve also noticed that some tyres are inclined to make a car wander much more than others, and this is often not noted in reviews, and poor tyres can make a long journey such hard work as you have to constantly guide the car back to the middle of the lane. The previous Efficient Grips on the Karoq were fine, but the present Cinturato 2 tyres make it much more wandery and tiring.
Along with your selection process I add grip in the wet! I find that sorts the boys from the men 
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I personally hate cinturato brand and avoid like the proverbial COVID.
My fourseason Goodyear’s seem quite good but have very easily damaged sidewalls, rub them against something and they seem to delaminate the side wall too easily.
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I found that too, with goodyears - thin and easily holed sidewalls that never the less gave a comfy ride. Yes. wet grip is a priority too.
@Porridge This is what I meant by a skinny tyre (from one of the cars I’d otherwise consider):
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Deffo not made for UK roads!
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My Accord currently chortles along on a set of Bridgestone Turanza 6 (225/45 R18).
Not sure how these rate in the Grand Scheme Of Things but I have been happy with them, apart from their inherent skinniness thanks to the 18" wheel size…
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My Karoq had those and they made the car very crashy over bumps and rough surfaces.
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My preference profile, 55, a good balance between comfort and ability to survive UK roads (tracks).
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Your pictures of old cortina’s somehow remind me of Columbo’s French car. There is one episode where he gets about 5 or 6 people in it, to ‘get close’ to the murderer probably (off the top of my head, sans internet , I think ‘last salute to the commodore’ ?) (not this picture which is short fuse).
To me, that Peugeot(?) looks more like an American Nash.
So would be interested to know what triggered your association.
By contrast, the Cortina that I liked on this thread had the sexy ‘Coke bottle’ waistline - the ancient, possibly pre-human, genetically relayed appeal of this ‘Serpentine Line’ was the central theme of my doctoral thesis.
Haven’t cars got BIG now?
I’m no ‘petrol head’ so don’t have much to say except that I have noticed that new models of cars have much higher bonnets.
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IIRC, two identical Peugeots were used in the series. It was a running joke, wasn’t it, with its frequent need for repairs.
Probably sponsored by Ford.
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It was the first Cortina John Scully posted which made me think of Columbo’s car. I tagged you because I saw you had also posted a picture. I see that Cortina is completely unlike the Peugeot and I shouldn’t have tagged you, apologies. I had a look at American Nash pictures, and agree there is much more of a resemblance.
The Cortina you like is certainly admirable.
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