DUNLOP Q3+
PRODUCT LAUNCH
P100
most unchanged to the outgoing
Q3. The rear, on the other hand,
provided an impressive level of
corner exit performance and
feel. After 10 minutes on track,
the grip level came down some-
what but didn't deteriorate much
for the rest of the hour, a good
sign for the tire longevity claim
made by Dunlop at the start of
the day.
I doubt the claim made by
Dunlop that this tire can do up
to seven trackdays (I guess it
depends on how hard you ride),
but overall single day perfor-
mance was indeed quite good,
the tires always telling you where
you are and how much grip
you've got left before they finally
let go.
Dunlop's increased the prices
of the Q3+ ever so slightly to
$180.96 for the front 120/70
ZR17, up to $271.69 for the larg-
est 190/55 ZR17 rear, but it's still
a competitive package. With the
previous Q3 being such a suc-
cess, the Q3+ isn't a massive
diversion from that winning for-
mula, yet they have refined the
package overall without increas-
ing the cost too much.
The Q3+ is indeed a good tire
for sport/trackday riding, com-
parable to the Michelin Power
Cup Evo and the Pirelli Diablo
Rosso Corsa, and a worthy suc-
cessor to the Q3. CN
Corner-exit
stability and
grip have been
improved on
the Q3+.
