No they're not, they last a HUGE amount longer, and outgrip the 888 in a different league in the wet, read and research the sepang test, as a overall tyre it depends what you want, for the babies that may not use a 2wd in the wet or snow/ice etc as they're on 888, they wouldn't have anywhere near as much of a problem in the conditions with V12's, also incredibly quiet.
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