Damage to your car tyres can be extremely dangerous. A damaged tyre can lead to a flat tyre or worse; a blow out! Whilst a flat tyre will leave you with the inconvenience of having to change the wheel at the roadside or waiting for recovery, for anyone who drives a commercial vehicle a van […]
Tyre pressures – do they really make any difference? Well, surprisingly lots! Fuel economy, tyre wear, superior handling, reduced braking distances, reduced CO2 emissions and reduced chance of aquaplaning. These are obviously important to everybody from owners of vehicles with 4×4 tyres to car and van tyres. So first things first, how do you know what the correct tyre pressures […]
Michelin, who have been making tyres for well over a 100 years, have launched a new tyre. Over the last 100 years they have created new tyre technologies for each specific tyre sector, so rest assured if you are looking at car tyres, van tyres, 4×4 tyres or even tyres for your bicycle, Michelin will be able to […]
The new year of 2012 will see Bridgestone releasing a new addition to its Battalax collection. From the premium range, the Battalax Hypersport S20 is a sport radial. It will arrive first in the European market, with Japan seeing it’s arrival a month later. Released in four front wheel and seven wheel sizes it is […]
Published: | in Tyre News | Comments Off on Building Walls With Car Tyres
As car tyres are not biodegradable, they actually make a very (VERY!) long lasting building material. Something made of rubber with a hole in the middle may not seem like something you would use to create a sturdy structure, but simply by packing it full of earth renders it a strong building ‘brick’. Ramming tyres […]
Published: | in Tyre News | Comments Off on What Happens To Old Car Tyres
When you consider how many cars there are on the roads, and how often they need their tyres replacing, it is easy to understand that dealing with old car tyres is an extremely important task. The days of tyre fires as seen in The Simpsons are long gone. When you have your tyres replaced, the […]
Published: | in Tyre News | Comments Off on How Much Research Goes Into Car Tyres
Let’s admit it – car tyres are just not the most exciting part of a new car for most drivers. Luckily, the car and tyre manufacturers spend lots of time thinking about the tyres, so we don’t have to. Car tyre manufacturers spend millions on research and development in a continual effort to improve their […]
Published: | in Tyre News | Comments Off on New Tyre Labelling Legislation Coming in 2012
On 1 November 2012, European tyre labelling legislation will be introduced for car tyres. It aims to give the consumer clear information about fuel efficiency, wet grip and external noise. As such, the label is divided into three sections. The first shows the rolling resistance of the tyre. The lower that is, the lower the […]
Published: | in Michelin tyres, Tyre News | Comments Off on Michelin Improving Road Safety with Primacy 3
Michelin believes the launch of Primacy 3 car tyres in February 2012 will begin a “whole new era in road safety”. This bold assertion is based on the fact that the research and behavioural analyses that they carried out when developing the successor to the Primacy HP have revealed some unexpected safety-related facts. The study […]
Published: | in Michelin tyres, Tyre News | Comments Off on Michelin’s new longer lasting Energy tyre
Michelin have produced new car tyres which promise to be longer lasting and offer improved fuel efficiency as well as shorter braking distances. The Michelin Energy XM2 car tyre last 20 per cent longer than its the Energy XM1. Intended for use with a variety of sized vehicles, the Energy XM2 comes in 14, 15 […]