RunOnFlat Comfort Praised

BMW Car Magazine has praised Goodyear for cracking the ride comfort issue of run-flat tyres. It complimented the manufacturer’s RunOnFlat tyre for not “jiggling about your internal organs as a pay-off for the extra security that run-flat technology brings.”

The publication commended Goodyear’s technology for overcoming many of the shortcomings of other run-flat tyres. According to the article, “there is no doubt that the RunOnFlats are a significant leap forward over previous run-flats… This car rode noticeably smoother than a previous Three (series) we have tested on the older Goodyear EMT run-flat tyres. Ruts and bumps were simply soaked up, the Three never losing its taut sports saloon composure or feeling anything other than planted.”

The article went on to say, “even with the front offside tyre deflated the car remained easy to steer, so much that you almost rely on the tyre pressure monitoring system to tell you that you have a puncture.”
BMW Car Magazine further credited Goodyear with solving the other major criticism of run-flat tyres – the inability to be repaired. The article states that although Goodyear recommends consumers to replace a RunOnFlat tyre that was used under deflated conditions – the newest technology theoretically can be repaired by a qualified technician.

James Bailey, Goodyear corporate communications manager said: “This is the result of our unrivalled experience in developing run flat technology. RunOnFlat brings together all of our knowledge in developing different self supporting tyres to give the most advanced product on the market. The combination of the latest Goodyear Excellence tyre, with its low noise and high comfort characteristics, and our new generation RunOnFlat technology means that choosing run-flat tyres is no longer a compromise”