An excellent all-rounder – Goodyear on ADAC tyre test win
Goodyear views the results of the latest ADAC summer tyre test as confirmation of its commitment to sustainability as well as its products’ readiness for the change to electric. The German motoring organisation and its European partners voted the Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 winner of their size 185/65 R15 comparative evaluation.
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Conti SportContact 7 win ‘shows commitment’ to ‘class-leading performance tyres’
Continental’s new SportContact 7 won its first independent tyre test when Tyre Reviews made it the winner of its 2022 Ultra High-Performance test. The new model improves on the sixth generation SportContact with braking distances eight per cent shorter in the wet and six per cent shorter in the dry. Peter Robb, marketing director at Continental, said: “What a win for the SportContact 7! With the success of its predecessor, this result is evidence of Continental’s commitment to producing class-leading high performance tyres. We are thrilled with the win, especially as it is the first tyre test for the new tyre.”
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Michelin RoadBib doubles tyre mileage for Coast-to-Coast Recycling
Easingwold-based business Coast-to-Coast Recycling has just replaced its first set of 600/70 R30 Michelin RoadBibs, that were fitted on a JCB Fastrac 4220, having recorded over 60,000 miles transporting waste to and from various sites across North Yorkshire. This is more than double the mileage of the previous tyre brand fitment.
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Yokohama launches Advan Sport V107
During an online event hosted today in Japan and Germany, Yokohama Rubber officially debuted its Yokohama Advan Sport V107, successor to the V105 and the company’s new global flagship tyre.
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Michelin introducing updated EvoBib
After receiving a SIMA gold medal for innovation in late 2016 for its 2-in-1 tyre, Michelin is launching a new version of the EvoBib. The upgraded Michelin EvoBib will be available from 1 April, initially in the familiar VF 710/70 R 42 and VF 600/70 R 30 sizes suited to tractors between 200 and 300 hp, however Michelin intends to expand the range in 2023 by adding new dimensions for more powerful tractors.
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First Line’s Key Parts range a ‘competitively-priced alternative’
First introduced in 2012, First Line Ltd’s Key Parts range of components is continuing to prove popular as a competitively-priced alternative to its premium quality First Line and Borg & Beck brands.
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Wheely-Safe proves ‘foolproof solution’ for Kier Highways
Kier Highways Solutions is the latest company to embrace Wheely-Safe technology for its transport fleet. The technology is being rolled out across the company’s 25-strong commercial vehicle and trailer fleet, having impressed the business with the system’s flexibility and ease of use.
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21 from 50: Auto Bild names tyre test finalists
The scramble to make this year’s Auto Bild summer tyre test shortlist is over, with no less than 21 of the 50 competing tyres making the grade. These finalists achieved the shortest combined stopping distances in wet and dry braking tests and include established premium brands as well as products that offer good performance at a competitive price.
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Cabot expands E2C range for OTR tyre retreading
Cabot Corporation has expanded its Engineered Elastomer Composites (E2C) product line for use in off-the-road (OTR) tyre retreading applications. These products utilise a propriety process technology that mixes reinforcing carbons into elastomers; the manufacturer says OTR tyre retreaders and rubber compound suppliers can “now leverage Cabot’s state-of-the-art E2C products to extend the life of the retread by as much as 30 per cent.
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Hankook tyres on Infiniti QX60
Hankook Tire is supplying original equipment tyres for the 2022 Infiniti QX60. The SUV will wear the Hankook Dynapro HP2 in size 255/50R20.
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Conti SportContact 7 ‘sets benchmark’ in Tyre Reviews UUHP tyre test
Tyre comparison website Tyre Reviews has put ten popular tyres for performance cars to the test, making the brand-new Continental SportContact 7 a winner in its first outing on the independent assessment circuit. Reviewer Jonathan Benson fitted the ten tyre combinations to a BMW-powered Toyota Supra in sizes 255/35 R19 (front) and 275/35 R19 (rear) for the test, which he conducted over nine disciplines at Conti’s Contidrom facility. Given that the tyre was proven at the circuit, and is at least 12 months newer than any other product in this test, it is perhaps a little unsurprising that the SportContact 7 prevailed, but with reasonably comfortable first-place finishes in the dry and wet handling and braking tests, Tyre Reviews concludes that the tyre sets “a new standard for the UUHP segment.”
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Goodyear takes top honours in ADAC 15” summer test
The popular small car size 185/65 R15 is one of two dimensions that European motoring associations ADAC, TCS and ÖAMTC have evaluated for their summer 2022 tests. They fitted 16 tyre brands to a VW Polo and subjected them to the usual wet, dry safety tests as well as a range of comfort, environmental and economy-related evaluations.
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Trelleborg introduces XP1000 material handling tyre
Trelleborg Wheel Systems says it is looking to “significantly improve material handling operations” with the launch of its latest tyre for maximum intensity applications, the XP1000. It adds that the tyre provides customers moving materials around ports, warehouses, and shop floors with optimum traction and minimal vibration. The claimed result is greater comfort, increased safety, lower fuel consumption and a longer tyre life for more cost effective and sustainable operations. The XP1000 is also available in a non-marking version.
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DLG approval for Continental VF TractorMaster Hybrid
The German Agricultural Society (DLG) awards its ‘DLG-Approved’ test mark to products that perform well in evaluations to determine performance in specific key areas. Continental submitted its VF TractorMaster Hybrid for DLG testing, and the tyre has now gained said approval.
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Yokohama tyres OE on BMW, Mercedes
Two German manufacturers have selected the Yokohama Advan Sport V107 as an original equipment tyre for new and existing performance models. The Mercedes-AMG EQS 53 4MATIC+ wears the tyre in size 275/35R22 104Y, while the BMW X5M & X6M upgrade from the V105 to this latest-generation Advan tyre.
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