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World’s fastest SUV fitted with Pirelli P Zero tyres: video

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Bentley’s new SUV, the Bentayga, is capable of 301kph, making it the fastest SUV in the world, and the brand has chosen Pirelli’s P Zero as the original equipment tyre tasked with transmitting its power to the road. The car’s launch is accompanied by a video showing the Bentayga reaching its top speed on 22” Pirelli P Zero tyres (285/40ZR22 110Y XL. Pirelli is also supplying other 20” and 21” sizes for the Bentayga. Each tyre homologated for the luxury SUV features the B marking, indicating to dealers and end-users that the tyre was made especially for Bentley. The video is available to watch within the full article below.

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Pirelli, Pro-Align kick off Tyre Safety Month events with football support

Players and coaching staff from table-topping Burton Albion FC and Carlisle United attended tyre safety events hosted by Pirelli and Pro-Align to start October’s Tyre Safety Month. The roadshows, held at Pirelli’s Carlisle factory and Burton headquarters, aimed to remind Pirelli staff and the wider motoring public about the importance of regular tyre tread depth checks. To help deliver the message in a fast and highly visual manner, the events utilised the new Hunter QuickTread drive over tread depth measurement system, available exclusively in the UK through Pro-Align.

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Pirelli sponsors inaugural ‘Prestige & Performance’ competition at Salon Privé

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Pirelli will sponsor the ‘Prestige & Performance’ competition at this year’s Salon Privé event, welcoming to the judging panel renowned car expert Tiff Needell. The inaugural Pirelli Prestige & Performance competition will take place on the final day of Salon Privé, Saturday September 5, at Blenheim Palace and will celebrate supercar models from 1975 through to the present day.

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Protyre supplying tyre services to Pirelli-backed championships

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Pirelli has agreed terms with Micheldever Tyre Services (MTS) for its Protyre Motorsport Division to become the official provider of tyre services for two Pirelli-backed motorsport championships in the UK from 2016.

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Pirelli to sponsor inaugural Salon Privé ‘Prestige & Performance’ competition

Pirelli has come on board as sponsor of the new Salon Privé ‘Prestige & Performance’ competition, which will take place at Blenheim Palace on 5 September. As the first Concours of its kind in the UK to uniquely pay homage to post-1975 supercars, this event allows spectators to see stunning cars from the last 40 years. The up to 80 entries in the Prestige & Performance competition will be presented in the Great Court and paraded through the grounds of Blenheim Palace.

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Range Rover Sport to come with Pirelli noise cancelling system

The new Range Rover Sport will ‘sponge’ up road noise following the homologation of the Pirelli Noise Cancelling System (PNCS) for certain models. Pirelli will supply its PNCS-equipped P Zero as the vehicle’s original equipment 22-inch summer fitment; the tyre maker reports that the Range Rover Sport is the first SUV to be fully homologated with the Pirelli noise reduction system, and the first Land Rover product to receive the PNCS as original equipment.

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Pirelli continues sponsorship of Le Mans Village on the Curves

Pirelli has confirmed its deal to sponsor the Village on the Curves at the Le Mans 24-hour race will continue as part of the Italian tyre firm’s agreement with Porsche Club GB. The Village on the Curves is a camping village located on the well-known Porsche Curves, formerly known as the Porsche Owners International Village. Porsche Club GB and Pirelli maintaining a significant presence at this point on the circuit in 2014.

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Cinturato P7 Blue wins Russian magazine tyre test

Pirelli’s Cinturato P7 Blue has won the summer tyre test conducted by Russia’s Za Rulem magazine. Meaning ‘Behind the Wheels,’ the magazine is a popular monthly publication in Russia focussing on cars and the automotive industry.

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Pirelli sponsors Carlisle rally for 24th consecutive year

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Pirelli will once again sponsor the Carlisle Rally which takes place on Saturday, 25 April. This year, the Pirelli Carlisle Rally forms Round Three of the Mintex MSA British Historic Rally Championship and of the West Wales Rally Spares RAC Rally Championship. Pirelli has backed the rally for some 24 years now, which takes place in the home of one of its two factories in Great Britain, along with Burton on Trent.

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Buckinghamshire Merityre the latest to receive Pirelli Performance Centre upgrade

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Merityre Little Chalfont in Buckinghamshire is the latest Pirelli Performance Centre to receive an upgrade. The LED reception upgrades have been fitted to the waiting areas of selected Pirelli Performance Centres, in a scheme that will be rolled out across more of Pirelli’s most prestigious dealers in the future.

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Selecta depot is Pirelli Performance Centre of the Year

Pirelli has announced that Selecta Tyre Ltd in Rugby has won its annual Pirelli Performance Centre (PPC) of the Year award after scoring exceptionally highly in the 2014 club audit.

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Pirelli supporting Burton Albion Community Trust Ghana project

Pirelli will support local football club Burton Albion FC’s Community Trust Ghana project for the second consecutive year. The tyre manufacturer, a long-term sponsorship partner of Burton Albion, is donating £500 to apprentice Joe Green’s target of £2,500 to support his travel costs to participate in the project. The Burton Albion Community Trust Ghana project involves young people travelling to Ghana to help with various community projects, such as building houses in some of the most deprived areas in the world as well as volunteering in schools. Green will visit Ghana in May for 11 days.

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Upgrade for Pirelli Performance Centres

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Pirelli Performance Centres are a carefully selected network of audited tyre dealers that offer the highest possible standards of service to drivers of prestige cars, looking for the most exclusive dealer experience available. To become a Pirelli Performance Centre, each dealership has to meet a set of very demanding criteria, ensuring that only the best achieve PPC status.

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Pirelli Scorpion winter tyre tops ‘Autozeiting’ test

Pirelli’s Scorpion Winter tyre, a premium winter tyre for SUVs, has won a test against all its biggest rivals conducted by Germany’s prestigious ‘Autozeitung’ magazine. The Scorpion Winter tyre was originally launched in St Petersburg, Russia, in 2012 by American extreme sports star Ken Block.

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