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Check Your Tyres and Save the World

Speaking at the Geneva motor show, the director general of the London-based FIA Foundation, David Ward, has reiterated the significant financial and environmental impact of driving with under inflated tyres.

As part of the ‘Think Before You Drive’ campaign the FIA Foundation has conducted in partnership with Bridgestone, the foundation has been privy to the results of numerous studies. “In doing this campaign, where there’s been a huge number of tyre testing around Europe, we’ve actually discovered the whole environmental story,” commented Mr. Ward.

8th March 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Conti Conducts Study into Hybrid Vehicle Acceptance

A European study conducted by Continental’s Automotive Systems division reveals that a quarter of all motorists in Germany are considering purchasing a hybrid vehicle. These findings are based upon a survey of one thousand motorists, and are a favourable finding for the division, which produces a number of components used in the production of this type of car.

7th March 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Geneva Debut for P Zero Club

The Geneva Motor Show has provided Pirelli with its first opportunity to show off its latest P Zero to the public. Only a month after its Dubai unveiling Pirelli’s new UHP tyre will feature on a number of cars on display, including the eagerly awaited Maserati Gran Turismo, which is making its global debut at the Geneva show.

7th March 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Yokohama Bringing New Rubber to Geneva

Japan’s Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd will use the 77th Geneva Motor Show to introduce several of its latest products to Europe. Amongst these are the new additions to the company’s flagship ‘ADVAN’ range, including the ‘ADVAN Sport Z.P.S.’, a run-flat version of Yokohama’s popular performance tyre, the S8 ADVAN Sport, developed exclusively for Audi, and the ADVAN Winter. Yokohama proudly states these tyres have been specially developed for the OE segment and will be fitted to some of the world’s most desirable cars.

1st March 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyre Majors to Display at Geneva Show

The world’s leading tyremakers are exhibiting at the 77th International Motor Show, held in Geneva between March 8 – 18. Bridgestone, Michelin, Pirelli, Continental, Marangoni and a number of other tyre related companies will be amongst the 250 plus companies present at the city’s Palexpo exhibition centre for what has been called the accessories, spare parts and equipment sector’s largest annual event.

28th February 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone Releases its First SAV Run-flat

Bridgestone has unveiled its first 4×4 run-flat for luxury sport activity vehicles (SAV). The company claims that their latest run-flat offering, the Dueler H/P Sport RFT, offers the same wet and dry handling, steering precision and comfort as the non-flat version launched at last year’s Geneva Motor Show.

2nd February 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Essex Man Wins Marangoni-Shod MGF

David Johnson of Essex proved to be the lucky winner of the Marangoni Tyre-sponsored MG Enthusiast Magazine prize MGF. The prize was drawn at the recent NEC Classic Motor Show and the resplendent MGF was handed over at the beginning of December, a very special early Christmas present!

The competition, which ran over a six-month duration during the summer of 2006 in MG Enthusiast and at various events including the Classic Motor Show, attracted thousands of entries. The prize MGF had been restored to perfection over a six-month period by a group of specialist companies. Marangoni supplied a set of Ultra High Performance Zeta Linea tyres for the prize vehicle.

The Marangoni involvement, coordinated by Midlands marketing consultancy Torqback Ltd, was the result of a unique partnership with publisher Octane Media Ltd, parent company of MG Enthusiast Magazine, the joint venture being planned by Octane Media Managing Director Geoff Love, Managing Editor David Lillywhite and Derek Carruthers, Marangoni (Car Tyre Division) Global Sales & Marketing Director.

“We have been delighted by the response to our participation at the Classic Motor Show with Octane Media and being able to communicate the Marangoni story to an informed and discerning audience. We were more than happy to supply the Zeta Linea tyres for the MG Enthusiast project MGF, which highlights their suitability for this hugely popular sports car. Our NEC involvement has certainly proved a very successful and rewarding partnership and has provided an ideal platform for building Marangoni brand awareness in the Classic Car market segment,” said Derek Carruthers.

23rd January 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli Scores Triumph in the Memorial Bettega

Italy’s Gigi Galli has once again driven to victory in this years’ WRC rally at the Memorial Bettega, held in conjunction with the Bologna Motor Show. The 2005 winner’s Pirelli-liveried Peugeot 307 won three of the race’s five heats. The Peugeot, riding on Pirelli’s P Zero tyres, also broke the stage record. Chris Atkinson took third place in his Pirelli fitted Subaru.

Also riding on Pirelli tyres was Toscana driver Tobia Cavallini, who also won the Trofeo WRC Italia in his Subaru Impreza WRC and another two successes came Pirelli’s way thanks to Anton Alen in the Subaru Impreza Cup and Tonino Tognana in the Historic Rally Show, driving a Lancia Rally 037.

18th December 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Yokohama North America to Sponsor LA Auto Show

Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. has announced that its Yokohama Tire Corporation subdiary has become an official sponsor of the Los Angeles Auto Show 2006. The sponsorship deal will last for three years. This year’s show will be staged from 29 November through to 10 December.

2nd November 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Yokohama Involved in Another World Record

Yokohama was involved in yet another world record recently, when it supplied tyres for ‘Flat Out’, the lowest car in the world. The Fiat 500 was built by custom specialist Andy Saunders over the weekend of the recent Beaulieu Autojumble, starting as a standard car and ending up with an overall height of just 213/8in (543mm) from the ground.

21st September 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

New Vredestein Winter Sizes

Vredestein Tyres has further expanded its varied range with a number of new sizes. Vredestein has an excellent reputation as winter tyre specialist. The most new sizes are in the Wintrac Xtreme UHP winter tyre and its SUV/4×4 cousin, the Wintrac 4 Xtreme. There are no less than 11 new sizes for the Xtreme Until now, the Wintrac 4 Xtreme was available in 16 different sizes, but Vredestein has now added an additional five sizes to the range.

4th September 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Amtel-Vredestein Launches Winter Tyres at Moscow Auto Show

Amtel-Vredestein N.V. is to introduce its latest products for the first time in Russia at the Moscow International Motor Show 2006 (30 August to 10 September.) Tyres to be spotlighted include the Vredestein Sportrac 3, Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta, the new Amtel NordMaster ST-310 and the Amtel NordMaster CL winter tyres.

31st August 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Jaguar Chooses Two Dunlop SP Sport Tyres for New XKR

Jaguar Cars has selected two Dunlop SP Sport performance tyres for its new supercharged XKR, a 420-horsepower sporting Grand Tourer. Dunlop tyres, standard on the 2007 Jaguar XK, have also been specified for the XKR, which delivers 120 more horsepower. The XKR will jet to 60 mph in 4.9 seconds; the car arrives in showrooms by year’s end. The convertible model takes 5 seconds.

24th July 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli Sponsored Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Sets Speed Record

A British supercar set an astonishing speed record in the heart of London by storming down an airport runway at 175.7mph on Saturday. The £317,500 Mercedes SLR McLaren supercar hit the top speed in a one mile speed challenge at London City Airport, a stone’s throw from ExCel, the venue for the British International Motor Show which was cleared of aircraft for the event.

24th July 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

SJR Hankook Backs Wales Rally GB Launch

Welsh rally legend Gwyndaf Evans was on hand to help organisers launch the 2006 Wales Rally GB in style at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff this week. The Hankook-backed driver is playing a starring role in the British Rally Championship this year and is eagerly looking forward to Wales Rally GB – which is this year the finale for the British Rally Championship.

6th June 2006/by Tyrepress Editors