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BFNAT Adds New LT/SUV Tire

(Akron/Tire Review) Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire has launched the Bridgestone Dueler A/T 695, a new all-terrain light truck/SUV line. Replacing the Dueler A/T 693, the tyre features Bridgestone’s UNI-T technology; a “two-in-one tread block design” for on-road stability and handling; silica-based tread compound for wet traction; open shoulder slots for water evacuation; and interlocking tread notches and off-shoulder tread blocks for mud and snow traction.

The tyre – R-, S- and T-rated – will be available in 21 sizes covering 15- to 20-inch wheel diameters, and has a 460 AB UTQG rating. The tyre also comes with a 50,000-mile limited treadwear warranty. All sizes carry the Bridgestone Platinum Pact 3-Year Replacement Limited Warranty and Buy & Try, 30-Day Guarantee.

2nd October 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Yokohama Releases All-New S.drive in US

(Akron/Tire Review) Yokohama Tire Corp. has introduced the all-new S.drive high performance tyre, featuring nanotechnology. Yokohama said the new line is available now through its U.S. distribution centres. Designed for sports sedans and coupes, the S.drive comes in a range of sizes covering 15- through 20-inch rim diameters. By the end of 2007, Yokohama said, the line will include 70 different sizes. According to the company, the S.drive features a silica-based compound that uses nanotechnology, which allows the tyre to better conform to the road surface for wet and dry grip. The tire also features scoring in the groove walls that Yokohama said helps distribute stress loads to reduce uneven wear.

4th July 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Nizhnekamskshina To Open New Rubber Mixing Facility

Nizhnekamskshina, Russia’s third largest tyre manufacturer, will in June complete the final stage of its production line for Kama Euro tyres, a range that draws on technical expertise from Italy’s Pirelli. The final facility in the project, a 25 million euro rubber mixing facility with a capacity of 21,000 tonnes of silica rubber compound, will open in June 2007.

16th May 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Puncture Proof Industrial Tyres on Show

The company behind the British-made AirBoss tyre system has announced that it is exhibiting at the SED show on 22 May in Corby. The system comprises rubber segments, made in a high-quality environment, and individually bolted to a bespoke metal rim. The clever thing is the segments can be refitted in minutes, by the vehicle’s operator! The AirBoss system is typically fitted to vehicles such as skid steers, dumpers, loaders & access platforms.

Recently, AirBoss launched a new and improved, puncture-proof tyre system, now with silica, eliminating the migration of cracking and reportedly extending the life cycle.

16th May 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Matador’s New Generation Winter Tyres – A Stronger Focus on Safety

When the decision was made to produce a third generation of passenger car winter tyre, Matador gave its design team the brief of coming up with a tyre specifically suited to the challenging driving conditions encountered during the European winter. The team set out to create a product possessing what they considered the optimal shape – and the end result was the MP59 Nordicca.

Compared with its predecessors, the MP59 Nordicca has been developed with a stronger emphasis on driving safety, particularly in the most demanding conditions. Matador believes the enhanced traction and braking properties on snow and ice surfaces afforded by the new tyre are strong factors that contribute to a more rewarding and comfortable driving experience. In addition to increased grip on snow and ice, the 3-D lamellas on the MP59 Nordicca’s tread pattern blocks allow for greater stability and rigidity in the blocks during dry surface transfers of load.

5th April 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Year Round Performance from Avon

Taking into account today’s unpredictable weather, the ever-rising performance of bikes and motorcyclists wishing to use their machines in a far more diverse manner than ever, Avon started with a blank canvas for its new sports-touring tyre, the Storm-ST. And by implementing new manufacturing and development processes at their factory in Melksham, Avon built on the qualities cherished by users of their Azaro-ST whilst making improvements in other areas. The result is a tyre that allows a rider to get the most from their machine in all seasons and conditions.

Avon believes that it is not necessary to use two compounds to produce a tyre that is hard in the centre and softer at the edges. Instead the company uses what they call Advanced-Variable Belt Density (A-VBD) construction features – Aramid fibres that are wound round the tyre densely in the centre section and then progressively spaced out as it reaches the edges.

3rd April 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Go Off-Road with Matador this Winter

Featuring an asymmetric tread pattern and traction improving 3D lamellas, the new MP91 Nordicca is Matador’s latest winter tyre for 4×4 vehicles.

27th February 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Matador’s new Nordicca – Designed for Europe

Matador has released its third generation passenger car winter tyres, the MP59 Nordicca. Designed with an asymmetric tread pattern the company claims to be the optimal shape for meeting the demands of a UHP winter tyre, the MP59 Nordicca has been built with European conditions in mind.

27th February 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

New Pirelli P4 Tyre Debuts At SEMA

Pirelli’s new touring line, the P4 Four Seasons, will be on the company’s stand at this year’s SEMA show and the first sizes will be available to dealers from January, 2007. The new line is a “tyre for all seasons” with a silica-rich tread compound and specialised tread design for maximum grip in both wet and snow conditions. Major advances in tread profile, generated from CAD designs, and the very latest tread compounding provide a substantial improvement in wear rate, giving the tyre an extremely long life, says Pirelli.

30th October 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

New Matador Winter Tyres

Matador has added a new, high performance product to its winter tyre range – the MP59 Nordicca – a tyre designed for middle- and luxury-class European vehicles. The MP59 Nordicca has been designed with the emphasis on safety in the most demanding of conditions, without sacrificing driving performance or comfort. It has an asymmetric tread pattern and what Matador describes as “a new generation of dimensional sipes” to give increased traction on snow and ice. The tread blocks are designed for optimum transmission of braking forces in all conditions.

28th August 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

New Gislaved Tyre Pattern

The Gislaved tyre range has been extended with the recent addition of the Speed 606 tyre, replacing the current Speed 506. Exclusively available from Viking International the new Speed 606 has a lot to offer the discerning driver.

The new tyre is said to safeguard enhanced handling and cornering stability. It features nuerous sipes with different angles, and block edges in the pattern combined with the fastest modern silica tread compound. As a result Viking representatives described the tyre’s performance by saying it had “short braking distances and outstanding handling.”

23rd March 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Conti Markets Real-World Performance With a Touch of Fantasy

Building on the success of the ContiRoad Attack, Continental has rolled out a new advertising and marketing campaign to promote its new “Uber Sport” radial the ContiSport Attack. The new Attack campaign uses a new approach for Conti, with three distinctive characters, the Warrior Conti Girl and two Road Guards.

14th December 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Toyo Adds 24-inch Sizes to Proxes 4 Line

(Akron/Tire Review) Toyo Tire (USA) Corp. is introducing two 24-inch sizes of its Proxes 4 ultra-high performance tyre. The new sizes – 255/30R24 and 275/30R24 – are made with Toyo’s “Generation S” silica-reinforced tread compound and the tyremaker’s T-Mode design technology and are “ideal for even or stagger fitments,” Toyo said.

The Proxes 4 tyre features a unidirectional “w-shaped” tread design, curved centre rib for water evacuation and a five-variable pitch tread design for reduced noise, said Toyo.

9th November 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

From High to Extreme Performance

Matador divides its winter tyre portfolio into three levels – mild winter for use in Western Europe; mountainous, for central and Eastern Europe; and, for the most extreme winters, the Scandanavian/Siberian range. According to Matador, the company’s Western European products (MP 59 Nordicca and MP 58 M+S Silika) are “renowned for good driving properties on snow, wet snow as well as on wet roads.”

24th August 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

From Used Tyres to Printer Ink

Printer ink can cost as much as vintage champagne, reports New Scientist. So finding a cheap way of making it must be a great money making opportunity. Now three inventors from Derbyshire think they have found a way of doing just that. The solution? Extract the carbon from unwanted tyres to generate a cheap and plentiful supply.

The black carbon powder used in regular ink is refined from pure oil and the liquid used in cartridges is boiled down from a volume six times larger. On the other hand, millions of tyres are disposed of each year.

27th July 2005/by Tyrepress Editors