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Goodyear launches Ultra Grip Ice

Goodyear has introduced its latest North American market winter tyre, the Ultra Grip Ice WRT. According to the manufacturer, this new product is designed to provide traction on the changeable road conditions encountered during winter; to achieve this, the Ultra Grip Ice WRT features 2D blades in the centre zone – Goodyear says these provide “hardworking biting edges for enhanced starting and stopping power on snow and ice” – and Goodyear’s proprietary ‘3D TredLock Technology’ blades in the tyre’s shoulder zone – these are designed to lock together to form large outer tread blocks for “confident winter grip and handling in sweeping turns.”

4th November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Alliance adds new flotation radial

Alliance Tire Americas has introduced the FloTruck 382, a new all-steel radial flotation tyre. Developed for on- and off-highway use, the FloTruck 382 is rated for 6,610 pounds at 62 mph (3,000 kg at 100 km/h) and is DOT-compliant, the company claimed.

26th October 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli to supply 17” Diablo to World Superbike Championship in 2013

From the 2013 World Superbike Championship season Pirelli will replace the current 16.5" tyres with larger 17" Diablo Superbike tyres. Pirelli says the move will better allow the company to develop its road-going products in the motorsport arena. The Italian manufacturer says it “develops its reference product through technologies and advances learned from its highest-level production series, the World Superbike Championship, for which it is the sole supplier.

19th October 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin announces 2012 additions to motorcycle track portfolio

Next year, Michelin will introduce three new track-oriented motorcycle tyre ranges: The Power Cup, a replacement for the Power One Competition, and the Power Slick and Power Rain to replace the company’s current slick and rain line-ups.

10th October 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Trelleborg adds new TM600 fitments

Two new sizes have been added to Trelleborg’s TM600 agricultural radial range. With the addition of these new fitments – 480/8050 159D and 520/85R46 158A8 (158B) – the TM600 line-up now includes 29 sizes from 20 to 50 inches. Trelleborg comments that both new additions “demonstrate all the superior characteristics of the tyres within the TM600 range, including its unique TM range tread pattern that optimizes performance.”

5th October 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear IT630 T – a new tyre for tele-handlers

Goodyear has announced the launch of an extension to its successful range of durable radial industrial tyres – IT630T taking place at the British National Ploughing Championships held at East Coombe in Somerset on 8 October 2011. The new tyre is designed for use in hard ground applications and the suffix T denotes that its primary use will be on tele-handler or telescopic handler machines. The first size available is the most popular one for these machines; 460/70R24.

3rd October 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

RMI "concerned" over possible higher speed limit

Responding to recent speculation that the Government are considering raising the speed limit to 80 miles per hour on motorways, John Ball, Retail Motor Industry (RMI) MOT chairman, commented: "If cars are allowed to go faster there will be an increased need for a rigorous MOT test."

28th September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Semperit – 75 years of winter tyres

Nokian Tyres is widely acknowledged as a winter tyre pioneer, but other companies also played a part in the introduction of season-specific tyres. One such firm is Semperit, who this year celebrates three quarters of a century in the winter tyre business.

28th September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Sincera – period look paired with contemporary technology

Often the tyre industry overlooks the needs of classic car drivers. Not so Falken, who is targeting this particular market with its Sincera SN807. This range of 10 to 14-inch tyres features “appropriate aspect ratios for classic cars”, and the Falken Europe says it offers “a competitively priced period-look tread with contemporary radial construction technology.”

23rd September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

TyreSafe video highlights winter tyre benefits

Next month is tyre safety month, and this year TyreSafe plans to focus on winter safety. This theme is being supported by a new online video released by the tyre safety organisation; the short film, titled ‘Stay Safe This Winter’, was shot on an ice rink and highlights the enormous difference in performance between winter weather and standard summer tyres. Through this film, TyreSafe is keen to stress that winter tyres, as opposed to just being snow and ice tyres, really come into their own when the air temperature drops below seven degrees Celsius – a temperature usually experienced throughout the UK between October and March.

20th September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Hankook begins exclusive Canadian Tire deal

Hankook Tire Canada is supplying Canadian Tire – Canada’s largest retailer – with an exclusive Hankook-brand “all-weather” tyre. The Hankook Optimo 4S, which carries the mountain/snowflake symbol that the Rubber Association of Canada and its US counterpart, the RMA, assigns to approved winter tyres, will be available only at Canadian Tire locations across Canada.

20th September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli P Zero OE on new Porsche 911

Porsche has fitted the latest version of its 911 model with Pirelli’s P Zero ultra-high-performance (UHP) tyres. Two different compounds of P Zero were specially developed for the new Porsche 911 Carrera which has its world premiere at the Frankfurt Motor Show this week in sizes 245/35 ZR20 front and 295/30 ZR20 rear.

16th September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Federal supports Zimbabwe Castrol 4×4 Jamboree

Federal fit its Couragia Mud Terrain tyres and branded livery to its sole sales distributer’s Jimmy Jeep in the recent Castrol 4×4 Jamboree in Zimbabwe. The event was held at the 4×4 Club site at Donnybrook, and “trail junky” Clarry Viljoen, sales manager from Taita Trading, ran the company’s Mud Terrain tyre to cope with tough conditions that varied between sand, dirt, hills and mud.

15th September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Marangoni introduces “new generation” BUS100 Ringtread

Marangoni Retreading Systems has introduced a “new generation” Ringtread design, available for retreading city bus and intercity coach tyres. The BUS100 is designed to improve overall efficiency by increasing mileage and reducing running costs, according to the manufacturer. The pattern features a wide footprint, increased by more than 5 per cent, and solid and sturdy shoulders to improve damage resistance when hitting kerbstones.

13th September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Blue – Nokian’s answer to northern summer motoring

A new addition has been made to Nokian Tyres’ Hakka summer tyre range. Called the Hakka Blue, this latest product from the Finnish tyre maker is designed with ‘northern’ roads in mind and thus is intended, in Nokian’s own words, to offer “the best possible traction and precise handling for challenging wet roads.” The Hakka Blue is aimed at high-powered cars and is produced in a total of 21 sizes in V and W speed ratings for 15 to 17-inch rim diameters. All dimensions offered will be XL marked. Retail sales of the new tyre will begin in spring 2012 in Nokian’s most important market areas: the Nordic countries, Russia, and Ukraine, as well as Kazakhstan and Belarus.

12th September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors