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Chris Harris demonstrates opposite lock.

Chris Harris Drives The Mercedes C63 AMG On Space Saver Tires

Tires are often one of the most neglected components on a vehicle, since they tend to be trouble-free until they suddenly aren’t. In fact, most drivers ignore their tires completely, until they hear the telltale thump-thump-thump of a flat tire. If you know your way around a car, you’ll...

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Bentley cold climate accessories range

Bentley Launches Cold Climate Accessories Just In Time For Winter

Last winter Bentley set a world land speed record for driving on ice with its Continental Supersports managing to reach a top speed of 205.48 mph on the hazardous frozen... November 28, 2011 by 


 
ProContour tire tread scanner

Tire Tread Scanners The Next Wave Of Traffic Enforcement Tech?

Officials in the UK are currently investigating the benefits of new tire tread scanners built into the road and designed to detect illegal tread depths as vehicles pass over... September 30, 2011 by  4


 
ContiEcoContact 5 low resistance tire

Low Resistance, Good Wet Weather Grip From Continental Tire

Tires: Round and black. That's all there is to it, right? Wrong. It goes without saying that as the sole contact patch between car and road, your tires are incredibly... June 1, 2011 by 


 
Monster Fiesta Rally Car

Ford Donates Fiesta Movement Cars To Rally School Program

 Before being available to purchase, Ford loaned out 100 Fiestas for the public to try out and talk about on social media. Now the Fiesta can be ordered from your local Ford... July 19, 2010 by 


 
2011 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Carbon Limited Edition

Corvette Z06’s Z07 Package is Carbon Limited Edition Lite

 The Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Carbon Limited Edition was built to celebrate 50 years in motorsports. The standard Z06 will get treated to carbon-fiber goodness as well as ZR1... May 4, 2010 by 


 
Pirelli P-Zero Super Trofeo tire

Pirelli, Schrader Team Up For Computerized 'Cyber Tire'

The idea of an intelligent tire that can read its own tread depth, temperature, contact patch shape, and more has been in the works for over a year now at Pirelli, but having... May 3, 2010 by  1


 
Continental ContiSportContact 5P tires

Continental Launches New ContiSportContact 5P Performance Tire

The ContiSportContact 5P is the latest generation high-performance tire from Continental and has been designed for optimal performance in both dry and wet conditions. To... April 6, 2010 by 


 
Michelin Pilot Sport 3

Michelin Pilot Sport 3 Tires Coming To A Supercar Near You

Michelin has launched the new Pilot Sport 3 to replace part of its Pilot Exalto and Pilot Sport 2 ranges, the latter being the tire of choice for the Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1... February 15, 2010 by  4


 
The entire F1 grid rides on Bridgestone tires

Bridgestone scraps 'tire gap' policy for remainder of 2009 F1 season

Bridgestone has scrapped its policy of leaving a gap between the two types of tire compounds supplied to formula one teams in 2009. At the remaining rounds of the season... July 2, 2009 by  1


 
Pirelli Cyber Tire

Pirelli joins forces with Magneti Marelli and Brembo on new "Cyber Tire"

Three famous Italian automotive firms have joined forces to bring a new “Cyber Tire” to the market. While tire pressure monitoring systems have become commonplace... January 30, 2009 by 


 
Kumho Ecsta SPT KU31

Kumho launches world's first 15-series low-profile tire

The race for ever shorter sidewalls and ever wider contact patches is nearing the limits of what is possible with Kumho's debut of a tire with a sidewall height aspect ratio... November 4, 2008 by 


 
Vivid Racing GT-R

14 R35 Nissan GT-Rs on the SEMA show floor

American carmakers are putting a heavy emphasis on the 2008 SEMA show starting in Las Vegas today. Bringing a dozen or more cars and trucks of varying types, companies such... November 4, 2008 by  1


 
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Toyo Tires bringing custom Nissan GT-R to SEMA

Over-the-top customization is the hallmark of the SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show, held in Las Vegas every year. In just about a month's time, Toyo Tires... September 30, 2008 by 


 
 
 

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