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The Pirelli P Zero Trofeo RS will be sold alongside the Trofeo R to automakers and on the aftermarket.
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New Pirelli tire automatically adjusts to temperature, driving conditions
Pirelli's latest summer tire is designed to offer optimal performance in a wider set of conditions.
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Pirelli makes it easier to understand F1 tire choices
Come the 2019 Formula One season, Pirelli will make it simpler to understand the types of tires used during Grand Prix weekends. The tire company announced last week it will move to a new three-color system. The colors will still represent hard, medium and soft tire choices but each color will now...
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Pirelli Design apes F1 tire for new Bluetooth speaker
Pirelii Design has the perfect item for those that fall in the middle of a Venn diagram comprised of motorsport fans and audiophiles. It's a new Bluetooth speaker created through a partnership with Italian audio company IXOOST, and the design is modeled after the tires used on Formula 1 race cars...
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Pirelli created a new tire just for the Ferrari 250 GTO
The Ferrari 250 GTO is the most expensive car in the world. On the auction block, a 250 GTO will easily see bidders waging war with the sale price climbing toward $40 million. A 250 GTO even traded hands privately for the amazing sum of $52 million. Despite the insane values placed on these cars...
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Pirelli Cyber Car tire will soon talk to your car
While Goodyear envisions a future tire that cleans as it rolls, Pirelli's latest tire is set to arrive this year. It's called Cyber Car and it's a tire that connects the rubber with the car and provides loads of information and data. With the latest Pirelli innovation, the tire can relay...
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BMW announced on Tuesday it had smashed the record for the longest-sustained drift of 232.5 miles with the 2018 M5, but a tailored set of rubber helped get the job done with BMW driving instructor Johan Schwartz behind the wheel. The new M5 runs a set of specially engineered Pirelli P Zero 20-inch tires. The M5's 600 horsepower routes through the car's new xDrive all-wheel-drive system and to all four wheels wrapped in 275/35 tires at the front and 285/35 tires at the rear. BMW and Pirelli worked together to develop the special Y-rated (in excess of 186 mph) tires with the latest P Zero...
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Pirelli releases reborn and modernized tires for 1950s to 1970s European sports cars
Tires, though often overlooked, can make or break a car. Much of a car's character can be found in the patches of rubber that we sometimes take for granted. It's why selecting tires for vintage sports cars can be so painstakingly difficult, and sometimes nearly impossible. Pirelli aims to ease that...
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Infiniti's Q60 Project Black S will wear special-made Pirelli tires
Sitting at each corner of a production-bound Infiniti Q60 Black S will be Pirelli rubber. Both Infiniti and Pirelli used the previous weekend's 2017 Formula One Canadian Grand Prix as a stage to announce the new partnership. If you'll recall, the Project Black S began life as a pretty wild concept...
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Pirelli develops rubber-infused skis
Pirelli seems to be keen on finding ways to not only re-imagine what its tires are capable of, but where it can infuse its technology outside of the car world. Hot on the heels of Pirelli’s colored, talking tires, the tire manufacturer has decided to try its hand at tackling the slopes with a...
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Pirelli pushes tire line upmarket
Pirelli hasn't forgotten about the tires that average Americans put on average cars, but the Italian company known for its racy calendars as much as its tires has mostly passed up Toyotas and Fords in favor of shooting for the stars. In the last few years, Pirelli has pushed its share of the tire...
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Pirelli Sold To State-Owned ChemChina, Pininfarina May Go To Mahindra
Pirelli will be sold to state-owned China National Chemical Corp (ChemChina) after shareholders for the Italian tire manufacturer agreed to the deal, estimated to be worth 7.3 billion euros (approximately $8 billion). Pirelli is the fifth largest tire manufacturer in the world and is known for its...
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Lamborghini is celebrating its partnership with tire manufacturer Pirelli with the release of a special edition Aventador. The two Italian firms have worked together since the launch of the first Lamborghinis back in the early 1960s, with virtually every raging bull since then leaving the factory in Sant'Agata Bolognese wearing Pirelli shoes. The new Aventador LP 700-4 Pirelli Edition celebrating that partnership will be built in limited numbers, with customers offered the choice of the coupe or roadster bodystyle. The exterior sports a two-tone color scheme in two options. The first is matte...
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Pirelli Demonstrates The Benefits Of 18-Inch F1 Tires: Video
If the sport and the teams agree to it, one aspect of Formula One could change significantly in the coming years: Its tires. At the recent F1 test at Silverstone, Pirelli, along with Lotus, tested a new 18-inch wheel and low-profile tire combination that could make developments in F1 much more...
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2014 Pirelli Calendar Rolls Back To 1986
Pirelli may be best known for the round, black things you put on your car, but the brand is also well-known for its annual Pirelli Calendar series. Now in its 50th year, the 2014 Pirelli Calendar has gone a slightly different direction--by resurrecting an unused set of photographs from 1986. The...
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Pirelli Creates Run-Silent Tires For High-End Audis
Pirelli, the producer of world-championship-winning tires and world-class calendars, has announced that its latest innovation aims to quiet things down a bit. The Italian tire manufacturer has created a tire that it says reduces cabin noise by up to 50 percent compared to standard tires. These...
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FIA Reprimands Mercedes, Pirelli For Unauthorized F1 Tire Test
At this year’s Canadian Grand Prix it was revealed the FIA was investigating whether a Pirelli tire test in May was done using one of Mercedes AMG's 2013 Formula One cars, an illegal action due to rules banning in-season tire tests of current-spec cars. Last Friday, the FIA finally determined...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Pirelli Develops Bespoke Tires For The LaFerrari
Tires may be the most overlooked performance component on (most) modern automobiles. The tires delivered on mainstream cars are generally optimized for wear, fuel efficiency and ride comfort, not for grip or performance in extreme conditions. Enter the world of hypercars, however, and the design...
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You may not know the name Steve McCurry, but one thing is absolutely certain: you’ve seen his photographs, which include the iconic image called “Afghan Girl” that graced the cover of the June 1985 issue of National Geographic magazine. McCurry is perhaps best known for his photographic work in war zones, which makes him something of an unconventional choice to shoot a calendar typically associated with artistic nudes. If that’s what you’re expecting from Pirelli in 2013, you’ll likely be disappointed. On the other hand, if you’re looking for a...