Photo: Michelin
Michelin today announced that their fastest series-production tire, the Pilot Super Sport, is fitted to Ferrari’s most powerful production car ever, the F12 Berlinetta.
Ferrari has chosen Michelin as one of the official tire provides for the car, after their successful collaboration on the FF and the 599 GTO.
Those are pretty amazing cars in their own right, but the new GT supercar is a completely different monster, able to develop 740 horsepower.
For the belt of the tire, Michelin used their Twaron technology, which makes it strong and light, much more so than if steel was used.
“Derived from the technologies developed and used in endurance racing, this innovation uses different rubber compounds on the left and right sides of the tread. On the outside, a unique elastomer specifically developed for racing tyres ensures exceptional endurance. On the inside, a latest-generation, high-grip elastomer enables the tyre (on wet surfaces) to break through the water’s surface and adhere to the road,” Michelin says.
Those are pretty amazing cars in their own right, but the new GT supercar is a completely different monster, able to develop 740 horsepower.
For the belt of the tire, Michelin used their Twaron technology, which makes it strong and light, much more so than if steel was used.
“Derived from the technologies developed and used in endurance racing, this innovation uses different rubber compounds on the left and right sides of the tread. On the outside, a unique elastomer specifically developed for racing tyres ensures exceptional endurance. On the inside, a latest-generation, high-grip elastomer enables the tyre (on wet surfaces) to break through the water’s surface and adhere to the road,” Michelin says.
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