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Michelin Is Tired of All the Car Concepts, Releases a Tire Concept
Michelin Is Tired of All the Car Concepts, Releases a Tire Concept

19 Jun 2017, 06:57 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The French manufacturer wants some hi-tech stuff for the things that connect the asphalt with the rest of the car, so it came up with the Vision concept tire

 
Dunlop Caters To The Needs Of Classic Car Owners With Sport Classic Tires
Dunlop Caters To The Needs Of Classic Car Owners With Sport Classic Tires

8 May 2017, 12:01 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Be it a Porsche 911 from the Swinging Sixties or a multimillion-dollar Ferrari 250, Dunlop has got you covered with the Sport Classic

 
Budget vs. Premium Tires: Here’s the Difference
Budget vs. Premium Tires: Here’s the Difference

28 Nov 2016, 18:55 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Acceleration, braking, cornering; all these things depend on the choice of tire, especially in tremendous conditions like the beginning of winter

 
Mercedes-Benz Patents System That Sprays Water On Tires To Keep Them Cool
Mercedes-Benz Patents System That Sprays Water On Tires To Keep Them Cool

29 Jun 2016, 17:48 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Daimler, the company that owns Mercedes-Benz, has filed a patent application for a system which cools tires using water spray. It also has a winter mode

 
Lightning Reflexes Allow Driver to Expertly Dodge Flying Truck Tire
Lightning Reflexes Allow Driver to Expertly Dodge Flying Truck Tire

8 Feb 2016, 15:22 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Had this driver been looking for that peanut that fell in the footwell or reaching for the water bottle in the back, he would have had one car less

 
Self-Healing Rubber Could Spell the End of Punctured Tires – Video
Self-Healing Rubber Could Spell the End of Punctured Tires – Video

25 Sep 2015, 15:24 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Few things will ruin a day faster than a flat tire. But what if you never had to break out that spare again? Take it from here, science!

 
The Seal Recycled Tires Speaker Will Cheer Your Petrolhead Desire for Good Music
The Seal Recycled Tires Speaker Will Cheer Your Petrolhead Desire for Good Music

2 Jun 2015, 15:01 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / They all tell you to leave you're life in a more sustainable way, to keep the environment safer. We're thinking this recycled tire turn into speaker should work

 
Quentin Tarantino’s "Hateful Eight" Shooting Makes Local Snow Tire Business Flourish
Quentin Tarantino’s "Hateful Eight" Shooting Makes Local Snow Tire Business Flourish

4 Mar 2015, 13:48 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Quentin Tarantino's latest movie is currently under development as the shooting crew has started working in January in Colorado

 
TireFlops Could Solve One of Auto Industry’s Biggest Waste Problems
TireFlops Could Solve One of Auto Industry’s Biggest Waste Problems

21 Jan 2015, 17:22 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / It’s estimated that around 1.5 billion new tires are produced annually, but that number is constantly growing. More than half of all used tires are simply burned for their fuel value, but that...

 
How to Prevent Premature Tire Wear
How to Prevent Premature Tire Wear

16 May 2014, 09:35 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The internal combustion car wouldn't have existed without the help of this simple invention, but have you ever wondered how much punishment a tire takes throughout its functional life span? ...

 
Old Tires Can Be Turned into Sneaker Soles
Old Tires Can Be Turned into Sneaker Soles

6 May 2014, 13:20 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Tires are probably the biggest automotive byproduct ever. You can recycle the rubber and use it to make other rubber-based products, but there's just so many out there that companies don't...

 
Tyre Repair Kit Use Explained by Vauxhall Cutie
Tyre Repair Kit Use Explained by Vauxhall Cutie

12 Nov 2013, 17:29 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Because spare tyres take so much space under the boot and affect fuel consumption because you're carrying around 20 lbs of dead weight, some cars are fitted with a repair kit instead. Vauxha...

 
Newly Developed Michelin Pilot Super Sport Tires Fitted to Porsche Carrera GT
Newly Developed Michelin Pilot Super Sport Tires Fitted to Porsche Carrera GT

17 Aug 2013, 13:51 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / You might be tempted to think the 918 Spider is the ultimate car ever developed by Porsche for the road, but to some degree the Carrera GT which dates back almost a decade back is just as amazing. ...

 
Continental Rethinks 2009 Strategy
Continental Rethinks 2009 Strategy

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even though car makers were massively affected by the global economic crisis, an indirect consequence is that various suppliers also experience difficult times, with lowered demand and reduced inter...

 
How to Prepare Your Car for Winter
How to Prepare Your Car for Winter

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Since winter is quickly approaching in most 4-season countries, drivers from all around the globe start looking for information on how to get their cars ready for the cold season. “How should ...

 
Goodyear Solve Indy Tire Problem
Goodyear Solve Indy Tire Problem

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Goodyear is close to restoring their reputation inside the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series after their rather disappointing performance at the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard in late July. The race on the In...

 
How to Protect Your Tires
How to Protect Your Tires

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / They are subjected to impressive amounts of wear and tear, yet when was the last time you actually thought about inspecting your tires? That's right, those rubber thingies your car rolls on nee...

 
Ford Under Gov's Investigation Due to Faulty Tire Valves
Ford Under Gov's Investigation Due to Faulty Tire Valves

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / More than 1 million Ford vehicles were equipped with faulty tire valves made by a Chinese company, msnbc reported today. The government is already investigating the case after 37 complaints were sen...

 
Bridgestone Moves Synthetic Rubber Production to China
Bridgestone Moves Synthetic Rubber Production to China

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Bridgestone recently announced the opening of a new production facility in Huizhou, Guangdong Province, China that will be exclusively addressed to styrene-butadiene rubber, often referred to as SBR...

 
Tips to Clean Tires and Rims
Tips to Clean Tires and Rims

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Tires are indubitably some of the most important parts of your car and even if it may sound like piece of cake, cleaning tires and rims could prove to be quite a difficult task because it's som...