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Many motorists will often put off tyre repairs to save on costs. But it is actually cheaper to replace worn or damaged tyres where necessary, rather than waiting to face a burst tyre and having to be towed off the motorway. As part of their Motorway Month campaign, the IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists) offers advice […]
Kumho is the exclusive tyre supplier for the hottest official MINI ever – the John Cooper Works GP! Each of these 218hp pocket rockets will be shod with Kumho’s road-legal, semi-slick ECSTA V70A tyres, in a new 215/40 ZR17 83W size especially developed in conjunction with BMW for fitment to the new MINI GP. The […]
During the really cold snap we had, you may have heard people discussing the merits of four wheel drive and the potential for an 4×4 to really shine in bad weather. However, do you know how it works or have the merits been advocated to you without an understanding of the technology? It’s not perhaps […]
It’s essential that you check your tyre pressures regularly and this especially applies to winter. If you’re getting near to the tread wear markers and you see cracking on a tyre, this is not a good sign. You might well notice some deformation too if the tyre is old. All this means you could well […]
Michelin is launching its new Primacy 3 car tyre, which will be available in the UK and Europe from February 2012. The tyre is set to open a whole new era in road safety. Compared with its four market-leading competitors, the Michelin Primacy 3 delivers the best grip when braking on dry or wet surfaces […]
Check out the video at the Michelin UK Motorsport site. Two C Class Merc Estates go for it, only one has standard fitment tyres and the other has Michelin’s Primacy Alpin winter tyres. The result? The car fitted with the winter tyres stopped in 7.01 metres compared to the summer tyre-shod car’s 9.75 metres: a […]
It is not just enough when you’re checking tyres simply to take a brief glimpse. Get your wheels over to the left and the right and take a good look for lumps, bumps, cracks, craters or wear markers. If they are level with the tyre tread, it is time to buy new rubber. Equally important […]
It’s amazing how differently your car can handle in wet versus dry conditions. The tread in your tyre suddenly has to work in order to provide a rubber to road connection that it didn’t have to do previously. And yet do you even consider this when the rain starts to pour down? I can certainly […]
In another of Car Articles ongoing commitment to engendering more knowledge amongst the car enthusiast around the web, here I consider run flat tyres. Around ten years ago a tyre was introduced that was designed to be able to continue to be driven on should a loss of tyre pressure occur. An example might be […]
In the second of articles looking at tyres this week, here’s a little quiz – just what sort of activity will wear tyres more quickly? It isn’t actually driving at high speeds on a motorway like a lot of people think. It’s another type of fast driving – driving aggressively or frenetically. When you’re cruising […]