Tyre News

As we’ve seen with passenger vehicle design, a range of factors coming together have led to most tyres looking more or less the same these days. And while dipping our lids to progress, we miss being able to instantly recognise a brand by its tread pattern. Auto Bild Sportscars also remembers fondly the diversity that has been swept aside by a “yawning boredom in the uniformity of unimaginatively cut longitudinal groove patterns.” But the existence of an army of round, rubbery clones doesn’t mean all tyres offer the same levels of performance or safety.

A wise choice when selecting 4x4 and SUV tyres is a tyre that can handle tougher conditions than you’ll actually encounter. To give tyre buyers a better idea of what their potential purchase is up for, as well as what it isn’t, Auto Bild Allrad examines both on and off-road strengths in its 2024 summer tyre test. The publication looked at 11 brands in size 235/55R19, and although none of the candidates achieved top marks on every type of surface, two tyres offer an “all-round, no worries package on and off the road.”

High-performance vehicles demand expert engineering and meticulous care to maintain superior capabilities and aesthetics. Integral to this care are two often overlooked components: tyres and car covers.

Yokohama Rubber is supplying approved original equipment Yokohama Advan Sport V107 tyres for the BMW X7 and the plug-in hybrid BMW XM. For these SUVs, Yokohama Rubber offers three size combinations: HL275/35R23 108Y (front) and HL315/30R23 111Y (rear) for both the BMW X7 and BMW XM, as well as 275/45R21 110Y (front) and 315/40R21 115Y (rear), and 275/40R22 107Y (front) and 315/35R22 111Y (rear) specifically for the BMW XM.

Yokohama Europe previewed its latest 4x4 tyre, the Geolandar A/T4, alongside the Geolandar CV S4 all-season SUV tyre in the snow of the Swedish Arctic at the start of March. The event also showcased the rest of the company’s western European and Nordic friction winter tyre range and gave an update on the European business’s strong growth and continued plans for a European tyre manufacturing facility.

Electric vehicles have refined people’s perceptions about how vehicles consume fuel. People are now considering electric vehicles as a better option to save costs on fuel. According to IEA (International Energy Agency), Electric Vehicle sales have skyrocketed from 1 million to 10 million in a period of 5 years from 2017 to 2022.