Tyre News

WhatTyre has become a partner of TyreSafe. The consumer website is dedicated to helping drivers make informed decisions about tyre maintenance and replacement, so partnering with the leading UK organisation to extend its messages is a natural fit. As a sister publication to Tyres and Accessories and TyrePress, WhatTyre is uniquely positioned to reach a broad coalition of road users and the tyre suppliers that help them get from A to B. The reciprocal partnership will help ensure that crucial tyre safety information is disseminated effectively across the UK.

Hankook will launch the fourth generation in its Ventus evo range of ultra-high performance tyres early in 2025. The new tyre, simply called the Hankook Ventus evo, increases longevity 32% over predecessor while also improving wet and dry grip for changeable weather, making it an interesting tyre for UK drivers. Hankook said the tyre has used Artificial Intelligence to enhance its compound mixing process to “overcome traditional trade-offs”. The new product line, which carries the product number K137, combines outstanding wet grip with impressively low rolling resistance and high mileage.

With the new Petlas Peaklander A/T, Petlas Tire Corporation has launched an all-terrain tyre that it designed to “deliver balanced performance on and off the road” as well as “exceptional durability, comfort, and safety for drivers who demand versatility in every journey.” Peaklander A/T is available in three sizes, LT265/70 R16, LT265/70 R17, and LT265/60 R18.

Essential to all sports, adrenaline helps athletes to push themselves to new limits. This reaches a truly intense level in F1, amplified by a combination of extreme speed, ever-present risk and fierce competition. Adrenaline works on a physiological level and for a racing driver it helps them face the challenges on every lap, in every corner and during every overtaking move. It can also fuel the motivation of those who have maybe moved on from sitting in the cockpit or on the pitwall and now steer a Formula 1 team, chasing the same goal as the drivers, namely winning. This is why Pirelli, the exclusive tyre supplier to Formula 1, has made Adrenaline the focus of its latest Box Box Box vodcast, in which host Tom Clarkson talks to leading F1 personalities, Christian Horner, Laurent Mekies, and Nico Hulkenberg on the topic.

Tyres are now featured within the ‘Safer Lives, Stronger Nation: The National Accident Prevention Strategy (NAPS) Report’. The report brings critical attention to vehicle defects as an overlooked cause of road collisions. Drivers already have a legal requirement to ensure the roadworthiness of their tyres. However, the large and increasing number of illegal tyres on the roads and MOT failures due to defective tyres suggests that too many do not give them adequate attention. Road safety organisation TyreSafe has called for greater recognition that defective tyres require more attention, and hails their inclusion in the report as a "pivotal change" in national road safety strategy.

Since 2019, Pirelli tyres have contributed to numerous lap records at the Nürburgring Nordschleife, with vehicles ranging from electric supercars to SUVs and compact hatchbacks utilising Pirelli’s high-performance tyre range to achieve record-breaking times. Across these varied categories, Pirelli’s P Zero range has been instrumental in setting competitive lap times at this demanding circuit.