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Who invented the winter tyre?
17 Dec 2024
When seeking out the company which first marketed a tyre intended for winter conditions, it makes sense to start your search in a region that’s no stranger to snow and ice. Finland fits the bill nicely, and Nokian Tyres has long occupied the superlative first place in the winter tyre world with its Kelirengas – literally ‘weather tyre’. But was it really first?
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Test win for Continental, price-performance recommendation for Maxxis
4 May 2020
Auto Zeitung’s 2020 summer tyre test is one of the largest the motoring magazine has ever published. It looked at 20 brands of size 225/50 R17 94/98 W/Y tyres in an evaluation that covers premium to budget. The cheapest of the tyres on test can be had for around 230 euros (£200) a set; the most expensive cost more than twice as much.
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Goodyear’s new Vector 4Seasons Gen-3 all-season tyre
1 May 2020
Goodyear has officially launched the Vector 4Seasons Gen-3 after hinting about it in February 2020. Goodyear claims it has achieved an industry first with the new tyre, having developed an all-season product with both the Three-Peak Mountain Snowflake (3PMSF) sidewall marking and an A-rated fuel efficiency on the EU tyre label.
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Race or make a tyre with Nankang mobile apps
29 Apr 2020
Nankang Tyre has launched two new free apps on Google Play and the App Store, giving users the chance to race or make the Taiwan manufacturer’s tyres. Tyre Run offers users the chance to use five different tyre patterns to complete various tasks, while Tyre Maker presents an interactive tyre manufacturing process.
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Continental tops Down Under tyre test
29 Apr 2020
News from Australia. Continental has picked up another tyre test win, with its PremiumContact 6 named victor in Wheels magazine’s ten-tyre comparative evaluation.
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A tyre for every destination – test of 8 all-season campervan tyres
27 Apr 2020
All-season tyres offer safety in a wide range of weather conditions and have gained a lot of traction within the passenger car segment. But what about campervans - is all-season a good choice of tyre for those hoping to squeeze in a belated post-lockdown holiday? Auto Bild Reisemobil fitted eight sets of all-season campervan tyres to a VW Crafter and put them through their paces.
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Degrees of performance – sport auto tests 10 tyres
22 Apr 2020
Hot hatches don’t really get much more sizzling at the moment than the Mercedes-AMG A 45 S, whose turbocharged four-cylinder engine produces a hearty 416bhp. As usual, four rubbery rings take on responsibility for transferring all this power to the road - but what’s the best tyre for this job? That depends upon the sort of driving you have planned.
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