Tag: tires

24 DEC

A Michelin tire expert explains why winter tires are worth the extra cost

Reuters/Dominick Reuter We asked a tire expert at Michelin why winter tires are worth the investment. Winter tires are specially designed to deal with snow, slush, ice, and low temperatures. A good set can cost more than $ 500, before installation. Winter has officially arrived, with the solstice on December 21. In much of the […]

14 MAR

2019 GMC Sierra 1500 All Terrain spied with raised suspension, off-road tires

The 2019 GMC Sierra is here, though we’ve only seen the two top-tier trims, SLT and Denali. As past spy shots show, the Chevy Silverado’s corporate sibling has more on the way. We now have a new batch of images showing what looks like the new All Terrain package, sort of a GMC equivalent to […]

25 NOV

Turkmen drift: President filmed burning tires at racetrack in Turkmenistan (VIDEO)

Published time: 25 Nov, 2017 01:41 Edited time: 25 Nov, 2017 01:42 The long-serving Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov apparently decided to add extreme driving to his already long list of his talents. The Central Asian country’s leader was filmed drifting a BMW M3 on a racetrack. A video published by a local Turkmen news agency […]

24 NOV

“All-Weather” Tires Explained: Merging All-Seasons and Winter Tires

– If you live somewhere north of the Mason-Dixon line, cold weather is an annual reality. And in places like our home state of Michigan, the beginning of fall often means thinking about getting one’s car (or in our case, our long-term test fleet) ready for snow, i.e., new winter tires. But not everyone switches to dedicated winter rubber in the cold months, instead relying on […]

22 NOV

Our Long-Term Corvette Grand Sport Hits 10K: So Far, Mostly a Wheels and Tires Thing

– WHAT WE LIKE: The Grand Sport’s everyday usability and the glorious power of its LT1 V-8 continue to impress. Driving it back to back with far pricier choices in the high-performance sports-car realm reveals that the chassis in General Motors’ marquee sports car delivers better isolation while maintaining a lustworthy suppleness in its steering […]

04 NOV

Toyota is eyeing airless tires for its future electric cars

High Gear Media Toyota’s conceptual airless tires consist of a band of rubber around a plastic-aluminum hub. The company says it’s testing them on kei cars and golf carts in Japan.    Many companies have shown airless tire concepts—Polaris is the only company to actually commercialize them—but the technology is yet to reach any sort of mass […]

18 OCT

Power tires of Suns’ jibes in China

PORT Adelaide chief executive Keith Thomas is ignoring the latest jabs from Gold Coast chairman Tony Cochrane on the jumper saga from the AFL clubs’ Shanghai adventure, labelling the farce as “quite insignificant”. Thomas told The Advertiser from Shanghai – where the Power is stepping up preparation for the 2018 AFL game in China and […]

13 OCT

2017 Honda Civic Si Sedan Tested—On the Standard All-Season Tires

– What’s round, black, and costs just $ 50 when added to the 2017 Honda Civic Si? A Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 summer performance tire. Multiply that item by four and you arrive at the optional $ 200 set of performance shoes that replace the Si’s standard-fitment Goodyear Eagle Sport all-season rubber. Honda charges […]