Tyres Archive

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“The Right Tyre Changes Everything” – MICHELIN’s First Global Advertising Campaign

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On October 7, 2009, MICHELIN launched its first global advertising campaign. The new campaign’s slogan – “The right tire changes everything” – is intended to illustrate the competitive advantages of MICHELIN tires in media outlets around the world.

In response to today’s increasingly competitive business environment, MICHELIN has decided to launch an unconventional global campaign to explain to consumers the benefits of using its tires. Read the rest of this entry »

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806hp Koenigsegg CCR Evolution At The Dragstrip

The guys over at Sportbilen attended the 2009 Action Meet racing event this past weekend and had the chance to film the only Swedish registered Koenigsegg CCR Evolution during the quarter mile run. From what we gathered, this CCR had been upgraded with the newer CCX’s 4.7-liter supercharged V8 engine (hence the Evolution nametag) and the car is now producing a mighty 806hp at 7,000rpm and a peak torque of 920Nm (693ft-lb) at 5500rpm.

On it’s first run, the CCR Evolution clocked a 12.02-second quarter-mile run and a top speed of 213.64km/h while the second run clocked a time of 11.43 seconds (top speed wasn’t recorded). For the record, the CCR Evolution was fitted with normal sport tyres hence the massive tyre spin during launch as the tyres stuggle to put all down all that power. The Koenigsegg does sound utterly amazing though. Read the rest of this entry »

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The Worlds Biggest Production Tyre – The 63 Inch Titan

9726_310708112251This is hardcore tyre building taken to extremes, can you even imagine how big a 63 inch tyre is? Judging from the pictures, it’s size is beyond our comprehension. It’s built by the Titan Tyre who specialize in wheels, tyres and assemblies for off-highway equipment used in agricultural, earthmoving/construction and consumer (including all terrain vehicles) applications. Read the rest of this entry »

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Bridgestone Turanza AR10 Test Drive

bridgestone-turanza-ar10-test-73_600Bridgestone recently invited us to their Thailand proving ground that is situated about an hour out of Bangkok in a place called Nong Khae. Read the rest of this entry »

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