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Which Winter Tires are the Best?
The winter season is underway, and many drivers still aren’t sure which tires are right for them. Fortunately, Consumer Reports has gone and tested just about every winter-tire available, and have ranked them from best to worst.
Drivers Not Prepared for Winter Weather: Survey
This winter season, are you worried about the driving habits of other drivers, or the weather affecting your car’s driving characteristics?
How to Drive on Snow and Ice: Winter Driving Safety Tips
Snow and ice on the road can make for a slippery drive home, and the snowflakes falling from the sky can limit your visibility, so it’s no wonder that there’s a definite increase in insurance claims once winter starts.
Yokohama Tire Giving Away 2012 LA Auto Show Tickets
Yokohama Tire is giving away over 400 tickets to the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show through a promotion on its Facebook page.
Why You Need Winter Tires
With the temperatures dropping and snow falling, winter tires can’t be ignored as an important part of staying safe in slippery conditions.
Toyo Tires Takes on Mayan Doomsday in New Contest
Toyo Tires won’t just be showing off four customized rides and its collection of products at the 2012 SEMA Show, a custom two-door 4×4 vehicle will also be on display in Las Vegas – a giveaway vehicle that is part of the tire maker’s newest promotion.
How Low Rolling Resistance Tires Work: Michelin Explains – Video
Tires can make a world of difference on how efficient your vehicle is. But many car owners don’t exactly understand why or how, and undoubtedly tire shops won’t take the time to educate you; they’ll just sell you whatever they have in stock and can make the most profit on.
Best All Season, Winter Tires List Released by Consumer Reports
As the seasons begin to change and the temperatures drop, many motorists will be on the hunt for winter tires, or even just a set of new all-seasons. Well in advance of the snow, Consumer Reports has released a list of the best new all-season and winter tires to meet different traction needs with both…
Toyo Proxes RR DOT Competition Tire Announced
Joining Toyo Tires’ extensive lineup of high-performance rubber is its newest Proxes RR DOT competition tire, designed for optimal dry track performance.
Burn Rubber on the Red Carpet with Pirelli PZERO Shoes
Can tires be sexy? Hell, yeah – and Pirelli proves it with the PZERO line of sexy shoes.
Goodyear Goes Gymkhana in New ‘Control Freak’ Ad – Video
When it came to launching its newest tire, the Eagle F1 Asymmetric All-Season, Goodyear decided to think outside the box in order to prove just how well this tire performed.
Driver’s Ed: Learning Fundamentals Without Fluff in an Open Wheel Race Car
Modern traction control and braking systems have their roots in motorsports, but now make even the most mundane commuter car an easier and safer driving experience.
Run Flat Tires: Why You Should, or Shouldn’t, Buy Them
Maybe you’ve been in this situation: stuck on the side of a road, a punctured tire needing to be changed out for the spare one in the trunk. You have a pair of options, do you choose to change the tire yourself, or do you call for roadside assistance. Both options can take a while…
The All Season High Performance Tire: Myth or Reality?
The Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric All Season is a mouthful. Mind you, when it comes to high performance tires, this one’s key rivals, the Bridgestone Potenza RE960/970 and Michelin Pilot Sport A/S Plus, don’t exactly roll off the tongue either. Names aside, Goodyear’s latest addition to the Eagle F1 range is designed to maintain high…
Tire Sidewalls Explained in Video by Yokohama
Tires might not seem that complicated. But when it comes to buying a new set, there’s a lot to consider: width, sidewall height and load carrying capacity and more.
German Scientists Working on True All Weather Tire
Tires are an integral part of our vehicles, but people living in snowy climates know how annoying it can be to swap between a set of winter and summer tires. Those woes could be over if a new product proves to be road-worthy.
Ferrari F12 Berlinetta Gets Michelin Super Sport Pilot Tires Standard
Five times stronger than equivalent steel belts, yet considerable lighter, it enables the Super Sport Pilot to deliver superior stability at high speeds.
Best Tires to Buy List Released by Consumer Reports
Tires can make a huge difference in your car’s handling and safety. Additionally, with the right rubber, you can enjoy a more comfortable driving experience and even save money. The right tires depends a lot on how you drive, and in what weather conditions. To help you pick, Consumer Reports has released a list of…
Goodyear Recalls 40,915 Tires
Goodyear announced today that 40,915 tires are now on recall, thanks to the possibility of tread separation that can lead to full tire failure. Remind you of anything? Cough… Firestone…. Certain Wrangler Silent Armor tires manufactured from March 31 through May 31, 2009 fall under the recall. Under certain severe conditions the tires may experience tread seperation, compomising…
Bridgestone Custom Colored Tires Announced
Bridgestone announced a development in tire printing technology last month that allows new stylistic possibilities. White-wall tires and white lettering harken back to cars with cranks, though neither the tires nor the cars are common today. Bridgestone wanted to change that by finding a solution for bright designs printed onto the sidewall of tires that…
Win A Set Of Tires Or A Dodge Durango In The Toyo Tires Sweepstakes
Is it time to pick up a new set of tires for your vehicle? Wouldn’t you rather win a set than have to buy four new tires? Here’s your chance – Toyo Tires is giving away a set of tires every week for the next 17 weeks, as well as the grand prize of a…
Yokohama Tire Corporation Opens Ride And Drive Event To Consumers
Experiential ride and drive training programs offered by the Yokohama Tire Corporation have been an annual event for dealers, but now the company is thinking about opening up these events to the general public. Recently, the California-based tire manufacturer invited a group of local car club enthusiasts to one of its special ride and drive…
Goodyear Self-Inflating Tires Could Mean Never Checking Your Tire Pressure Again
Goodyear is working on an entirely new innovation that could do away with having to ever manually add air to under-inflated tires. The new tires use a what is being called Air Maintenance Technology (AMT), with a miniaturized pump fully contained within the tire that keeps it inflated at the optimum pressure. This also means…
Kelleners Sport 410-hp BMW 1M
If you thought the BMW 1M was fast you haven’t seen anything yet. Germany’s Kelleners Sport has dubbed their high performance 1M, the KS1-S. The German company boosted the power from the stock 340-hp to 410-hp achieving this by lowering the weight to power ratio and improving air flow, and adding choice modifications like an…
