tyres
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The Gorgeous White Hell Where They Test Winter Tyres
Spanning over more than 1700 acres, the Ivalo Testing Center, or as they call it, “White Hell”, is the place where Finland’s snow tyre maker, Nokian Tyres, tests their winter tyres in extreme conditions, using over 20 different snowy or icy test tracks, including the world largest indoor ice rink.
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Bridgestone’s Futuristic Airless Tyres Are Almost Ready For Your Car
Bridgestone continues to taunt us with its wonderful airless tyres that promise enhanced durability, minimal maintenance, and the ability to never go flat. Previously, the tyremaker was only demonstrating smaller versions of the wheel designed for golf carts and the like, but at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show it’s finally revealed a larger version bringing…
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Brilliant Auto-Inflating Tyres Pump Themselves Up As They Roll
There’s a long list of reasons why you should keep your vehicle’s tyres properly inflated — from better mileage to safer handling. Goodyear has made this motorist’s chore extra easy with its new Air Maintenance Technology system, which automatically keeps a tyre at the proper PSI using a self-contained passive pump.
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Bridgestone’s Airless Tyres Look Better In Motion
Not only do the curved resin spokes of Bridgestone’s new Air-Free tyres mean you may never have to change a flat again, they also serve as rolling eye candy, and the sleekest upgrade to tyres since white walls.