Michelin Equips Nissan Elgrand Rider with the Primacy LC Fuel-Efficient Tire
Nissan Elgrand Rider from Autech will be equipped with luxurious Michelin Primacy LC tire that is known for its eco-friendly performance and low-noise operation. Autech is a Nissan department that deals with car update.
Bernard Delmas, head of Michelin Japan says that it is a great honor for the company to supply the tire for such a high-performance vehicle as Nissan Elgrand Rider. The Primacy LC tire is designed for those car owners that value acoustic comfort first and foremost.
Michelin Primacy LC is available on Japanese tire replacement market where it fits in the category of fuel-efficient tires.
Concerning their lux vehicle, Autech tells that their main goal was to find a balanced tire for it, the once that combines comfortable running with stable handling on the road. At the same time, noise level was taken into account.
Michelin Primacy LC tire shows exceptionally low rolling resistance, which helps significantly reduce the vehicle’s fuel consumption. At the same time, the tire’s braking distance was reduced by 2 per cent in comparison to its predecessor, which means safer handling.
The new Nissan Elgrand Rider is a remarkable vehicle with dynamic performance. It features enhanced suspension and braking system and takes 19-inch wheel disks.
Do You Use Fresh Tire?
An unusual myth got spread among car owners in the recent time – the tire must be produced this year, otherwise, its quality suffers. It seems that this opinion was formed by cunning sellers who strive to sell new tires and, hence, make more money. Or, the sellers are simple illiterate in the sphere they work in.
In reality, the average operational term of the tire makes up to ten years. So if the tire is stored in the proper way for 1 to 5 years, it can be called a new tire and features all the qualities of the newly-produced tire. The info is stated in NHTSA, ETRMA and ASTM American and European organizations while tire-makers themselves stick to this opinion as well.
Of course, the operational term of the tire depends on the conditions of its storage, and the temperature of the rooms it is stored in. The temperature is the most important factor. It is different for summer, all-season and winter tires.
There is no common opinion on the term of tire storage. What can be said for sure is that Dekra experts came to the fact the tire safety suffers after a seven-year term of its storage. Nevertheless, the customers must monitor the tire quality themselves and pay attention to mechanical damage and abrasion level.
Tire-Makers Claim Tire Abrasion Doesn’t Inflict Harm on Human Health
World-known tire-makers has carried out a series of tests to prove that micro-elements emerging from tire abrasion is safe for human health as well as for environment in general. Neither inhaling these elements from air nor their quantity in soil and water is dangerous for their level lies below toxicity line.
The so-called Tire Industry Project (TIP) gathered Bridgestone, Continental, Cooper, Goodyear, Hankook, Kumho, Michelin, Pirelli, Sumitomo, and Toyo automotive manufacturers to work under the idea of healthy environment. Its aim is to reveal and eliminate potential harmful influence of the materials used in tire production. The project runs under the auspices of the WBCSD while the TIP participants are in charge of 70 per cent of the world tire industry.
After the elements disposed into soil and water were tested the researchers dealt with air toxicity to find out that there’s no harm in inhaling tire abrasive elements. The results have also shown that tire wear doesn’t inflict harm on the environment for the concentration of micro-elements in soil and water is too low to become dangerous for human health.
The tests were carried out in the Seine river basin in France, in the Jodo basin in Japan as well as in Chipsake gulf in the USA.
The TIP participants are also looking forward to the use of nanotechnologies in tire production. It can partly solve ecological problems alongside with bringing benefit to end consumers. For instance, innovative nanomaterials can enhance modern passenger and truck vehicles’ fuel efficiency and hence reduce the amount of CO2 emissions into the atmosphere.
Moreover, the TIP community actively promotes new schemes of worn tire utilization and their recycling and further use.
Sebastian Vettel Wins Formula 1 Gran-Prix on Pirelli Tires
Sebastian Vettel from the Red Bull Racing crew has recently joined the club of outstanding racers that won the Formula 1 championship with Pirelli tires mounted on their vehicles. The German racer as well became the youngest two-time champion in F1 history and the ninth pilot to take the first price two seasons in succession.
During the grand-prix race in Japan the victory was taken by Jenson Button, the second place by Fernando Alonso while Sebastian Vettel came the third thus continuing his crew’s tradition for the season. It happens so that this year at least one of the Red Bull Racers is seen among the winners in each race.
The most important factor for the Japan race was tread wear, which is explained by a smooth track and high lateral loads. That’s why, the pilots who took three top places, had to stop in boxes for three times. The first three parts they drove with soft Pirelli P Zero Yellow tires (with yellow marking) while for the last and the longest one they used a stiffer P Zero White tire featuring better wear resistance.
During the second wave of pit stops Button overcame Vettel who stopped in the box on the 19th loop. Vettel was the first to change for a stiffer tire at the last pit-stop on the 33rd loop and made another 20 loops in it. Still, the second place was taken by Alonso, who came just 1.1 second earlier than Vettel.
Paul Hembery, Pirelli sports department manager, congratulated the pilots on the winning and said they are glad to know that their tires managed to endure extreme character of the race.
