Construction Equipment Journal Chooses Best Specialized Truck Tires
Posted on January 8, 2012
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Construction Equipment journal has made up the top 100 of best truck tire used in various branches of industry. The jury paid most attention to those tire-makers that conduct scientific research to equip their tires with innovative technologies. As a result, the best ones became the following four tires from three tire-makers:
Bridgestone DuraLoad sized 45/65-45 are designed for powerful loader trucks used in coal mining and open cast development. The tire features even load distribution over the footprint areas well as shows reduces heat buildup, which prolongs its mileage. The tire was unveiled in the second quarter of 2011.
Michelin XHA2 is made for use in open pits, on concrete plants, on construction grounds and so on. Its life span was prolonged by 9 per cent as compared to its predecessor, the Michelin XHA model. The tire features a thicker tread while its shoulders are equipped with guarding ribs, the tire itself being made from crack-resistant rubber. Moreover, the tire’s traction and its ability to cancel noise waves was improved.
The next comes the Michelin XDR2 tires featuring 20 per cent thicker tread in comparison to the previous model. Its undertread layer was also increased to minimize the risk of chipping and tearing. The new tread picture, in its turn, adds to the tire’s self-cleaning ability and damage-resistance.
At last, the radial Titan IT525 tire is designed for excavators and perform equally well on concrete and asphalt as well as on soft soil. The tire is equipped with reinforced shoulders, which guards it against damage.
Continental Continues Its Partnership with Audi Quattro Camp
Posted on January 4, 2012
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Since December 1, 2011 Audi has been conducting its new Quattro Experience program, in frames of which any one can test new all-wheel drive vehicles including Audi Q3 compact SUV, Audi A6 business sedan and a revised Audi A5 coup.
The cars are tested on unique tracks equipped with various obstacles like 30, 40 and 50-per cent slopes, lateral turns with the change of driving direction, asymmetrical irregularities, Ice Track surface and so on, which makes the customers learn reliable and safe Continental tires by their own experience. It is Continental ContilceContact tire that is used for the Quatto Camp tutorial.
The tire features enhanced traction and handling and reduces the vehicle’s braking distance thanks to differently-patterned outer and inner tread areas. The inner tread is cut with three-dimensional stepped grooves while the outer tread has the same grooves but with a wavy design. Moreover, an asymmetrical tread picture provides for even tread wear, which prolongs mileage.
The ConticleContact tire also benefits from Continental Brilliant Plus technology, which presupposes durable sipe mounting. As a result, the sipes excellently cut into ice and snow to ensure reliable grip during speeding up and braking as well as predicable handling in general. The sipes themselves feature maximum length of tractive facets.
This year Continental continues its partnership with Auto Quattro school and hopes that their collaboration will be as pleasant and fruitful as it was before and will contribute to driver and passenger safety on the road.
J.D.Power: Japanese Consumers are Ready to Pay More for Fuel-Efficient Tires
Posted on December 29, 2011
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J.D. Power has lately published the results of their research into consumer perception of the state of the Japanese Original Equipment tire market. The survey is carried out for the tenth time already and now it is mini car, compact passenger car and minivan drivers who were its target audience.
The tires were evaluated according to the following criteria: handling/ traction, comfort/ noise, durability/ safety and appearance.
One of the findings of the research concerns fuel-efficient tires. Nowadays more and more drivers tend to like fuel-efficient tires, which means that tire-makers’ efforts to enhance eco-friendliness of their products weren’t in vain.
Passenger car owners liked tires with low rolling resistance most as well as mini car and compact car owners are likely to decide for them. Moreover, about 30 per cent of drivers are ready to pay more for fuel-efficient tire.
Bridgestone holds the top place in mini car, compact car and minivan segments. Their tires appeared to be the best in four criteria while for a minivan category they are slightly weak in safety/ durability terms. Michelin tires are stable leaders for passenger cars.
The results were made on the base of a survey among 5,419 Japanese who own a new car from 7 to 18 month. The research was conducted in September 2011.
Goodyear AMT Air Maintenance Technology Hits the Top Ten of 2011 Innovations
Posted on December 27, 2011
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Goodyear Air Maintenance (AMT) technology worked out by the company for passenger as well as commercial vehicles in 2011 was highly appreciated by the automotive society and was called one of the most promising technologies for the nearest future.
“Car & Driver,” a competent American jounal, has included the AMT into the top ten of the year’s innovations together with Planar Energy storage batteries, wireless charging systems of electronic devices in concept Audi and Rolls-Royce vehicles and a lightweight suspension designed by a German ZF company.
The AMT technology is the technology of automatic tire inflation and constant air pressure maintenance. Although it is technically a bit difficult, the idea is quite simple and derives from the concept of tire development during running. Constant air pressure it the thing lots of drivers has been dreaming since the time vulcanization was invented.
Goodyear has already achieved certain results in this field. The technique of automatic tire inflation is likely to become a great technological breakthrough of the nearest future and car owners would never imagine driving without it.
The AMT is a completely stand-alone device that doesn’t need either additional electronics or a separate pump. There will be a tiny pump in the tire itself. The technology will automatically maintain necessary pressure inside the tire, which positively affects fuel efficiency and reduces CO2 emissions while prolonging the tire’ mileage and improving driver safety.
