Tag Archives: Winter Tyres
Continental scoops winter tyre award
Continental’s new ContiWinterContact TS850 winter tyre has taken top spot in this year’s winter tyre test from the UK’s monthly motoring magazine, Evo. For its second year, the Evo winter tyre test celebrates the best of the best in the … Continue reading
Winter Tyres: Have Your Say
Well, a quick look at the met office website shows that the first cold spell of 2013 is abating. Although February’s gone by have shown us that it may not be long before we see snow again. However, for the … Continue reading
Gemballa opts for Vredestein winter tyres
Vredestein is to supply what it calls, the “ultimate winter tyre package” to German tuning specialist Gemballa. The new agreement ensures Vredestein supplies tyres which accommodate the levels of performance Gemballa vehicles are known for. The first tyre to be provided … Continue reading
Winter tyre award for Continental
Continental has won a coveted award from the UK’s no1 weekly selling car magazine, Auto Express. Its ContiWinterContact TS830P was named the ‘Best Winter Tyre’ in the title’s 2012 Product awards. The ‘Best Winter Tyre’ accolade comes as a direct … Continue reading
Falken launches new winter tyre
Falken has released details of its all-new Eurowinter HS449 winter tyre, ahead of its launch next month. Boasting 10 significant product improvements over the previous HS439, the new Falken incorporates tread, compound and construction changes to improve wet braking, stability … Continue reading
‘Best winter tyre’ award for Continental
Continental has received a top award from the UK’s No1 weekly-selling car magazine, Auto Express: the ContiWinterContact TS830P scooped ‘Best Winter Tyre’in the titles 2012 Product Awards. Covering multiple product categories such as car protection and maintenance, the Auto Express … Continue reading
New adaptive tyre threat to winter tyres
A German research group has unveiled a new revolutionary tyre which it claims can adapt itself to both weather and road conditions. According to the Leipzig University of Applied Sciences (HTWK Leipzig) research group, its “adaptive tyre” could spell the … Continue reading
GT Radial impresses in winter tyre test
As the UK weather continues to play games with us — one week it’s recordbreaking high temperatures, the next it’s seven inches of snow in exactly the same place — winter tyres remain on the radar. And with a view … Continue reading
Michelin sets “new benchmarks” for winter tyres
Michelin believes it has set new benchmarks for winter tyres with the launch of the latest version of its Pilot Alpin UHP and Latitude Alpin SUV winter rubber. With the tyres scheduled to start arriving in Spring, Michelin syas the … Continue reading
Winter tyres on the ski slopes with Bentley
If you’re still having doubts about the difference winter tyres gives you in snowy conditions, just have a look at this Bentley pulling a skier in Gstaad. Bentley’s Continental range carved a trail along Switzerland’s Alpine passes recently with a … Continue reading
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