Motoring Weekly is based in Sydney and as such has no need for this type of tyre on its vehicles! What are winter tyres and how do they differ from summer tyres? For many people in the northern hemisphere, changing tyres is a biannual process - switching tyres to suit the prevailing weather conditions, indeed if anyone in the southern climates of Australia were to go skiing … [Read more...]
Michelin Concept Tyre
This is an interesting idea, one that might not get into production however it could lead researchers in a direction that creates a new product that is safe and easy to manufacture. Michelin has developed an airless tyre that is 3D printed rather than moulded using several materials for structure and life. The name of this project is “the Visionary Concept” and the idea was … [Read more...]
Goodyear’s Concept KERS Tyre
Goodyear is developing a KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery System) tyre for cars and motorcycles. The concept is simple - take the heat generated by the tyre as it is rolling down the road and convert it to energy. They have also figured out a way to capture the energy when a tyre deforms under load. The tyre company has mixed piezoelectric material into the compound and they also … [Read more...]
The Pirelli Connesso System
I recently wrote about Tyre Pressure Management Systems and discussed the fact that I was running an aftermarket system which I found to get in the way during track days. In December, I swapped the system from my track car to my main road car - being an app based system with sensors mounted on the valve stems meant this was very easy to do! I read an article in Evo Magazine … [Read more...]
Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems
I have been using an aftermarket Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) on one of my cars. There have been times when I feel that one of the tyres feels a little flat and I bought the system to help me see what was going on. Tyres can be affected by many things - the age and usage are obvious ones, however road conditions and the number of potholes and bumps that the tyre … [Read more...]