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Michelin Launches XZY3 Pre-Mold Retreat Belt
This spring Michelin hits the markets with quite an innovative product, the XZY3 Pre-Mold Retreat belt for truck tires. It suits for all-position tire and can be a great bargain for multifunctional car parks.
The XZY3 Pre-Mold Retreat belt features increased life span and steel-like durability. It reliably operates on various roads including mud, gravel and sand thanks to its excellent resistance to cuts and chippings, which as well prolongs tire casing life span.
The pre-mold retreat belt features extra-deep aggressive tread picture with four ribs to enhance traction on unstable surfaces while dedicated stone ejectors in central grooves prevents from carcass damage.
Ted Becker, Marketing Vice-President of Michelin Americas Truck Tires, says that not any retreaded tire can manage changing road surfaces, but this one is really able to solve this problem.
Michelin XZY3 Pre-Mold Retreat belt is compounded from durable rubber. It comes in eight sizes, namely 210, 220, 230, 240, 250, 270, 280 and 290/345. The latter features the peculiar tread pattern to ensure additional shoulder grip for better traction on irregular soil roads and off the road.
The New Michelin Energy E-V Equips the new Renault Zoe
The new Zoe passenger vehicle from Renault comes with the Michelin Energy E-V tire that was worked out in frames of a four-year collaboration of an automotive manufacturer and tire-maker. The tire is designed specially for electric vehicles and benefits from a long-term research and features a number of innovative technologies to deliver exceptionally efficient performance.
All Renault ZOE model with 15- and 16-inch wheel disks will be equipped with Michelin Energy E-V tire that fits into Renault Range OptimiZEr strategy that is aimed at lower energy consumption. The tire, for instance, can help you save up to 6 per cent fuel on an asphalted highway (depending on your driving style.)
The main task Michelin dealt with while developing this tire was to reduce its rolling resistance and hence reduce the vehicle’s energy consumption. At the same time, the Energy E-V remains safe and reliable and performs well on wet surfaces while delivering a long life span.
Michelin used its twenty-year experience in fuel-saving technologies for its new Energy E-V tire. The result is clean and eco-friendly operation of electric vehicles, which is the exact thing Renault Zoe vehicles offer.
Tires play a key role in your vehicle’s fuel consumption for it takes 30 per cent of energy consumed by the engine. It deforms and gets hot, which leads to energy loss, so if you reduce heat buildup energy consumption will lower as well.
Michelin Launches the X-Ice Xi3 Passenger Winter Tire
Michelin has recently unveiled their new tire for wintertime roads, the X-Ice Xi3. On a track in Mecaglisse in Quebec it has demonstrated its excellent performance that was significantly enhanced as compared to its predecessor.
The new model is created with the help of four key technologies, namely, the Cross Z siping for better handling, the Block Edge biting edges for snow and ice traction, Micro-Pump grooves to absorb moisture in the footprint area and FleX-Ice rubber compound to reduce braking distance, which altogether makes the real revolution in winter tire segment.
There’re also drop-shaped vertical sipes that enhance acceleration and braking performance while the MaxTouch Construction optimizes contact patch shape, which evenly distributes load over it during speeding up and cornering. The latter results in longer mileage.
The tire compound is molded into directional tread picture that includes curved lateral grooves for qick and efficient water and slush drainage from under the footprint. There’re also Z-shaped blocks in the outer tread area that improve longitudinal and lateral traction. Shoulder block design, in turn, increases traction and handling in deep snow.
Michelin grant the X-Ice Xi3 60,000-mile warranty on treadwear. The tire is also branded with the Green X marking on its sidewalls, which means its fuel-efficiency and eco-friendly character.
Michelin X-Ice Xi3 is scheduled to hit the markets in fall 2012. It will be available with 14 to 18 rim diameter and equip 90 per cent of passenger car and minivans sold in the US and Canada.
Michelin Unveils the New Defender Tire for Passenger Tires
At the NAIAS show Michelin unveiled the new tire for passenger cars. The company calls its Defender model the real breakthrough in standard passenger tire segment. It delivers safety driving, fuel-efficient operation and exceptionally long mileage coupled with excellent price / quality ratio.
The tire’s braking distance is 9.5 meters shorter than that of Goodyear Assurance ComforTred Touring. It also provides for excellent wet grip similar to that of Michelin HydroEdge. In addition, snow traction was enhanced by 15 per cent.
Michelin Defender also improves your vehicle’s fuel consumption, which is indicated by the Green X symbol on its sidewall. Its rolling resistance was lowered by 17 per cent in comparison to its predecessor, which helps drivers save up to $250 during the tire’s service term.
The tire is made under the IntelliSipe innovative technology to stabilize tread blocks and optimize the quantity of sipes. It also makes the tire lightweight, which guarantees that rolling resistance is reduced without compromise on driver and passenger safety.
Michelin Defender has a MaxTouch Construction, which presupposes the unique footprint shape to evenly distribute load over it and enhance speeding up and braking performance as well cornering stability. At the same time, the technology provide for even abrasion, which results into a long mileage.
The tire will be available in April 2012 in 38 sizes from 175/70R13 to 225/50R18 to equip a great number of passenger cars around.
Michelin Primacy LC Summer Tire for Passenger Cars
Michelin Primacy LC is a high-performance summer tire for passenger sedans and coups. Its key features include maximum wet traction, smooth and silent operation and low rolling resistance.
The tire compound is molded into an asymmetrical tread picture with differently designed outer and inner tread areas to ensure equal excellence on both wet and dry road surfaces while wet grip was significantly improved, which guarantees a short braking distance in the wet.
Michelin Primacy LC is made from Full Silica Compound worked out by the company to grant its tire a soft footprint and maximum road-wheel contact as well as ultimate traction in the wet. The compound is durable as well, which enhances the tire’s durability and prolongs its mileage.
The tire benefits from Michelin Silent Rib Technology and delivers excellent driver and passenger comfort. The grooves are shaped and arranged in such a way so as to add stiffness to central ribs, which reduces vibration and cancels noise waves. The rubber compound is also exceptionally good at absorbing vibration when the tire has to go through various road irregularities.
Full Silica Compound is the main reason for the tire’s low rolling resistance, and hence, its fuel-efficient operation. As a result, your vehicle will consume less fuel per mile, which reduces the amount of CO2 emissions into the atmosphere. The tire even got a Green X marking for its eco-friendly performance.
Michelin Pilot Sport A/S Plus All-Season Passenger Tire
Michelin Pilot Sport A/S Plus is a high-performance passenger tire for luxurious vehicles like C5 Corvette, Cadillac CTS, BMW S3, Lexus IS330, Mercedes C. It delivers stable performance all the year round including excellent wet traction and a long life span.
The tire’s all-season design makes it possible to use it in light snow conditions. It benefits from Michelin TriFusion Compound technology that presupposes the use of three compound types for one and the same tire to enhance its wet, dry and snow operation.
Michelin Pilot Sport A/S Plus features directional tread pattern with V-shaped drainage grooves that instantly evacuate water and slush from under the contact patch area thus ensuring safe wet performance with minimal hydroplaning.
At the same time, silica-based rubber compound ensures a firm grip even in toughest weather conditions, in the rain as well as under snowfalls.
The tire is also equipped with Michelin MaxTouch Construction that helps increase the tire’s life span without compromising on its operational features. The long mileage is supplied with a 45,000-mile warranty on tread wear.
Michelin Pilot Sport A/S Plus comes in 59 sizes to satisfy consumer demands and equip a great quantity of performance passenger vehicles.
Michelin to Launch the New Tire for the European Market
Michelin is going to unveil the new replacement tire for the European market in February 2012. In comparison to similar tires from leading automotive manufacturers, the tire is promised to delivers excellent performance under various weather condition alongside with a short braking distance on both wet and dry road surfaces.
This February the tire was tested to prove the above mentioned. At a speed of 62 mph the tire’s braking distance in the dry was 2.2 meters shorter than that of its rivals.
The Primacy 3 tire features low rolling resistance, which helps you save up to 70 liters of fuel during the tire’s entire life span. At the same time, it shows even tread wear and a long life span.
Michelin made use of innovative design technologies to enhance the tire’s performance, the technologies that resulted from the research into the causes of road accidents. The research was done by Michelin developers with the aim to work out an exceptionally safe tire.
The developers thoroughly analyzed the data of the research and did their best to create the safest tire possible and ensure reliable performance of your vehicles even in toughest driving situations. Its name is Michelin Primacy 3.
Michelin X-Terminal T Commercial Truck Tire
William Gilder equips its car park with an efficient truck tire from Michelin to reduce the expenses on special vehicle maintenance. The company specializes in commercial car renting and has a number of vehicles with various applications in its car park.
William Gilder chose Michelin X-Terminal T tire to make the work more efficient. The company has got about 76 specialized vehicles including 51 Terberg and MOL dumpers. It has been on the market for 20 years already and has its own auto park of with rubbish carrying dumpers. The dumpers were also equipped with Michelin tires last year.
The company admits that retreadable Michelin tires do its best to satisfy the company’s needs. Firstly, they feature a long life span and, secondly, they provide for safe high-speed maneuvering.
The tire’s shoulders were designed in such a way so as to ensure stable performance under heavy loads while delivering long tread wear with even abrasion. At the same time, the tire shows reliable wet and dry traction coupled with predictable handling and comfortable running.
Michelin made its X-Terminal T from durable rubber compound to helps it easily resist cuts and punctures. Furthermore, the tire’s construction allows for retreading operations when it is significantly worn. As a result, the expenses on commercial vehicle maintenance reduce to bring benefit to the owning company.
The tire sells in 280/75 R 22.5 and 310/80 R 22.5 sizing.
Michelin Energy XM2 All-Season Passenger Tire
Michelin Energy XM2 is a passenger tire designed for Western Europe where road quality may vary greatly and the drivers have to travel long distances between towns in high traffic conditions. The tire is intended for use with city-cars and compact sedans and coups.
This high-performance tire features enhanced durability to reduce the risk of punctures and deliver longer mileage. Thanks to Michelin IRONFlex technology the Energy XM32 tire is 7 per cent more durable than its closest rivals, which allows for its safe use on irregular road surfaces. The tire’s Micro-Adaptive compound, in its turn, literally sticks to the road surface thus ensuring a highest grip possible.
The tire’s tread picture was designed under the Alternating Bridging technology with tread blocks joined with dedicated “bridges” to prevent from them from free move during driving, which reduces tread wear. Still, block resilience was lowered without compromising on wet traction.
Michelin Energy XM2 is made from silica-enhanced rubber compound that improves wet traction as well as provide for lower rolling resistance, which in turn, reduces your vehicle’s fuel consumption. Excellent wet performance in conjunction with hydroplaning resistance is also supported by wide and deep drainage grooves that are proven to evacuate 20 per cent more water than that of similar tires.
The tire can be used with a wide range of passenger cars and fits wheel rims measuring 14, 15 and 16 inches in diameter.
Michelin Pilot Exalto PE2 Sports Summer Tire
Michelin Pilot Exalto PE2 is a renowned summer tire for high-speed sporty vehciles. It is known for unsurpassed steering precision it delivers as well as its predictable handling in the dry coupled with a firm grip on wet road surfaces.
At the same time, the tire has one of the longest mileage in its segment and shows exceptionally low rolling resistance, the later being vital for your vehicle’s efficient fuel consumption as well as environmental protection.
The tire compound is molded into an asymmetrical tread picture that is partially borrowed from Michelin Pilot Sport 2 while its casing construction is fully taken from the first-generation Pilot Sport model. The tire’s made from special ALM rubber compound, which means its long life span and maximum traction.
The Pilot Sport Exalto PE2 replaced the company’s Pilot Exalto tire and was launched just in time to meet the needs of present-day car owners. Its predecessor had several drawbacks, which were fixed in the Exalto 2 version, for instance, noise level was lowered, steering response was improved in the dry and, at last, its mileage became significantly longer.
Now Michelin Pilot Exalto 2 comes as Original Equipment on select sporty vehciles. Car-makers choose this tire thanks to its rapid acceleration, dynamic design and excellent wet traction even under high speeds.