Archive for the ‘Off-the-road’ Category
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.
GT Radial Launches the new Savero Komodo MT Off-Road Tire in Indonesia
GT Radial Savero Komodo MT is an all-season off-the-road tire designed for use on muddy terrain and on various kinds of unstable road surfaces. It features a dedicated scale design on the sidewalls to deliver excellent performance off the road.
Arijanto Notorahardjo, GT Gajah Tunggal marketing manager, said that more than 120 tire distributors in Indonesia visited the event where the new tire was tested by Mercedes-Benz G Class Driving Experience participants.
Mr Arijanto also added that since GT radial tires are exported into more than 90 countries all over the world, the company invited tire distributors from several countries to show them a new model from the GT Radial Savero lineup. The lineup has already gained a high reputation among off-road fans while the new tire was also put to test-drives and off-road competitions for people to admire its high-quality performance.
Although it was hot on the day of the event, the guests didn’t refuse having a ride on an off-roader equipped with the new GT Radial Savero Komodo MT tire. Different types of road surfaces were included into the test drive, both asphalted roads and rocky terrain and so on. The stunt men, in their turn, created the real show by making their cars climb over cobble stones and even fallen trees.
Bridgestone Dueler A/T REVO 2 All-Season Light truck Tire
Bridgestone Dueler A/T REVO 2 is a light truck tire with all-season operation on various kinds of road surfaces as cross-country terrain. The tire is designed for true off-the-road traction and features high-quality performance thanks to its elaborated tread design.
The tire’s tread picture includes powerful shoulder blocks that provide for excellent traction and exceptionally long mileage while its open shoulder design ensures stable wet performance and precise steering response in the wet.
There you can also find a deep jigsaw groove that improves traction on snow-covered roads. Three-dimensional blocks help cancel noise waves while semi-stealth blocks make the tread stiffer to enhance handling and ensure instant water evacuation from under the footprint area.
P-metric sizes are equipped with wear-resistant Dual layer tread, which at the same time enhances the tire’s wet handling as the new under-tread layer features numerous biting edges to increase grip on slippery surfaces.
LT-metric tires are made from DuraTech rubber compound that as well contributes to the tire’s durability, which makes it possible to use the tire in toughest working environment.
Bridgestone Dueler A/T Revo 2 features large stylish letters on its sidewalls and looks rather aggressive and cool so as to offer an excellent match for tuned cars.
Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac Light Truck Tire for Off-Roaders
Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac is a light truck tire with off-the-road operation. Thanks to the innovative technologies used during its development the tire can be used in various applications ranging from construction and farming to camping, fishing and hunting.
The tire is designed to satisfy the demands of a growing audience of pickup owners who want their vehicle to accompany them during work and leisure. In can be used on a construction ground as well as on soil roads in the country and asphalted highways. In the latter case, the tire performs surprisingly smoothly and quietly.
The tire benefits from Goodyear TractiveGroove Technology to deliver reliable traction on snow and on muddy terrain while sharp edges of central blocks and three-dimensional sipes ensure excellent lateral stability and a firm grip on slippery surfaces.
At the same time, the Wrangler DuraTrac offers smooth and quiet operation. It features the Noise Symbol on its sidewall to show that it complies with the European strict noise legislation.
The tire’s tread picture features self-cleaning stepping tread blocks to provide for reliable traction off the road in wintertime, which is signified by the Mountain Snowflake Symbol. The traction can be further enhanced by additional studs.
Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac tire is made from durable rubber compound to protect it from cuts and punctures, which is especially important during towing operation and heavy cargo trafficking. The tire is also equipped with bead guard to avoid disk damage and wheel skidding, with the latter reducing the necessity of balancing operations per tire’s life span.
The tire can be used with the majority of popular off-the-road vehicles and comes in 26 sizes to match 89 per cent of modern light- and medium-duty pickups.
Pirelli Scorpion ATR All-Season SUV Tire
Pirelli Scorpion ATR is an all-season tire for sport utility vehicles. It features excellent cross-country ability, reliable handling at high speeds and extra long mileage. It succeeds the company’s Scorpion A/T model and benefits from Pirelli innovative technologies to deliver superb traction off the road as well as grants you unsurpassed comfort on asphalted highways.
On the inside, the Scorpion ATR is equipped with twin steel belts reinforced by double nylon layers. The bead and sidewalls are also durable, which results in stable high-speed performance and prevents from the tire’s deformation under heavy loads.
The tire’s tread picture is optimized towards long and even tread wear while improved footprint shape enhances grip and reduces braking distance. There’s a continuous rib in the central tread area to improve handling and steering precision.
Wide tread grooves provide for a firm grip on slippery or soft surfaces by evacuating water from under the contact patch area thus preventing from hydroplaning. The grooves feature good self-cleaning ability as well.
Pirelli Scorpion ATR tire is cut into radial grooves in shoulder areas while variable-pitch arrangement of shoulder blocks improves traction in the wet and in light snow. At the same time, linear grooving on shoulders helps reduce noise while optimizing load distribution over the footprint.
At last, the tire look elegant and stylish, which makes it even more attractive to brand loyal customers who choose Pirelli.
Continental ContiTrac SUV All-Season Tire
Continental ContiTrac SUV is an all-season tire for American and Japanese sport utility vehicles. It is designed for use with medium- and heavy-duty 4WD jeeps and delivers excellent traction on asphalted highways as well as off the road.
The tire features a computer-designed tread picture optimized towards highway use. That is why the tire shows smooth and quiet operation more typical of road tires. At the same time, the contact patch is larger than that of standard road tires, which enhances grip on smooth surfaces.
The tire’s tread pattern features four deep circumferential grooves in the central tread area to evacuate water from under the footprint. Hence, the Contitrac SUV offers excellent hydroplaning protection and reliable performance on roads covered with water film as well as on slush and in light snow.
With this tire Continental achieved predictable handling, excellent durability and exceptionally long mileage. Moreover, the tire’s sidewalls are reinforced to minimize lateral damage when driving either in the city, or on a highway or off the road.
The ContiTrac SUV tire as well as Continental previous model, the Contitract AT, is branded with an “M+S” marking. Still, the earlier tire is more suitable for use in Mud and Snow than the ContiTrac SUV.
The tire is available in numerous sizes to fit wheel rims ranging from 15 to 17 inches. It comes with OWL lettering (Oval White Lettering) on its sidewalls to create an attractive and stylish looks.
Kumho Ecsta X3 KL17 Summer Tire for Off-Road Passenger Vehicles
Kumho Ecsta X3 KL17 is a summer tire for off-road passenger vehicles. The tire shows good acoustic comfort, excellent traction on unstable road surfaces while its asymmetric tread picture provides for enhanced wet performance.
The tire comes in limited choice of sizes with only 13 of them. All the sizes are designed for off-road vehicles, jeeps and crossovers and suits drivers who often have to leave asphalted roads for cross-country terrain.
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High speed ratings and tread picture create a sporty look of this tire while it’s difficult to put it into this category. It is a typically rain tire and shows its best on wet roads. It excellently holds the road and resists hydroplaning during straight-line driving while on corners its performance is slightly worse.
The Kumho Ecsta X3 KL17 summer tire features asymmetrical tread pattern with four wide grooves that pump out water out of the tread area. The ribs are cut with tiny grooves while a central rib remains continuous. The latter is designed for permanent road-wheel contact.
While the tire’s wet handling and braking deserves highest awards, its dry operation is similar to the majority of high-performance medium-class road tires. If you wish to keep off asphalted roads the tire would also make you glad by its performance yet it is not an off-road tire in its essence and you have to bear it in mind.
Michelin Latitude Tour HP All-Season Tire for 4WD Vehicles
Michelin Latitude Tour HP is an all-season tire for all-wheel drive vehicles. The tire is designed for mostly on-road operation as well as it can be used off the road with the ratio of 80 of 20 per cent respectively. The tire was chosen as Original Equipment for Audi Q5, Mercedes M Class and R Class and Mercedes GLK vehicles.
The tire delivers maximum acoustic comfort and excellent durability. It is made from terrain-proof rubber compound that helps it resist the negative influence of aggressive road surfaces and reduces its wear on gravel and rocky terrain, under heavy loads and during high-speed driving.
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Michelin Latitude Tour HP tread surface is covered with the ‘StabiliGrip’ network of self-blocking sipes that provide for stiffer tread in the contact patch area and ensures a high level of steering precision. The “StabiliGrip” technology helps the tire deliver reliable handling coupled with smooth and quiet operation.
The tire combines flexibility and firmness in its design. A flexible casing makes the contact patch wide while a stiff tread adds to superb traction on various types of road surfaces.
Michelin Latitude Tour HP comes in various sizes for 15-20-inch wheel rims. Speed ratings are H and V. You can find standard Latitude Tour HP tire as well as its variant enhanced with the ZP technology.
Goodyear Wrangler MT/R Kevlar Durable Off-the-Road Tire
Goodyear Wrangler MT/R Kevlar is an all-season tire for off-roaders. It is the first off-the-road tire launch by Goodyear to be made under the DuPont Kevlar technology, which means the inclusion of aramid fibers into the tire sidewalls.
Kevlar, or aramid fibers, are five times more durable than steel and hence can significantly reinforce sidewalls and protect them against cuts and punctures. The feature is of the highest importance for off-road tires that must cope with toughest environment.
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In comparison with its predecessor, the Goodyear Wrangler MT/R, the Wrangler MT/R Kevlar is 35 per cent more resistant to any possible damage.
Other features include Tread Guards, the protective blocks that prevent cuts caused by sharp elements like stones, and Traction Blocks, special lugs that enhance traction in shoulder areas.
At the same time, an asymmetric tread picture and three-layer cord structure ensure excellent traction and reliable handling in both on-road and off-the-road conditions. Furthermore, each shoulder block is covered with large picture elements, which improves grip on a muddy terrain.
The letters in the title of the Goodyear Wrangler MT/R Kevlar translate as “Maximum Traction/ Reinforced.” The tire is available in different 30 sizes to fit a wide range of off-the-road vehicles.
BFGoodrich Rugged Terrain T/A Tire for Off-Roaders
BfGoodrich launches the new off-road/SUV tire this year to match modern consumer demands. The new tire called the Rugged Terrain T/A is designed for pick-ups and sports utility vehicles and shows reliable performance off the road as well as and smooth quiet running on highways.
The tire belongs to so-called hybrid tire segment and will be sold from the1st of May in 36 different sizes ranging from 15 to 20 inches. It will be also available with the LRE marking, which means higher load capacity.
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The new Rugged Terrain T/A tire can be placed between on-road Long Trail T/A and off-road All-Terrain T/A KO tires in BFGoodrich tire hierarchy. Earlier this position was occupied by the Rugged Trail T/A model; still we don’t know whether the new tire will replace this one, but it’s highly possible.
Marcus Baffoe-Bonnie, BFGoodrich marketing manager, points out that the Rugged Terrain T/A is a universal tire designed for everyday in-city commuting as well as for an outing in the country. Its tread pattern ensures excellent wet and dry handling as well as off-road performance.
The tire compound is molded into an aggressive tread picture to enhance off-road traction while special elements help to clear the tread of mud and stone as you drive. There’re two wide circumferential grooves in a central tread area to evacuate water from under the footprint, which reduces hydroplaning.
The tire rubber compound improves wet performance while highly durable cord belts and stiff tread blocks ensure long mileage. Moreover, BFGoodrich equipped this tire with its Equal Tension Containment System (ETEC System) to provide for safe driving on various kinds of road and off-road surfaces.
AT last, BFGoodrich Rugged Terrain T/A tire features special tread elements to close some sipes during driving, which helps cancel noise waves and, hence, increase acoustic comfort.