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Nokian’s New Studded Winter Tires Can Do Something Amazing

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The most dangerous thing about Nokian Tire’s 1,730-acre winter testing facility, White Hell, in Ivalo, Finland, isn’t driving at high speeds across frozen lakes or encountering reindeer around the many blind crests and hairpin bends. I’m about to get out of the car. Mikko Ryukla, development manager and shepherd of Nokian’s new Hakkapeliitta 01,… Source: Car and Driver

The Ford Maverick Robo Is Supported By Tires. We Fixed It

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The grip of the 2025 Ford Maverick Lobo’s standard all-season tires was disappointing, so we replaced them with summer tires and took the truck to the test track. Fitted with stickier Michelin Pilot Sport 4 tires, the Lobo’s lateral grip increased from 0.85 g to 0.90 g around a 300-foot skidpad. The summer tires cost $1240 and greatly improved the Read More

Rewrite This Title Tires That Talk To Your Town About The State Of Roads Are On The Way

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Summarize this content to 200 words Pirelli’s sensor-embedded Cyber Tire is starting to find a whole new niche helping traffic agencies. When we first learned of the smart tire, it was making its debut fitted to McLaren’s then-new plug-in hybrid supercar. As an alternative to a tire pressure monitoring system fitted to the car’s wheels, the Cyber Tire wirelessly reports Read More

Rewrite This Title Can You Use Different Tread Patterns On Front And Rear Tires?

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Summarize this content to 200 words AYO Production/Shutterstock Following simple car care routines is the secret to looking after your tires. But beyond monitoring your tire pressure and rotating your tires, there are other things you can do to make your tires last longer. Using the right kind of tires Read More

Rewrite This Title Smart Tires Will Report On The Health Of Roads In New Pilot Program

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Summarize this content to 200 words Do you remember the Pirelli Cyber Tire? No, it’s not an angular nightmare clad in stainless steel. Rather, it’s a sensor-equipped tire that can inform the car it’s fitted to what’s happening, both with the tire itself and the road it’s passing over. The technology has slowly been making its way into the real world, starting with rarified Read More

You Can Now Add Big Old Tires To Your 2-door 2024 Jeep Wrangler

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The 2024 Jeep Wrangler lineup now offers the Xtreme Recon 35 tire package on two-door Rubicon and Willys models. The new kit costs $4,495 and adds, among other things, larger 35-inch BFGoodrich K02 all-terrain tires, beadlock-compatible wheels, and a reinforced rear swing gate. The Xtreme Recon package also includes a 1.5-inch suspension lift to help improve ride performance. Source: Car Read More

Winter Tires Now Eligible For New Ice Rating Certification

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The Three Peaks Mountain Snowflake (3PMSF) has been a testament to achievement since its development in 1999. Tires wearing this symbol indicate that they have been tested for acceleration in moderately compressed snow, and 3PMSF tires have been tested to accelerate at least 110 percent. Measures the traction of all-season standard tires. Now it’s time to test the brakes… Source: Read More

Fusion Of All-season Tires And Winter Tires

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If you live anywhere north of the Mason-Dixon Line, cold weather becomes an annual reality. And in places like our home state of Michigan, the start of fall means thinking about preparing your car (or in our case, your long-term test vehicle) for snow, which means getting new winter tires. It often means that. But not everyone switches to winter-specific Read More