Yesterday's high performance tires, by comparison, are today's broad-line tires. Today's high and ultra-high performance tires are engineering marvels.
Tags: Hank Feldman, Kevin Keefe, Kevin Rohlwing, Mounting and balancing, Performance Plus Tire, Plus-sizing, Tire Industry Association, TPMS, UHP tires
As always, tire manufacturers have been introducing their new tires in preparation for summer. It's no coincidence that they all seem to be all-season ultra-high performance tires.
Tags: B.O.B., Nitto Motivo, UHP tires
Choosing the "top" tires in any category is not easy. There are too many variables to consider, and an apples-to-apples comparison is not always possible.
Tags: "Consumer Reports", Continental EcoPlus, Cooper Discoverer, Michelin Pilot, Nokian Hakkapeliitta, Pirelli P Zero
Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. is displaying four customized vehicles in its booth (#43097) at the 2011 SEMA Show, including Le Monstre, a one-of-a-kind 2012 CTS-V Coupe from renowned Cadillac tuner, The D3 Group.
Tags: Cadillac, Le Monstre, Toyo
"Consumer Reports" couldn't wait two more years to test ultra-high performance tires. With strong additions to the segment and the stars in alignment, the magazine updated its 2010 findings.
Tags: 'Consumer Reports', Cooper Zeon, Dunlop SP Sport, Gene Petersen, Goodyear Eagle, Michelin Pilot, Pirelli P Zero, Sumitomo HTR
The new General G-Max AS-03 eventually will replace the General Exclaim UHP line beginning April 4, 2011. At that time, the G-Max AS-03 will be available in 35 sizes.
Tags: General G-Max, Joe Maher, UHP tires
The number one ultra-high performance summer tire is the Goodyear Eagle F1 GT Asymmetric. Or the Dunlop SP Sport Maxx. Or the Michelin Pilot Sport PS2.
Tags: Consumer Reports, Continental Extreme Contact, Dunlop SP Sport, Goodyear Eagle, Hankook Ventus, Michelin Pilot Sport, Pirelli P Zero, UHP tires
Michelin, Goodyear and Dunlop brand ultra-high performance tires topped Consumer Reports' recent ratings of 21 different tires from 19 companies. Tests were conducted at Consumer Reports' auto test center in Connecticut.
Tags: Consumer Reports, UHP tires, Winter tires
Hankook Tire Co. achieved outstanding results in recent tire tests conducted by two leading German automobile magazines: Auto Motor Und Sport and Gute Fahrt.
Tags: Bill Bainbridge, Germany, Low rolling resistance, UHP tires
Hankook Tire America Corp. will continue to build brand value in the United States with the help of new products -- both consumer and commercial -- and its sports marketing initiatives.
Tags: Hankook Ventus, Major League Baseball, Truck tires, UHP tires
The third quarter was good to Hankook Tire Co. The Seoul, South Korea-based tiremaker achieved a 536.4% increase in operating profits and a 26.4% increase in net sales over numbers achieved during the same period in 2008.
Tags: Consumer Tires, Hankook Tire Co., ultra-high performance tires
Did the movie "The Fast and the Furious" start the tuner trend in 2001? No, says MTD Editor Bob Ulrich in the latest edition of his B.O.B. blog. But it certainly exploited the tuner trend, which was gaining momentum at the time.
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