New Tyre Technology
#1
Posted 21 September 2006 - 02:07 PM
The next generation of tires....AMAZING
Radical new tire design by Michelin. The next generation of tires.
They had a pair at the Philadelphia car show.
These tires are airless and are scheduled to be out on the market very soon .
The bad news for law enforcement is that spike strips will not work on these tires.
This is what great R&D will do, and just think of the impact on existing technology:
a... no more air valves
a... no more air compressors at gas stations
a... no more repair kits
These are actual pictures taken in the South Carolina plant of Michelin. It will be awhile before they are available to the automotive industry.
These may look good on a ricer but a Torana, YUK
Regards ........... Barry
#2
Posted 21 September 2006 - 02:13 PM
I think somone like BMW was going to use them somewhere.
#3
Posted 21 September 2006 - 02:49 PM
Edited by makka, 21 September 2006 - 02:49 PM.
#4 _UCV80_
Posted 21 September 2006 - 06:57 PM
#5
Posted 21 September 2006 - 07:01 PM
#6 _LX8VD69_
Posted 21 September 2006 - 07:03 PM
#7
Posted 21 September 2006 - 07:42 PM
No blowouts; where's the fun?
#8 _CHOPPER_
Posted 21 September 2006 - 07:48 PM
#9
Posted 21 September 2006 - 08:38 PM
#10
Posted 21 September 2006 - 08:41 PM
#11
Posted 21 September 2006 - 10:07 PM
#12
Posted 22 September 2006 - 08:10 PM
bastards
#13
Posted 22 September 2006 - 09:20 PM
I think there mey be a bit of BS goin on there, gooley...
RIM
#14 _Hotrodder_
Posted 22 September 2006 - 11:14 PM
The video clip I have here shows hard cornering and braking without any problems, and they still somke up well too.imagine how much they would flex under hard brakes, no thanks, its not like you get a flat tyre all the time
they have been around for a few years now, not yet released to the public tho.
#15 _CHOPPER_
Posted 23 September 2006 - 12:35 AM
Simply don't put it on in the first place. Either that, or make the tread compound harder than the road surface. Sounds like Aussie made Good Years to me.How could a tyre never lose tread?
I think there mey be a bit of BS goin on there, gooley...
RIM
#16
Posted 27 September 2006 - 06:35 PM
Hey Dont Hate the Player Hate The GameHow could a tyre never lose tread?
I think there mey be a bit of BS goin on there, gooley...
RIM
#17 _user asked to be removed_
Posted 27 September 2006 - 07:57 PM
Okay dude, if that were true, which I highly doubt, it'd be pretty awesome, an endless burnout loli heard they invented a tyre that does not lose tread at all
Althought, motorsport would be seriously changed
#18
Posted 27 September 2006 - 08:30 PM
And you did say that you heard about it. Therefore, i was saying that the source you got it from was spinnin some shit, not you...
Liam, as Chopper explained before, the only way you could have a tyre that didnt lose tread would be to have a tyre compound harder than that of the road surface. Which means that they would be unsuitable for Motorsport.
And even if the Tyres didnt pop, I don't think you could acheive an endless burnout... Imagine the strain on the Engine, G'box and Diff...
RIM
#19
Posted 27 September 2006 - 08:33 PM
They'd be unsuitable for more than just motorsport. you would simply be chewing through road surfaces constantly. I burnout would cause a pothole in the road, lol.Liam, as Chopper explained before, the only way you could have a tyre that didnt lose tread would be to have a tyre compound harder than that of the road surface. Which means that they would be unsuitable for Motorsport.
#20
Posted 27 September 2006 - 08:42 PM
What the hell have I been doin wrong then?
RIM
#21
Posted 27 September 2006 - 09:10 PM
Not to mention stopping to refuelAnd even if the Tyres didnt pop, I don't think you could acheive an endless burnout... Imagine the strain on the Engine, G'box and Diff...
RIM
#22
Posted 27 September 2006 - 09:13 PM
RIM
#23 _user asked to be removed_
Posted 27 September 2006 - 09:53 PM
#24 _mike_nofx_
Posted 27 September 2006 - 10:34 PM
simple.
#25 _kaz from adelaide_
Posted 28 September 2006 - 08:57 AM
Make all roads out of rubber, and then make car tyres out of concrete.
simple.
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