19 Sep 2016

Reader Help: Replacing tyres on all-wheel drive cars…

8 years ago 7 11

A reader has asked about the need to replace all tyres on an all-wheel drive car when just one gets a puncture. Myth-busting time.

Robert Pepper 7
03 Aug 2016

Hankook Tyre launches Laufenn, budget tyre line

8 years ago 0 0

Laufenn, another value-based tyre brand, and a subsidiary of Hankook, is now on-sale in Australia…

Robert Pepper 0
Falcon Sprint gets Pirelli P-Zero tyres to improve stopping distances
19 Feb 2016

2016 Ford Falcon Sprint gets Pirelli P-Zero tyres to improve stopping distances

9 years ago 4 0

Ford has announced its limited-edition Falcon Sprint models will be fitted with Pirelli P-Zero rubber that improve braking distances…

Isaac Bober 4
A stack of car tyres to choose from
13 Feb 2016

How to read a car tyre

9 years ago 0 0

Ever noticed the numbers on the side of your car tyre? They tell you everything you need to know about your tyre’s speed ratings, load index and service description – we explain how to read a car tyre.

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Japanese tyre maker, Sumitomo Rubber Industries, has begun exploring how it might produce rubber for car tyres from Russian dandelions.
11 Aug 2015

Turning Russian dandelions into rubber for car tyres

9 years ago 0 0

Japanese tyre maker, Sumitomo Rubber Industries, has begun exploring how it might produce rubber for car tyres from Russian dandelions.

Isaac Bober 0
motorsport is tough on tyres
01 May 2015

Tyre Tales 5: Motorsport is tough on tyres

10 years ago 0 0

Motorsport is tough on tyres, much tougher than road driving, so, what lessons can be learned from the racetrack?

Robert Pepper 0
Not all tyres are created equal
20 Apr 2015

Tyre Tales 4: Not all tyres are created equal

10 years ago 2 0

When it comes to changing your tyres, you can’t have everything, good grip, long-lasting and cheap – not all tyres are created equal.

Robert Pepper 2
Always check your spare tyre
11 Apr 2015

Tyre Tales 2: Saved by spare tyres… or not!

10 years ago 0 1

The part of your car most likely to fail is the tyre because of a puncture. That’s when you’re glad you’ve got a spare tyre.

Robert Pepper 0
old car tyres
07 Apr 2015

Tyre Tales (part 1): Tyres aren’t wine

10 years ago 2 0

Some things get better with age and some things, like car tyres definitely do not. See, tyres aren’t wine… Our first in a series of reader-based tyre stories and advice.

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