car tyres
Reader Help: Replacing tyres on all-wheel drive cars…
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.
Hankook Tyre launches Laufenn, budget tyre line
Laufenn, another value-based tyre brand, and a subsidiary of Hankook, is now on-sale in Australia…
2016 Ford Falcon Sprint gets Pirelli P-Zero tyres to improve stopping distances
Ford has announced its limited-edition Falcon Sprint models will be fitted with Pirelli P-Zero rubber that improve braking distances…
How to read a car tyre
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.
Turning Russian dandelions into rubber for car tyres
Japanese tyre maker, Sumitomo Rubber Industries, has begun exploring how it might produce rubber for car tyres from Russian dandelions.
Tyre Tales 5: Motorsport is tough on tyres
Motorsport is tough on tyres, much tougher than road driving, so, what lessons can be learned from the racetrack?
Tyre Tales 4: Not all tyres are created equal
When it comes to changing your tyres, you can’t have everything, good grip, long-lasting and cheap – not all tyres are created equal.
Tyre Tales 2: Saved by spare tyres… or not!
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.
Tyre Tales (part 1): Tyres aren’t wine
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.