Category: Falken

Falken Tyre will present its new brand identity at the upcoming Tokyo Auto Salon 2016 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture at the weekend.

Falken Tyre has added two new patterns to its regional traffic range range with arrival of the RI-151 for the steering axle and BI-851 for the driving axle. Both tyres target exceptional mileage performance with even wear.

Falken Motorsports Team has confirmed it will start the 2016 season fielding an all-new car. The Falken Porsche 911 GT3 R, which brought the team so many successes from its first appearance in 2010, will be replaced by a new GT3 car with over 386 kW/500hp.

Falken Tyre Europe is set to unveil two new types of regional traffic tyres in its product range; the RI 151 for the steering axle and BI 851 for the driving axle. Both tyres target exceptional mileage performance with even wear.

Following much success in the past five years, Falken Motorsports is retiring its Falken Porsche 911 GT3 R (type 997). The iconic turquoise and blue race car is now up for sale on mobile.de, making a very special Christmas present for any race team.

A new tyre manufacturing process has enabled Falken Tyre to reduce drive-by noise by up to ten decibels and cabin noise by four decibels. 

Falken Tyre Europe GmbH has strengthened its marketing department with the appointment of Stephan Cimbal as head of marketing in Europe. Having begun his new role on 1 July 2015, Cimbal is responsible for the Japanese tyre manufacturer’s marketing across the European region and reports to Mark Bögner, marketing director Europe.

European drift champion and Falken Motorsports professional drifter James Deane was one of the lucky few to be invited to drift the legendary and prestigious Goodwood Festival of Speed hillclimb in front of over 300,000 fans in attendance, and hundreds of thousands more online last weekend.

The Honda HR-V will be rolling out across European showrooms this summer, with the option to order the new compact SUV equipped with Falken tyres.

Extreme Drift Allstars European Champion, Irishman, James Deane will make his debut at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed (June 25-28) in his 700bhp Falken Motorsports Nissan 200SX S14. Set to appear alongside some of the world’s leading drift drivers, Deane, who started drifting at the age of 15, has been selected to participate in

Japanese tyre manufacturer Falken Tyres achieved its first podium at the 2015 Nürburgring 24 Hours.