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Alfa Romeo has picked the new Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 and the Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance tyres as original equipment fitments for the just-launched Alfa Romeo Giulia. Developed for the drivers of powerful saloons and sports cars, the new Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 is an Ultra High Performance summer tyre. The new tyres will either

The Carrier tyre range has been developed by Pirelli specifically for the van market and has been tried and tested by a selection of fleet drivers in a variety of situations. The range includes the Carrier Winter, which is ideal for the cold, wet months as the tread pattern provides optimum grip, and therefore safety

Kumho’s recently introduced KC53 tyre is primarily designed for the latest generation of large commercial vans and is gradually superseding the long-serving 857 in popular 15” and 16” sizes. The heavy-duty KC53 boasts a wide tread and stable block pattern ensuring outstanding dry handling, even in maximum load conditions. Broad cross-grooves provide precise steering in

Independent vehicle leasing and management company Ogilvie Fleet has teamed up with Kwik Fit to switch its customer Complete Price Eyewear to Michelin CrossClimate tyres, favouring the summer tyre with winter capabilities over a traditional winter/summer swap tyre policy. Before moving 93 Honda Civic and Volvo V40 and V60 cars in the mobile optician’s fleet

Premium tyre maker Hankook is set to become an Original Equipment manufacturer to Scania. Scania is part of the Volkswagen Group, one of Hankook’s largest OE customers world-wide. Hankook’s OE business with truck tyres for Scania will focus on Europe and will initially cover 18 dimensions in the 22.5 inch range. The new OE cooperation

Premium tyre maker Hankook is already listed as an OE supplier for MAN with 36 dimensions. At the recent 66th IAA for Commercial Vehicles, the company presented 19 new dimensions of various Hankook truck tyre lines such as the e-cube MAX, SmartFlex and SmartWork series. The commercial vehicles specialist and the tyre maker have been

Mitas high-horsepower tyres helped a Claas Axos 320 tractor weighing 4 tons to ‘walk’ on water. Without the massive flotation tyres the tractor would inevitably sink. But thanks to careful calculation and Archimedes’ principle the tractor successfully navigated the port and then returned to dry land without the captain getting his feet wet. Mitas, part

Continental paved the way for intelligent tyres in 2013 with the release of the ContiPressureCheck tyre pressure monitoring system and now with its iTyre range, the premium tyre manufacturer is unveiling an even more user-friendly digital tyre check solution. ContiPressureCheck sensors, used for measuring tyre pressure and temperature, are pre-installed in the tyres at the

PCL’s new Universal TPMS service and repair kit contains the tools you need to service or repair any TPMS sensor or valve. Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) constantly monitor tyre pressures using tyre sensors in all four tyres and alert the driver with a visual and/or audible warning if there is any change in pressure

Now is the time to prepare your car for the Winter conditions that lie ahead, tyre manufacturer Michelin advises.   Against the backdrop of survey results conducted by them showing that sixty per cent of motorists drive with tyres that are underinflated, it is noted that, with normal tyres, low temperatures can harden the tread,

Garage equipment specialists, Tech Plus is set to launch the brand new “Indy420” brake lathe at the Auto Trade EXPO, at Citywest Exhibition Centre, Dublin. Garage workshops  are always keen to offer their customers a cost effective solution to extending the life of brake discs and drums, thus offering lower running costs whilst making more