Toyo Tires has been named the Official Tire of Bimmerfest for 2013. Considered the largest BMW enthusiast activity in North America, Bimmerfest consists of two events...
Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. announces the launch of its Smooth It Over Sweepstakes which runs today through June 2. Toyo tires have always been designed to deliver a smooth ride on the road...
Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) have announced an extension on their partnership through 2013. ...
Japanese tire maker blends proven driver line up, upgraded 997 and new tires for 2013 GT campaign...
Cadillac Challenge for the 2013 race season. In addition to being the title sponsor, Toyo Tires, will award the winner of each event a set of Toyo Proxes R888 DOT competition tires...
Toyo Tire U.S.A Corp is proud to announce its partnership with Robby Gordon OFF-ROAD’s Stadium SUPER Trucks (SST), becoming the first tire manufacturer to sign for the 2013 inaugural season of thrilling, stadium-style off-road racing...
Nitto Tire U.S.A. Inc. Returns for Second Consecutive Year for King of the Hammers Off-Road Challenge and Sponsor of Six Teams Vying for 4x4 Championship....
Nitto Tire, a leading producer of high performance tires, has announced a new partnership with Formula DRIFT Champion Vaughn Gittin Jr. ...
Toyo Tires racers captured six stage wins and a total of 13 podiums during the running of the 2013 Dakar which completed its final stage this past weekend. ...
Driven/Undriven: The Duality of Tomorrow's Automobiles...
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is proud to supply original equipment tires to some of the vehicles being showered with top new vehicle awards....
Yokohama Tire Corporation and the Desert Assassins’ quest to be the first-time recipient of the recently-created World Championship of Desert Racing...
Toyo Tires equipped vehicles are scoring immediate victories in the world’s toughest endurance race, the 2013 Dakar rally...
The MICHELIN Pilot Sport A/S 3 tire distinguishes itself in the ultra-high performance all-season tire market because of the Michelin technology it bears...
Toyo Tires and Robby Gordon are teaming up once again to take on the legendary Dakar Rally in January. ...
Drivers who don’t prepare properly for winter driving can create fear for others...
Nitto is pleased to announce the NT90W, our newest dedicated studless winter tire to be added to our diverse product line-up...
Falken Tire, a leader in high performance tires for cars and trucks, will introduce the latest generation of its popular all-season performance tire ...
Toyo Tires will offer VIP treatment this year for competitors racing in the 25-Hours of Thunderhill exclusively on Toyo Proxes RR DOT competition tires ...
One of the biggest challenges for motorists is driving in constantly changing weather conditions ...
As McLaren’s sole tire supplier and technical partner, Pirelli has developed bespoke versions of the P Zero and P Zero Corsa ...
Specific version of new HS449 winter tire developed in record time to offer improved safety in cold weather driving....
Ford Motor Company made a long list of improvements to its newest rendition of the iconic Shelby GT500 ...
For the second year, Yokohama Tire Corporation will participate in Sonoma Raceway’s Accelerating Sustainable Performance Summit ...
Continental Tire the Americas, LLC has introduced the company’s newest luxury performance all-season replacement tire to dealer shelves, the PureContact...
Dunlop Motorsport has announced it will develop tires for a revolutionary new car, the GreenGT H2, which holds the potential to reshape the future of motorsport power...
Dunlop tires celebrated success at the highly-competitive American Le Mans Series (ALMS), as the series travelled to Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis...
UK deliveries from September in time for start of cold weather...
Yokohama Rubber Company-Sponsored Electric Vehicle Breaks World Record at Pikes Peak Race for the Third Consecutive Year...
Nick Nelson navigated his 4x4 to the top of the heap to win from behind at last week’s 4 Wheel Parts Ultra 4 Glen Helen Grand Prix...
A combination of a high-performance automobile, a professional stunt driver, lots of video cameras and Goodyear’s new Eagle F1 Asymmetric All-Season ...
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today announced a development that could help consumers and the environment by reducing the amount of petroleum-based oil used in tires, while at the same time, extending tread life. Goodyear researchers at the company’s Innovation Center here have found in their ...
Russian dandelion and Guayule offer possible solutions for natural rubber shortage...
As sponsor of this year’s Supercar Run and Supercar Paddock, Michelin is set to help the festival really burn rubber ...
All new FK453 delivers improved grip and lower noise levels as well as a ‘Y’ speed rating option...
Mid-70 degree temperatures made for near-perfect race conditions at New Jersey Motorsports Park...
BMW Team RLL finish third and fourth in ALMS GT class, earn third consecutive podium finish...
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company will receive a 2012 Manny Award in the “Green Initiative” category from Inside Business...
Drivers for both Falken-equipped Porsches confirmed for this year’s Nürburgring 24 Hour Race. ...
Russian dandelion and guayule possible solutions to natural rubber shortage...
Continental Tire brought their newest dry compound to Homestead-Miami hoping to get some race laps in while Mother Nature had other ideas...
Consistent pace over varying conditions leads successful Porsche race team to change to Falken...
Veteran off-roader takes first on off-the-shelf Geolandar A/T-S+® tires...
GRAND-AM Road Racing’s newest division – the Sportsman Showcase – took another step forward today with the announcement that Continental Tire ...
For the second round of the 2012 American Le Mans Series (ALMS), BMW Team RLL once again used tire strategy to regain its race position, earning a second-place GT class finish ...
Under inflated tires cause U.S. drivers to waste 1.2 billion gallons of fuel annually, use Continental Tire's tips to help save 12 cents a gallon at the pump....
Thanks to the modern design from Italian company Giugiaro, the Ultrac Vorti has a very sporty and distinctive appearance...
Barber Motorsports Park is notorious for being tough on tires across many series. A combination of the track configuration coupled with the track surface and number of tire sets ...
One of the world’s most famous drivers, known all over the globe for his extreme and spectacular style, a snowy stage in Igora Park...
Dunlop tires kicked off the 2012 American Le Mans Series (ALMS) season with impressive results, taking home victories in all three open-competition classes....
The Goodyear Spring Tire, which was co-developed by The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), represents a future tire concept...
The Michelin Pilot Super Sport, the world’s fastest series-produced tire on the track, will be fitted on the brand new F12berlinetta, the most powerful Ferrari ever....
New Sport Maxx Race delivers on over 100 years of road and racing heritage...
The days of checking tire pressure could be a thing of the past thanks to an innovation from Goodyear, which will be publicly demonstrated for the first time at the 2012 Geneva International Motor Show...
Goodyear Dunlop will show the future of tire technologies at this year’s Geneva International Motor Show: including tires becoming more and more intelligent with the use of electronics embedded into the tire...
Tire maker teams up with a new partner in the ALMS GT Class and continues campaigns in ‘green racing’ with orange-oil infused tires in the GTC and GT3 Challenge series, plus off-road racing...
Yokohama Tire Corporation is teaming up with Alex Job Racing (AJR) to campaign a Lotus Evora in the American Le Mans Series ...
Paul Miller Racing enters ALMS season with new Porsche 911 GT3 RSR and Dunlop tires...
The anticipation of the 50th running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona was at a fever pitch and Continental Tire was there for all 140 teams through rain tires, slicks and even a triple stint by one DP team...
Yokohama Tire Corporation set a new standard for premium all-season tires with its AVID ENVigor®. Now, the benchmark tire, which has been dubbed the “best Grand Performance Tire”, comes with Yokohama’s unique runflat technology...
Designed to offer drivers the next level in control and the next level in fun, BFGoodrich® Tires introduces the g-Force™ Sport COMP-2™, the newest tire in BFGoodrich Tires’ ultra-high performance tire line up...
Fans can follow Continental Tire for updates, conversation and unique content throughout the upcoming race weekend on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube....
Falken’s Azenis FK453CC’s innovative construction and novel tread pattern offers better high speed stability, feel and lower noise levels for performance SUVs ...
Quite a week for Yokohama Tire Corporation-sponsored off-road racer Heidi Steele at the 44th annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 in Ensenada, Mexico...
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is making another significant gift to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Tuesday - the second in two years - with the donation of the Goodyear blimp gondola, or car C-49....
Ever wonder how under-inflation or over-inflation affects a tire exactly? Or how misalignment can cause a tire to wear prematurely? ...
For years, sports fans have acknowledged the significance of a big sporting event by the presence of the Goodyear Blimp flying overhead and providing aerial television coverage...
This past weekend’s visit to Road Atlanta (Georgia, USA) for the 2011 Petit Le Mans (Saturday, October 1) proved exceptionally successful for Michelin on a number of counts...
Exhibit spotlights BluEarth-1™, Yokohama’s orange oil-infused tire that reduces petroleum use in tire manufacturing...
Michelin, the world’s leading tire manufacturer, announced today it will be the first major technical partner to support the radical Project 56 DeltaWing prototype car ...
Yokohama Tire Corporation annually offers experiential ride and drive training programs across the country for dealers. Now, the Fullerton, ...
Champions crowned as 2011 GRAND-AM Season closes with exciting finale...
Magellan® Roadmate® 2035 free with purchase of four Continental tires totaling $499 or more...
Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. announces the company's largest promotion ever, the Ultimate Ride Sweepstakes. Running now through January 2, 2012, the 17-week Ultimate Ride Sweepstakes will award one winner a set of Toyo tires ...
Nitto Tire U.S.A. Inc., a leading developer of performance tires for racing and sponsored driver Matt Powers finished third, driving the Need for Speed Nitto Tire Nissan S14 at FormulaDRIFT Las Vegas...
Dunlop-equipped cars take first, second and third during the American Le Mans Series’ inaugural Baltimore Grand Prix...
Continuous testing and development are key ingredients to tiremaker’s ALMS success...
Two-year exhibit starts in fall 2011 and will feature BluEarth-1™, Yokohama’s next generation eco-friendly tire that utilizes oil from orange peels to reduce use of petroleum...
A sequel to the popular ContiTireRace online game, the ContiTireRace 2 will be available this summer on www.continentaltire.com, on Continental's Facebook page...
Mark Wilkins has scored a Rolex Sports Car Series win and a pole position at Watkins Glen International, both on the ultra-high speed 2.45-mile "short" course that the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series ...
The days of manually adding air to under-inflated tires could be a distant memory thanks to a new innovation under development in laboratories at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company....
Yokohama Tire Corporation collected two first-place victories in the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series (LOORRS) event, August 7 at Glen Helen Raceway near San Bernardino, California. ...
Bridgestone Eco-Rally this weekend. In the marquee's debut appearance at the event, the Cygnets will cement their place as the ultimate city cars, a tailor-fit solution for urban driving. ...
An elated but exhausted Challenge4 team led by Rainer Zietlow zipped through Alaska July 13 on their Continental Cross Contact LX20 with EcoPlus Technology tires and entered Deadhorse early July 14 - the end of the Pan-American Highway. ...
Yokohama Tire Corporation has expanded its nationwide grassroots consumer programs in 2011 by participating in 18 car shows and car club events, including the upcoming Z1 Nationals...
Just like Pirelli’s home race in Monza, Silverstone is one of the iconic circuits on this year’s grand prix calendar, famed for its long straights and fast corners. This year, the British track has a slightly new look to it...
For the first time in the 89-year history of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb the “Race to the Clouds” course has been completed in under ten minutes. Record breaker Nobuhiro Tajima sped ...
The much anticipated TDI-Panamericana tour will begin this Friday, Rainer Zietlow and his team are ready to embark on the ultimate journey - a two-week voyage from Ushuaia, Argentina, to Deadhorse, Alaska...
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today announced the details of its promotion of Disney and Pixar's high-octane animated comedy adventure "Cars 2," which opens in theaters nationwide on June 24, 2011. ...
Yokohama Tire Corporation has announced the official launch of its all-new, user-centric Web site at www.yokohamatire.com designed to put customers first and their needs, according to Theresa Palang...
Pirelli’s new supersoft tire made a thrilling debut in Monaco and now the same two nominations return for the Canadian Grand Prix: the PZero Red supersoft tire and the harder PZero Yellow tire....
Tire strategy was at the forefront of the action at the Monaco Grand Prix, with a three-way fight between Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing), Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) and Jenson Button (McLaren), who were separated by less than a second with only 15 laps to go...
Pirelli’s new PZero Red supersoft tires made their debut at the Monaco Grand Prix circuit today with two free practice sessions around the tight and twisty confines of the 3.340-kilometre circuit....
Pirelli heads immediately from one of the quicker tracks seen on the calendar to the very slowest, but at the same time definitely the most glamorous: Monaco. The tight and twisty confines of the Principality are ideal territory for Pirelli’s PZero Red supersoft tire...
BFGoodrich® Tires announced today an official contingency program in the growing National Auto Sport Association (NASA) road racing series, continuing its commitment to improving the motorsports experience. ...
The G-MAX AS-03 is an all season tire with strong, balanced performance capabilities in dry, wet and light snow conditions. ...
While Audi produced the fifth million A4 several days ago, the new season begins for its victorious brother in racing. At Hockenheim on May 1 the A4 DTM rolls to the grid with proven technology, but with new tires. ...
The FALKEN Motorsports Team has announced its team line up for the first VLN and Nürburgring 24 Hour races. Driving FALKEN’s new Porsche 997 GT3 R made it race debut the first weekend of April, ...
The Yokohama Tire Explorer iPad app – published on iTunes in March – captured a Silver ADDY ® Award in the Mobile Marketing category at the recent Los Angeles area ...
Imagine the exhilaration of driving the best performing street tire in the world. Now, imagine that performance fitted on your vehicle. Today, Michelin brings that performance to the marketplace with the launch of the highly anticipated MICHELIN® Pilot® Super Sport ultra-high performance tire...
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO) is proud to announce the launch of three new ultra high performance tires to its Potenza family of tires....
Pirelli’s first race of its three-year agreement to supply Formula One has provided close competition, two to three pit stops per car, and a total race time that was three minutes quicker than last year underlining the performance of the PZero tires....
With a lap time of 1m23.529s after his debut qualifying session on Pirelli PZero tires, Red Bull’s reigning World Champion Sebastian Vettel set the fastest lap that has ever been seen in the 15-year history of the Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne. ...
Italian firm Pirelli, embarking on the first season of a three-year agreement to supply Formula One with tires, has revealed the colors that will be used to distinguish the six different types of tire that will be used throughout the season....
New app allows customers to access General product information, Team GT race videos and photos and a dealer locator on their mobile devices...
Tire maker continues with teams in off-road and ALMS, plus “eco-racing’ in the GT3 Challenge and GTC series...
True to the heritage of Toyo Tires®, the company announced today it will support motorsports competitors across the country through contingency programs. Amateur racers in a variety of disciplines such as autocross, Time Attack, road racing and desert off-road racing ...
Falken Tire Corporation is giving away a brand new 2011 Porsche Cayman in appreciation of our fans! "Like Us" on our Facebook fan page and enter into the sweepstakes here: ...
The 2011 Continental Tire Dream Giveaway, a fundraising event sponsored by WorldCause Foundation, kicked off on March 1, 2011, providing an opportunity for people to help seriously ill children while also entering to win a one-of-a-kind 2011 Hurley Haywood Edition Porsche GT3 and a 2011 Porsche Caye...
Falken Tire, known for its innovative product, competitive nature and technological developments, is setting the stage for a new category in ultra high performance tires. The introduction of the AZENIS PT722 A/S, premium performance touring tire is specifically targeted at consumers looking for a s...
The FALKEN Motorsports Team has confirmed that its 2011 campaign will comprise five racing events at the Nurburgring. Using the firm’s new "company car" – a Porsche 911 GT3 R, the team’s season will kick off at the beginning of April at the first of the VLN long distance races....
The General Tire Miss Mint 400 competition is back for its 3rd consecutive year. General Tire is turning up the heat for the 2011 Mint 400 race by kicking off the event with the Miss Mint 400 competition which started on Feb 28, 2011. ...
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is announcing the Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 with revolutionary ActiveBraking Technology, which incorporates race-derived technologies for precise handling on both dry and wet roads. The ultra-high performance (UHP) tire will be available in North America in June....
The statisticians were as busy as the drivers at Daytona International Speedway on Thursday after four different track records were established in the opening qualifying sessions of the 2011 GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series and Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge season. The day marked the first o...
GRAND-AM 24 at Daytona race begins Continental Tire’s expanded commitment to GRAND-AM Road Racing as it becomes the official tire of the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series. The new official series status complements our previously announced in 2010 title sponsorship of the GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sp...
Continental, the Official Tire of GRAND-AM Road Racing, will air an exciting new commercial during SPEED’s live coverage of the much anticipated Rolex 24 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Jan. 27 through 30. ...
Professional Athlete Shaun White has accomplished much in his storied career in action sports – he’s a two-time Olympic Gold medal winner, the most decorated athlete in Winter X Games history with 15 medals, a four-time medal winner at Summer X Games and a nine-time ESPY award winner. ...
Long time participant in the Nürburgring 24 Hour race, FALKEN Motorsport Team, has signaled its intent for this year’s event (June 25th-26th) with the decision to run a highly competitive GT3 R specification Porsche 911....
BFGoodrich® Tires takes the green flag as 2011 begins with a multi-faceted partnership with Sports Car Club of America (SCCA), the premier amateur racing organization in the U.S. With this partnership, BFGoodrich Tires is named the “Official Street Tire” of the SCCA and is presenting the prestigiou...
It's time for the 2011 Dakar, the craziest, most dangerous off-road rally in the world. And once again, Toyo Tires is covering it all from the cab of an H3...
With the ContiTireRace, the first tire race can now be run on the iPhone. The free app can be found in the iTunes Store....
Team General Tire's Carl Renezeder and Robby Woods take the podium at the close of the 2010 Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series...
Continental Tire's ExtremeContact DW earned the number one spot on Tire Rack's independent testing report of max performance summer...
Gas-electric hybrid technology. A battle of the B-cars. The ultimate test of engineering. A battle of production-based racing machine...
Designed for the sportiest series-produced cars as well as for vehicles specially tuned for ultra-high performance...
Vildosola Racing becomes first Mexican national team to win overall SCORE Baja 1000 BFGoodrich® Tires Takes Victory in 17 SCORE Baja 1000 Classes ...
Yokohama Tire Corporation is going digital at the LA Auto Show, November 19-28 at the LA Convention Center...
Continental Tire's ground-breaking ProContact™ with EcoPlus Technology tire was awarded "Best New Product" at the 2010 Special Equipment ...
Three-season BFGoodrich Tires attributes extended to season four...
With the additional three sizes, the AD08, nicknamed “the fastest street tire,” is now available in 35 sizes...
BFGoodrich Tires’ National Runoffs Champions to earn seats in Wide Open Excursion ‘Baja Challenge’ race car for 43rd Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000...
Pastrana Ascends 6,288-Foot Peak Driving Subaru Rally Car Besting 100 Years of Previous Attempts...
Latest segment features off-road racing champions Cameron and Heidi Steele and is posted on the company’s Website and YouTube...
The heart pounding, high-flying, side-by-side action known as Rallycross is ready for its inaugural debut this coming weekend and BFGoodrich...
Yokohama Tire Corporation’s all-new AVID ® ENVigor ™, tied for first place in Tire Rack’s recent high-performance tire testing event....
Veteran racer Chris Rado of WORLD Racing is poised to debut his latest and greatest Scion tC at the exhilarating Redline Time Attack Serie...
Yokohama Tire Corporation is going green again, this time at the famed Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Yokohama will feature a “living wall,” ...
New “Yokohama Tire Tips” segment focuses on 'how to read the sidewall of a tire' and is again hosted by off-road racing champion Cameron Steele....
In a close cooperation with TECHART Automobildesign, Continental developed a performance tire, which is specially designed for sport driven use...
For its new exclusively equipped Passat CC, Volkswagen has decided on tires from Continental. The new ContiSportContact 3 with ContiSeal ...
Yokohama Tire Corporation’s eco-sensitive “living wall” display, shown at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show, has been honored with a Bronze Award ...
National Runoffs Champions to earn seat in Wide Open Excursion “Baja Challenge” race car for 43rd Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000...
Continental Tire’s most advanced, eco-friendly tire to date...
Race fans at Lime Rock Park were treated to two GRANDAM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge races on Saturday as the Street Tuner ...
BFGoodrich® Tires today announced the list of 27 charter members inducted into its exclusive TeamBFG program for 2010....
To increase public awareness about a wide variety of tire-related subjects, Yokohama Tire Corporation will release a series ...
Tire Finder is Compatible with Apple iPhone and iPod touch...
This new ultra-high performance all-season tire provides the optimum angle of attack resulting from Shark Fin bio-mechanics....
Continental's all-season touring tire line designed to save on fuel costs, last longer and protect the environment without sacrificing performance....
With fields that regularly feature more than 60 production-based racers packed with hungry drivers behind the wheel...
To celebrate the launch its new ProContact™ with EcoPlus Technology tire line, Continental Tire is asking: “How Eco Are You?” ...
When they find themselves at the top of their game, athletes are considered to be “in the zone...
Tire development engineers at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company may not work in public libraries or concert halls...
With the introduction of the new Assurance ComforTred Touring, Goodyear has clarified its family of broad market tires for passenger cars...
Continental Tire is stepping up its broadcast television profile beyond Grand-Am Road Racing and Major League Soccer...
Continental Tire the Americas, LLC is now at full operating capacity at its new distribution center in Redlands, California, and held an official ribbon cutting ...
Bob Michaelean has raced a little bit of everything in his long career, but his resume was missing something before Saturday -- a win...
Yokohama Tire Corporation is adding the Los Angeles Angels to their lineup of sports teams...
Hankook Tire is once again back in the business of supporting grassroots enthusiasts by rolling out the 2010 Motorsports Contingency Program...
Months and months of testing paid off for Yokohama Tire Corporation as its second generation orange oil-infused eco race tires, the ADVAN® ENV-R2 ...
Thanks to a new two-year sponsorship extension between Yokohama and the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) that was announced today in Sebring, Florida...
A little more orange oil means a lot less petroleum, according to Yokohama Tire Corporation, which introduced its upgraded environmentally-sensitive ADVAN ® ENV-R2™ racing tire at a press conference today in Sebring, Florida...
Watch Bridgestone technicians and engineers test a wide variety of tires ...
Pirelli confirmed its technology partnership with Italian supercar manufacturer Lamborghini today at the world premiere of the new P Zero Corsa System at the International Motor Show in Geneva...
Truly a performance tire for all seasons, General Tire's Exclaim UHP is designed to fit a wide range of performance sports cars, coupes and sedans....
The Bridgestone brand's extreme high performance tire will take on one of racing's toughest challenges when the Frost Engineering team bolts Potenza RE-11 tires onto its purpose-built #48 BMW GTR for the longest endurance race in the world...
The unique character of this asymmetric tire is expressed on the outside tread area by the large, stiff ‘high grip’ shoulder blocks which produce optimum road contact....
Bridgestone has developed a new flagship UHP tire for the world’s top sports cars: the Potenza S001. Designed for maximum sports performance, the tire also delivers high efficiency with reduced rolling resistance. Already factory fitted on the Aston Martin Rapide and Ferrari 458 Italia, the Potenza...
Yokohama Tire Corporation’s new AVID® ENVigor™ – “the most complete performance tire ever created” – launches today at tire dealers across the U.S. The ENVigor is available in 69 sizes for a huge array of vehicle applications, making it one of the largest tire launches in Yokohama’s history...
It’s a “three-peat” for Yokohama Tire Corporation. As part of its 2010 marketing program, the Fullerton, California-based tire maker is sponsoring two of the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) top teams – the Boston Celtics and San Antonio Spurs – for the third consecutive year, announced Shawn...
Yokohama Tire Corporation’s all-new AVID® ENVigor™ – the first tire to combine high-performance, superior comfort, eco sensibilities and long treadlife – will hit the market March 1 in 69 sizes for a wide variety of vehicle applications, making it one of the largest tire launches in Yokohama’s histo...
How do drivers and teams prepare to compete in the Rolex 24 At Daytona? A television special highlighting that process and more will be aired leading up to the 48th edition of North America's premier endurance race. GRAND-AM: 24 Hours at Daytona, an hour-long special featuring everything from prepar...
Continental Tire will become the Official Tire of Watkins Glen International Raceway, (WGI). The Watkins Glen sponsorship is the third part of a strategy to aggressively advance Continental Tire within the U.S. market. The addition of this sponsorship also reaffirms the company's commitment to GR...
Continental Tire is proud to announce that it has been selected as the title sponsor and official tire of the GRAND-AM Sports Car Challenge Road Racing series in 2010. The series will be titled the GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge. The GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge f...
Continental is expanding its commitment to GRAND-AM Road Racing and will become the official tire of the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series, starting with the 2011 season. The new official series status complements the company’s previously announced title sponsorship of the GRAND-AM Continental Tire ...
YTC has widened the size range of its popular all-season touring tire, the AVID TRZ® (Three Ride Zones), to include 10 new H-rated sizes. These new tires improve upon the TRZ line’s considerable range of fitments to now include more European, Asian and domestic vehicles that require an H-speed ratin...
In 2009, Yokohama Tire Corporation had many major motorsports successes, including repeat championships in off-road racing’s SCORE and SNORE series, and a season-long, strong run in ALMS. However, Yokohama’s most newsworthy motorsports accomplishment was to shatter the eco-racing barrier by introduc...
The ExtremeContact DWS (tuned for Dry, Wet & Snow) is uniquely engineered to revolutionize the tire market with its outstanding all-season capabilities. This tire is slated to outperform when it comes to dry and wet conditions in both handling and braking; tread life, snow traction, noise, ride com...
Continental ExtremeContact DW Technical Details-Wet and Dry Performance, Dynamic Temperature Distribution ...
The ExtremeWinterContact has been developed based on Continental’s innovative winter tire technology and its 135-year history of building award-winning tires. ExtremeWinterContact is engineered with an advanced tread compound and structured siping to dramatically improve ice and snow traction. Th...
One of the most crucial requirements of tires fitted on high performance, sports cars is agile steering precision. This ensures your vehicle maintains good adherence to the road in face of the considerable forces acting on the tires when driving at high speeds, making abrupt maneuvers or changes in ...
The ContiProContact features unparalleled wet-braking capacity and year-round traction. This tire performs with outstanding handling, control and high-speed capability. Designed for all-season performance and touring featuring excellent wet-braking capacity and year-round traction. A straight circum...
The ExtremeContact DWS features improved grip and braking in both dry and wet conditions with a unique asymmetrical tread design. This tire includes an advanced tread compound for improved traction in all-weather conditions including snow, significantly improved mileage, and an industry leading lev...
The ExtremeContact DW is the ultra-high performance tire in a new line of performance tires from Continental. Featuring new technology to deliver extreme levels of performance on both wet and dry roads, while still maintaining excellent ride comfort and improved gas mileage....
FULLERTON, CA (Oct. 26, 2009) – Yokohama Tire Corporation’s eco-friendly dB Super E-spec™ tire, which is composed of 80 percent non-petroleum-based products, accumulated high test scores when compared to low rolling resistance competitors during Tire Rack’s recent Real World Road Ride....