new tires

[HerodsMINI]

Radical new tire design by Michelin. The next generation of tires.
They had a pair at the Philadelphia car show.

http://www.tarheelminis.org/cid:image001.jpg
These tires are airless and are scheduled to be out on the market very soon.
The bad news for law enforcement is that spike strips will not work on these tires.
This is what great R&D will do, and just think of the impact on existing technology:
a... no more air valves
a... no more air compressors at gas stations
a... no more repair kits

SCAN DOWN & SEE.

These are actual pictures taken in the South Carolina plant of Michelin It will be awhile before they are available to the automotive industry.




http://www.tarheelminis.org/cid:image002.jpg

http://www.tarheelminis.org/cid:image003.jpg
http://www.tarheelminis.org/cid:image004.jpg

http://www.tarheelminis.org/cid:image005.jpg

http://www.tarheelminis.org/cid:image006.jpg

[09mcs]

pics arent working, do you have a directlink to the pictures?

[TWISTER]

I tried to fix your post but the images are not being found on our server

[N2MINI]

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/michelin-develops-airless-tires-206443.php

Pic and video

[localdrummerweb]

ok well its about the ugliest thing I have ever seen

[wildcrazy442000]

Let's hope they put a sidewall on it! Think of the rocks it could sling without them.

[BlimeyCabrio]

Chariot racing, bay-bee. Just need spike centercaps.

[oznogonzo]

Saw these a few years ago... there was a guy driving around Raleigh that had some of these on an Oldsmobile. They don't look bad while moving.