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Old 13-09-2011, 03:54 PM   #1
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Default Next generation of tyres.

I will definitely be getting a set of these.

Will make the brake package stand out for sure.

These were shown at the Philadelphia car show recently, fitted to an Audi as shown below.

Sensational in my opinion.











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Old 13-09-2011, 03:57 PM   #2
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Default Re: Next generation of tyres.

Im having dejavu...I swear thats a few years old.

Im more than happy for the early adopters to try them out first..LOL
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Old 13-09-2011, 04:01 PM   #3
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Default Re: Next generation of tyres.

I cant believe this still gets posted every few months.

Oh, and hello and welcome to the internet.
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Old 13-09-2011, 04:03 PM   #4
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Default Re: Next generation of tyres.

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I cant believe this still gets posted every few months.

Oh, and hello and welcome to the internet.


I only found it a few days ago...It is after all dated June 2011...

http://www.nationwidevehiclecontract...s-tyres/23862/



And it does say...unveiled its next generation tyre at the 2011 Philadelphia Car Show
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Old 13-09-2011, 04:06 PM   #5
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errrr lol what?
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Old 13-09-2011, 04:06 PM   #6
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they look ridiculous
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Old 13-09-2011, 04:10 PM   #7
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Default Re: Next generation of tyres.

That was in a Street Machine special on Wheels & Tyres around 2003. only 7 or 8 years off the mark.....
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Seen them before, like the dual tyre wheel. Both failures
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I only found it a few days ago...It is after all dated June 2011...

http://www.nationwidevehiclecontract...s-tyres/23862/



And it does say...unveiled its next generation tyre at the 2011 Philadelphia Car Show
It dates back to atleast 2005
http://express.howstuffworks.com/exp-tires-tweels1.htm
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Like I said that was in a SM mag in around 2003/2004. The cover actually has a XW/Y GT that has a yellow paint job & black stripes ....
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Very old now...they were initially for scooters only, and they were, at the time, working on making them handle car weight loadings.

Then again, having to replace the entire assembly when the "tyre" wears out could get a bit expensive...
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Old 13-09-2011, 05:57 PM   #12
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All in all,

I'd like to see what smoking them up would go like
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With current NSW road rules, they cannot be fitted to cars:

Vehicles built after 1938(?) must be fitted with pnumatic tyres
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Old 13-09-2011, 07:18 PM   #14
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Not to mention what they'd be like after a couple of years of normal driving abuse on typical Queensland pothole-filled highways and 35 degree summer heat...
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I reckon this must have been nearly a decade ago these were getting bandied about. Michelin I think was the ones developing them.
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All in all,

I'd like to see what smoking them up would go like
Schitt house cos they dont pop!

These wheels are a FAIl.. look wrong..

These rims are almost as old as "The wheel" itself! lol
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Default Re: Next generation of tyres.

Next generation????

Pft to that. Been using them for years already. Even the poorest 3rd world countries have them on their busses.

Well, a few years ago I was on a bus up the karakoram highway in northern Pakistan and we pulled over to inspect the same style of tyre.

Perhaps they were testing them in extreme conditions???





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Next generation????

Pft to that. Been using them for years already. Even the poorest 3rd world countries have them on their busses.

Well, a few years ago I was on a bus up the karakoram highway in northern Pakistan and we pulled over to inspect the same style of tyre.

Perhaps they were testing them in extreme conditions???





Haha thats gold. Definitely hanging out for a set of them..
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Old 13-09-2011, 11:15 PM   #20
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Old 14-09-2011, 01:23 AM   #21
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Old news. We're they called the tweel? Look fugly none the less! Makes it look like you have lacky bands for tyres rofl
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That was in a Street Machine special on Wheels & Tyres around 2003. only 7 or 8 years off the mark.....
yes, but NOW they are actually available.

then again, most of these 'great ideas' are promoted then totally disappear.

so, what are the advantages if you're not being shot at or driving around a nail factory?
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Default Re: Next generation of tyres.

these things pop up every few years as "the next advance in tyres"...anyone else remember the JJD "Dual Wheel" concept from the 1980's?

A Swiss guy came up with the concept, and it was supposed to the the "next big step" in car wheels.
Some made it here and were tested in a few magazines.



Very hard to find out much more about them online...I got these pictures off another forum. They came and went long before there was such a thing as the internet...

I must say, they'd certainly be a talking point at car shows if you could get an old set from somewhere for your period show car, like that VL...
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What were the advantages of those dual wheels supposed to be? They look very unique anyway.
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It was meant to be if one blew, you'd have the other one to get you home....

But I'd suspect if one blew from running over something, it probably get both tyres...........
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there were also handling benefits and a claimed better grip in the wet.
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IIRC they were featured in a magazine article that was about the TSS (twin screw supercharged) EA Falcon
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I reckon this must have been nearly a decade ago these were getting bandied about. Michelin I think was the ones developing them.

The Michelin logo in the picture gives that away
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