Enlarge (credit: Thomas Winz ) Throughout the lifetime of an average tire, 30 percent of it gets eroded away as cars zip around on city streets and brake for little old ladies. But the leftover particles don’t remain as streaks on a road. One study found that 1. 5 million metric tons of this tire […]
Enlarge / Pirelli recently introduced a high load (HL) version of its P Zero performance tire, designed to cope with the greater mass of an electric vehicle. (credit: Pirelli) In the past, we’ve looked at the technology that goes into winter tires—and even what makes a good racing tire. But considering that the majority of […]
Enlarge / On the left, a 2021-spec 13-inch Formula One tire. To its right, a 2022-spec 18-inch F1 tire. (credit: Steven Tee / LAT Images) Pirelli provided flights to Austin and three nights in a hotel so we could attend the US Grand Prix. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. Formula One goes to […]
Enlarge / The new McLaren Artura plug-in hybrid supercar will be the first production car to use tires with built-in monitoring sensors. (credit: McLaren) When the McLaren Artura reaches the road later this year, it will do so riding on the world’s first “Cyber Tires.” Made by Pirelli, the tires feature an evolution of the […]