There are no two ways about it, Formula 1 is a big ol’ waste of natural resources in the name of entertainment, burning through fuel at each race, releasing tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere through the transportation of equipment around the world and chucking out hundreds of tires every weekend. Now, in an … Read more
Screenshot: Tyre Reviews When it comes to buying tires, the default advice for a long time has been to just get the Michelins. They won’t be as cheap as some of the other tires the shop sells, but you’ll get a fantastic tire that’s essentially guaranteed to be either the best or one of the … Read more
It has come to our attention that the world is expensive right now. Just the mere act of surviving costs more than it ever has, and wages aren’t keeping pace with inflation. You’ve still got expenses, and it always seems that an emergency crops up at exactly the wrong time. So if you got a … Read more
Photo: Jun Xu (Getty Images) An aircraft’s tires are usually an afterthought for most airline passengers. Despite only being on the ground for brief periods of time during most flights, planes still use their tires a great deal. Incredibly, aircraft tires rarely blow out but have relatively short lifespans. Ride Along in the 2024 Corvette … Read more
Screenshot: Tyre Reviews If automakers could sell cars without tires, we’re pretty sure the bean counters in accounting would do exactly that. They probably wouldn’t even think twice about it. Since they can’t get away with that, though, all new cars come with tires, and it would be easy to assume that because the tires … Read more
I am a native Angeleno, born and raised apart from two years in Boston where I didn’t drive much, so I had never really driven on snow until I was recently invited to the Bridgestone Winter Driving School in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Thankfully the weather was in the high 40s to low 50s during the … Read more
I recently returned from a trip to snowy Montana where I had the privilege of driving several different vehicles on both regular tires and dedicated winter tires. Obviously, since we were driving on snow, the winter tires performed significantly better than the all-seasons or summer tires used on the control vehicles. That wasn’t really ever … Read more
The Tesla Cybertruck is probably the most controversial vehicle launched in a decade due to its overall absurdity, and now that absurdity is causing wheel covers to inflict significant damage to this nearly 7,000 pound truck’s custom tires. This electric truck’s aero wheel covers have an unusual design that actually extends beyond the alloy wheel and … Read more
Winter tires perform better in cold weather than all-seasons. That’s just a fact. Are all-season tires better than they have been in the past when it comes to handling cooler temperatures? Absolutely. Do you necessarily need a dedicated set of winter tires if you live in an area that doesn’t get much colder than 40 … Read more
Tire companies have been trying to sell us on the concept of dedicated EV tires for a while. From tires that can handle the torque loads to ones that roll quieter for less road noise, there’s something for every EV buyer. But a recent story out of Florida in The Miami Herald details how EV … Read more
