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Deliveries of the latest BMW 5 Series will begin any time now. UK-spec M Sport versions of the eighth-generation G60/G61/G68 model come with 19” alloy wheels as standard equipment, while the M Sport Pro receives 20” alloys. BMW UK says the enlarged diameter over its predecessor’s rims gives the new 5 Series an “even more sporty presence.” Buyers can choose optional 20” & 21” alloy wheels for all versions, and the BMW list of approved rims and tyres for the G60 also includes an 18” fitment.

Yet another crossover enters the fray in the shape of the Alfa Romeo Tonale, which in UK spec is exclusively available as a mild hybrid or plug-in hybrid model. Continental tells us that it is supplying tyres for vehicles equipped with 18-inch rims, as well as a 17-inch tyre for markets where that rim size is offered. Alfa Romeo will fit the Continental EcoContact 6 to Tonale models built at its Pomigliano d’Arco plant in Naples, Italy in sizes 215/60 R 17 96V and 235/50 R 18 97V.

Manchester City Football Club has signed a fourth partnership agreement with Nexen Tire. If the shirt number in the official photo is anything to go by, the latest multi-year deal extends to 2026 and thus covers the club’s tenth anniversary with the tyre maker.

In mid-July Nexen Tyre UK collaborated with Petrolheadonism to sponsor Tucked at the Manor, their second show of 2022 with Nexen as headline sponsor.

The ongoing partnership with Manchester City F.C. isn’t the only football activity that Nexen Tire is maintaining during the current season. The tyre maker has announced an extension of its sponsorship of German Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt e.V. The freshly-reaffirmed relationship will continue through to the 2024/25 season.

BMW is working with several tyre makers to equip its second-generation 2 Series Active Tourer, and Nexen Tire has announced that it is one of these partners. Lower spec versions of the MPV equipped with 16-inch rims will be available with Nexen N’Fera Sport tyres in size 205/65 R16.

The new Premier League season begins today, and Nexen Tire confirms it will continue its partnership with Manchester City F.C. in 2022/23. When players take to the field in their first-round encounter with West Ham United on Sunday, the tyre maker’s logo will again proudly feature on the left-hand shirt sleeve, as it has since 2017.

When Nexen Tire introduced its first all-season tyre in the UK a decade ago, many drivers saw these products as just an option for smaller cars with only a handful of horses under the bonnet. Product development has brought all-season tyres a long way since then, and attitudes have changed too. Nexen Tire has now launched a new generation of all-season tyre, and there’s not a single fitment for runabouts or city cars to be seen.

Manchester City F.C. and Nexen Tire have announced a new virtual fitness challenge, Nexen Road to Man City. This free virtual race begins on 22 April and encourages participants young and old, with any level of fitness, to exercise and adopt a healthier lifestyle by getting out and being active over a 45-day period.