Tyre News

The Goodwood Festival of Speed is now behind us for another year, and Pirelli is looking back over a spectacular 2025 event. The tyre maker marked the opening of proceedings with a parade of supercars boasting a combined output of over 10,000 horsepower. Guest of honour at this outing was the new, fifth-generation Pirelli P Zero tyre, but the event also held high a family of tyres that have been heavy hitters in the ultra-high performance (UHP) segment for the past 40 years.

The recent ADAC all-season tyre test highlighted the ‘good’ in Goodyear, and the tyre maker is very happy with the result its Vector 4Seasons Gen-3 achieved. A year after becoming the first all-season product to gain a ‘good’ rating in an ADAC comparative evaluation, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen-3 returned to take joint first in the motoring club’s 2025 all-season tyre test.

Whenever a vehicle travels along the road, minute amounts of tyre material wear away. So far nobody has found a way to prevent this, but some tyre makers have invested considerable effort and expense into minimising pollution from tyre abrasion. German motoring club ADAC has investigated how major tyre brands perform in regard to tyre wear.

JLR will be the first in the industry to introduce at scale tyres containing more than 70 per cent renewable and recycled materials such as silica from rice husks and plant-based resins. The vehicle maker has collaborated with Pirelli to develop a JLR-specific version of the new P Zero. This tyre will the standard fit on select Range Rover models equipped with 22-inch wheels from this year ahead of a wider roll-out across other models and brands.

German motoring association ADAC has evaluated tyre abrasion, and the results show that Michelin products performed particularly well. The tyre maker comments that these results “illustrate the innovative efforts made by Michelin to offer tyres that perform throughout their lives, combining excellent lifespan, reduced particle emissions, and minimum raw material consumption.”

The Bridgestone Potenza Sport performance tyre has become one of the manufacturer’s most celebrated success stories. The tyre has prevailed in multiple tests, winning accolades from independent testers such as Auto Express and AutoBild sportscars via superior grip in both wet and dry conditions, validated by external TÜV SÜD testing. Offered in 96 sizes from 17-22”, the Potenza Sport covers a very wide range of performance and supersport applications, gaining original equipment status with performance giants like Lamborghini, Maserati, and BMW.