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Better alternative – Auto Bild Sportscars tests all-season tyres
7 Nov 2025
Auto Bild Sportscars argues there is no alternative to “genuine summer tyres” for those wanting “to get the best possible performance out of a sports car on the asphalt,” at least in the warmer months of the year. But UK summers are a fleeting phenomenon, and tyres that deliver top performance in warm weather can struggle on winter roads. All-season tyres offer a practical alternative; the performance motoring publication has tested ten products in 225/45 R18.
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BTCC: Goodyear supplying ‘Option’ tyre compound
8 May 2023
The ‘Option’ slick compound tyre has returned to the British Touring Car Championship at Brands Hatch following calls for its reintroduction from drivers and teams. Goodyear brought the Option to last weekend’s BTCC round at Brands Hatch, ending the practice of providing a single slick tyre at each round, as had been the case ever since the championship embraced hybrid power in 2022.
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Audi fitting Continental SportContact 7 tyres on RS 6 Avant performance
10 May 2023
WhatTyre’s Tyre of the Year 2022 is a factory fitment on the Audi RS 6 Avant performance. With Continental gaining global approval for equipping this Audi model with a 22-inch fitment, in numerous markets including the UK and Ireland the tyre of choice is the SportContact 7 AO Silent in size 285/30 ZR 22 101Y XL FR.
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Lancia concept car wears Goodyear tyres
18 Apr 2023
Customisation, aerodynamics, and design – for Goodyear, these qualities “lie at the heart” of its collaboration with the reborn Lancia brand. Goodyear was the manufacturer of choice to produce a bespoke tyre for the Lancia Pu+Ra HPE concept car, the first vehicle of the new Lancia era and a full-electric car that “represents the vision of the brand in terms of design, interior home feeling, sustainability, electrification and technology.”
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Double Auto Bild tyre test victory for Goodyear
4 Mar 2023
Auto Bild has published the second-round results of its size 225/45 R18 summer 2023 tyre test. Well, sort of. We know where each of the 20 finalists finished and have gained insights into overall performance in wet and dry conditions, as well as their value for money. But the motoring publication is keeping its readers in suspense regarding scores for individual tests and will make these known in good time.
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Check tyre age, says Start Rescue
18 Apr 2023
Breakdown cover provider Start Rescue has added its voice to the automotive industry chorus singing a tyre safety message to the motoring public. With tyres or wheels involved in 20 per cent of all requests for roadside help it receives, Start Rescue is particularly focusing on the hazards of driving on ageing tyres, something that campervan and classic car owners need to look out for.
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Tyre safety – Do you drive and hope?
29 Mar 2023
Unpredictable driving conditions plus more cars taking to the roads for bank holiday travel makes spring the perfect moment to consider tyre safety. UK tyre safety charity TyreSafe is challenging drivers with the question, Do you drive and hope?
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