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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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GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport winter tyre offers 15% ice handling improvements
12 May 2020
The GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport winter tyre will launch for the 2020/21 winter season in nine 17-19” sizes. Its manufacturer, Giti Tire, has designed the tyre for high powered passenger cars and premium SUVs. The new tyre is certified with the Three-Peak Mountain Snowflake symbol, meaning it is legal in countries that require winter tyre fitments. It will be available initially in nine sizes. These will be for 17-19” rims, 215-235 section widths, and 40-65 profiles.
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Italian supercars back in production
13 May 2020
Ferrari and Lamborghini supercars went back into production in the first week of May.
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Cooper Discoverer A/T3 Sport 2 improves all-terrain performance
7 May 2020
Cooper has launched its new all-terrain, all-season SUV tyre, the Cooper Discoverer A/T3 Sport 2. Balancing on-road stability and off-road capability, the tyre is certified for use in winter and muddy driving conditions. It displays both the Three Peak Mountain Snow Flake and M+S symbols on its sidewall.
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Test win for Continental, price-performance recommendation for Maxxis
4 May 2020
Auto Zeitung’s 2020 summer tyre test is one of the largest the motoring magazine has ever published. It looked at 20 brands of size 225/50 R17 94/98 W/Y tyres in an evaluation that covers premium to budget. The cheapest of the tyres on test can be had for around 230 euros (£200) a set; the most expensive cost more than twice as much.
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Goodyear’s new Vector 4Seasons Gen-3 all-season tyre
1 May 2020
Goodyear has officially launched the Vector 4Seasons Gen-3 after hinting about it in February 2020. Goodyear claims it has achieved an industry first with the new tyre, having developed an all-season product with both the Three-Peak Mountain Snowflake (3PMSF) sidewall marking and an A-rated fuel efficiency on the EU tyre label.
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Race or make a tyre with Nankang mobile apps
29 Apr 2020
Nankang Tyre has launched two new free apps on Google Play and the App Store, giving users the chance to race or make the Taiwan manufacturer’s tyres. Tyre Run offers users the chance to use five different tyre patterns to complete various tasks, while Tyre Maker presents an interactive tyre manufacturing process.
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