Michelin EverGrip - Tyres that offer good grip on wet roads, even when aged

itwasntme · 17th January 2014, 00:00

Interesting product from Michelin. Check out the YouTube video too in the links below:

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2014/...ntcmp=features

http://www.tirereview.com/Article/12..._at_naias.aspx

Michelin EverGrip tires get BETTER with age

Tire tests, designed to explore the grip limits, traction, economy and noise of tires, are a vital consumer service. However capable your car is, it needs good tires to ensure it's as capable and safe in all conditions as possible.

Testing has one major flaw, though--it can't tell you what that tire might be like in another five, or ten thousand miles--or more. There's no way of knowing if its performance degrades quicker than another over time. Michelin's latest tire, the Premier all-season with 'EverGrip' technology, is designed to maintain class-leading performance for much longer than you'd expect--reducing the risk factor of that top-level brand new tire losing all its best attributes a few thousand miles down the line.

Michelin lists three features of EverGrip that help maintain the tire's performance even as it wears. The first is a special high-traction rubber compound, with high amounts of silica and sunflower oil. Combined, they offer high bonding strength in the treads helping to keep them on the road in wet weather, while the sunflower oil helps low-temperature grip. The tire also has expanding rain grooves. These get wider as the tire wears, making up for the loss of tread depth that can hamper wet-weather performance in regular tires.

Grip is enhanced further as the tire wears with emerging grooves--grooves in the tread that appear as the tire wears past certain points. So efficient are the extra grooves and the expanding rain channels that Michelin claims the Premier series with EverGrip will outperform brand-new tires from other companies in wet weather braking tests. Yes, like a fine red wine they just get better with age.

The best news is that the new range of tire will be available in 32 sizes to begin with, from 185/65R15 to 245/45R18--covering a wide range of vehicles, including the Cadillac CTS, Ford Fusion, Nissan Altima and Toyota Camry among others. The tires--manufactured at Michelin's U.S. plants--will also come with a 60,000-mile limited warranty. You may not go quite that far on a set of tires, but it's nice to know your new set will continue to offer strong grip in poor road conditions even as they age.

GTO · 17th January 2014, 13:04

to the tech.

Just to clarify, Michelin seems to say that aged EverGrip tyres offer good traction on wet roads, thanks to the expanding grooves. They aren't implying that regular, dry weather grip is also superior (grippy rubber will wear out with age, no two sides to that).

Still, quite an achievement if the statement is true. Best test = Ownership reports with 30,000 - 50,000 kms on them.

17th January 2014, 00:00	#1
itwasntme Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: BANGALORE Posts: 6,983 Thanked: 12,537 Times View My Garage	Michelin EverGrip - Tyres that offer good grip on wet roads, even when aged Interesting product from Michelin. Check out the YouTube video too in the links below: http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2014/...ntcmp=features http://www.tirereview.com/Article/12..._at_naias.aspx Michelin EverGrip tires get BETTER with age Tire tests, designed to explore the grip limits, traction, economy and noise of tires, are a vital consumer service. However capable your car is, it needs good tires to ensure it's as capable and safe in all conditions as possible. Testing has one major flaw, though--it can't tell you what that tire might be like in another five, or ten thousand miles--or more. There's no way of knowing if its performance degrades quicker than another over time. Michelin's latest tire, the Premier all-season with 'EverGrip' technology, is designed to maintain class-leading performance for much longer than you'd expect--reducing the risk factor of that top-level brand new tire losing all its best attributes a few thousand miles down the line. Michelin lists three features of EverGrip that help maintain the tire's performance even as it wears. The first is a special high-traction rubber compound, with high amounts of silica and sunflower oil. Combined, they offer high bonding strength in the treads helping to keep them on the road in wet weather, while the sunflower oil helps low-temperature grip. The tire also has expanding rain grooves. These get wider as the tire wears, making up for the loss of tread depth that can hamper wet-weather performance in regular tires. Grip is enhanced further as the tire wears with emerging grooves--grooves in the tread that appear as the tire wears past certain points. So efficient are the extra grooves and the expanding rain channels that Michelin claims the Premier series with EverGrip will outperform brand-new tires from other companies in wet weather braking tests. Yes, like a fine red wine they just get better with age. The best news is that the new range of tire will be available in 32 sizes to begin with, from 185/65R15 to 245/45R18--covering a wide range of vehicles, including the Cadillac CTS, Ford Fusion, Nissan Altima and Toyota Camry among others. The tires--manufactured at Michelin's U.S. plants--will also come with a 60,000-mile limited warranty. You may not go quite that far on a set of tires, but it's nice to know your new set will continue to offer strong grip in poor road conditions even as they age.
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17th January 2014, 13:04	#2
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,546 Thanked: 300,769 Times View My Garage	Re: Michelin EverGrip - Tyres that offer good grip on wet roads, even when aged to the tech. Just to clarify, Michelin seems to say that aged EverGrip tyres offer good traction on wet roads, thanks to the expanding grooves. They aren't implying that regular, dry weather grip is also superior (grippy rubber will wear out with age, no two sides to that). Still, quite an achievement if the statement is true. Best test = Ownership reports with 30,000 - 50,000 kms on them.
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