General tyre news

Nokian Tyres are the best tyre manufacturer you might not have heard of

If you've not shopped for winter tyres, you can be forgiven for having never heard of Nokian Tyres. Nokian Tyres are a Finnish tyre manufactur...

Continental AllSeasonContact - Press Release

Continental have officially announced availability of the new Continental AllSeasonContact in the UK!  Could this be the Germans manufacturers...

How bad can tyres make a car? Premium VS budget tyres tested

With budget car tyres getting closer to the premium tyres in raw performance, we take a look at how a cheap set of tyres can alter the subjective balance and...

GT Radial - A Brand to Watch

Giti are an Asian manufacturer of car, 4x4 and truck tyres, with their head offices located in Singapore. The brand originally started as a budget brand, but...

The differences between 17, 18 and 19 inch tyres

Is a 17" wheel more comfortable than a 18" wheel? Does a 19" wheel feel more sporty than its smaller brother? As always with tyres, the answer is yes, no and...

Should we change tyres at 3mm? Michelin say no

In recent months a number of premium tyre manufacturers have reignited campaigns for the minimum tread depth law to be changed from the c...

Dunlop Sport Maxx Race 2 - Launched

The new Dunlop Sport Maxx Race 2 is here! It's exclusively found on the brand new Porsche 991 911 GT3 Gen-2, and we've visited the Nurburgring to f...

2017 Summer Tyre Buying Guide

With the 2017 tyre test season in full swing, now is a good time to look at the best tyres for the coming summer. Due to the target conflicts within tyre dev...

Michelin Power RS - Launched and Tested

The new Michelin Power RS has a big gap to fill, as it is intended to replace both the Super Sport EVO and Pilot Power 3. Blending t...

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S - Launch and First Drive

Michelin have officially launched the replacement to the "internet's favourite tyre". The new Michelin Pilot Sport 4S betters the Michelin Pilot Su...

What's changed with the new Michelin CrossClimate+

Michelin have recently announced a mid life update of the extremely successful Michelin CrossClimate, the Michelin CrossClimate+ Launched in March 2015,...

Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 OE on Mercedes AMG GT R

While this is just a press release, we're using it an excuse to celebrate the effort undertaken to customise tyres for specific high end vehicles, and post a...

Does the Michelin CrossClimate really work in all conditions?

Michelin Geobox - Michelin are making tyre shopping easier

Tyre shopping can be confusing. The most popular tyre size in the UK is 205/55 R16, but if you search for this on any online tyre retailer, you get presented...

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S - Press Release

After five years on the market, the Michelin Pilot Super Sport has been replaced. Meet the new Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S. Michelin have chosen to drop th...

How Tyres Change For OE Approval - the P Zero Story

Here at TyreReviews we often get asked what modifications are made to OE marked tyres such as * for BMW, N for Porsche, MO for Mercedes and AO for Audi....

Runflat Tyres VS Seal Tyres

Runflat tyres have a bad reputation; they’re known for having poor ride comfort, tramlining, noise, low levels of wet grip, and if you puncture them ve...

Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres fitted to the BMW M4 GTS

Not exactly relevant to everyone, but for the few of us lucky enough to afford an M3 GTS, you're in for a tyre related treat!

What's happening to the Michelin Pilot Super Sport?

With the recent release of the Michelin Pilot Sport 4, a great deal of discussion has been generated about the fate of the much loved Michelin Pilo...

Bridgestone DriveGuard - Have Bridgestone Solved the Runflat?

The most criticsied aspect of runflat tyres is comfort, which is why Bridgestone have taken a fresh approach to the runflat tyre with the new Bridgeston...

Test winter tyres for free with Continental and Mercedes

If you're still not convinced of the benefits of winter tyres, this might be the oppertunity for you! From Saturday 13th Feb 2016 to Sunday 21st&nb...

2016 - The Year of the Performance Tyre

At the start of last year we predicted it would be the year of the all season tyre, and with six new all season tyres launched from nearly all the premium ma...

Dunlop and AMG mini series - Tyre Development

In order to celebrate Dunlops one year anniversary as official tyre partner to the AMG Driving Academy, Dunlop have release the first two videos in a five pa...

Falken have a new take on the runflat

Runflat tyres are both a genius idea, and a mini disaster. Designed with safety in mind, a runflat tyre can be fully deflated, and still driven on for up to ...