Will The Price Of A Tyre Determine It’s Performance?
Is it necessary to choose expensive tyre?
In our daily life, what is the first thing that cross your mind about the word “Luxury”?
The style, the expensive price tag, the luxury feeling… So, what is your impression when it comes to “Luxury” tyres? You may think that this is nonsense when you relate it to the black ring rubber with the word “Luxury”.
However, “Luxury” tyre really do exist, just like all other luxury goods.
Seeing that many drivers may ask, the price of a tyre usually cost between RM400-2000, It can be considered as one of the costly component in a car. In addition to the costly price, what is so special about “Luxury” tyres?
Gold-Plated Tire
In the Oil Rich Kingdom – Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Many drivers are very familiar with it’s luxury cars and luxury lifestyle. The country had developed one of the world’s most expensive luxury tyre company Z TYRE. It has produced a tyre with the price tag around RM1.9 million. Diamonds and 24K gold are placed at the sides of the tyre and this is one of the most expensive tyre in the world.
Full car interior gold thread seam
The most expensive sports car in “Fast & Furious 7”, the seats are all sewed with gold thread and the price of one tyre alone is equivalent to the price of a Lamborghini!!!
20 minutes of “ManHood”
Once the world’s fastest car – Bugatti Veyron, with more than 1,000 horsepower and a top speed of 431 km/h. Michelin has to customize a special type of tyre, the Michelin Sport PAX tyres at the price USD$30,000 per set to handle this beast. At top speed, the tyres will only last 20 minutes before it is completely worn out.
Extreme performance
The ultimate “Luxury” tyres may not be the best looking in field, due the ratio of materials and production process will be it. For example, the untreated tyres used in F1 racing cars have the same grip performance as chewed bubble gum at normal temperatures.
Exaggerated Tyre Width
Large tyre width has always been the demand of many car owners. On the other hand, the appearance is better and combative. The larger the tyre and sport rims width, it helps to increase the grip performance.
Of course, larger tyre width may not be good in all aspect, it can be very dangerous under some condition. For example, a small pot hole could cause irreparable damage to the tyre.
Well, after understanding the difference between “luxury” tyres, this tell us the relation between price and performance. The higher the price, may not equivalent to a higher performance. But of course, you should pay attention to 3 questions when choosing:
Don’t always care about your size.
Racers are not interested in tyres & rims that are larger than 20 inches. The speed of these tyres can be very fast, corners support is strong, but it cannot sustain a side wall impact. In our daily drive, especially during fast driving, foreign object on the road will easily cause Bulges on the tyre upon road impact.
Check tyre age and size data
The “2319” number on the tyre represent the 23rd week of year 2019.
The numbers on the tyre such as “265/35 R19” carries the tyre dimensions width (265), flatness ratio (35), and radial tire structure (R) of the tire, and the rim diameter is 19 inches. So, pay more attention to it the next time when you are changing your tyres. You can understand your car better through these hidden data.
Buying tires should be tailored to local conditions
The tread pattern of a tyre plays an important roll on the performance of the tire. For example, large tread pattern blocks represent higher off-road capability. But if you spend most of the time on city streets, you can opt for tyre with finer patterns for a comfortable ride and higher fuel efficiency.
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