You've heard about it in our commercials or seen it in our test videos and now that summer is on the way you to can drive it for yourself. I'm speaking of course about the Tire Rack Test Track. From spring until fall numerous events are held at our facility in South Bend, Indiana by various car…
…Bend, Indiana. That means it is time to test some tires. We test tires both on a carefully selected road loop and under the controlled conditions of our test track. This year, our test track will be changing. In addition to being resurfaced, the track has been expanded, and we are running a slightly…
…laps on our test course to challenge the car's steering response, handling, braking and cornering capabilities and we time selected track segments to quantify the product's contribution to the vehicle's handling and maximum cornering capability. The test track is dedicated to testing during the week…
…Video Center Performance Test Track Drives: The Slalom (00:16) Category: Why Tire Rack? Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Email Page to a Friend The best way to test a tire's handling capability is at the limit. Our five-cone slalom is designed to test grip and responsiveness…
…Track Event Category: Motorsports and Driving Schools Length: (06:38) Testing Crossover/SUV Touring All-Season Tires 2020: Yokohama Geolandar CV G058 Category: Tires Length: (01:55) Testing Crossover/SUV Touring All-Season Tires 2020: Sumitomo HTR Enhance CX2 Category: Tires Length: (01:38) Testing…
…Twitter Share on Pinterest Email Page to a Friend Video Center Testing Tires: On the Test Track (02:04) Category: Tires Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Email Page to a Friend Join us on a Performance Test Track Drive. Experience how we challenge a tire's traction, handling and…
…with real world road rides and on-track tire testing. And we've already completed of few of them, the reports on which you can read in our library of tire test results. Or, you can visit our Video Center where we've posted summaries of those same tire tests. See our team in action, hear us describe…
Recently we had the joy of testing the new BFGoodrich g-Force Sport COMP-2 tire on our test track using an array of vehicles supplied by BFGoodrich. (Shown to the left is my Ford Mustang GT next to a demo 2012 Camaro SS.) In an effort to demonstrate this new Ultra High Performance Summer tire's…
…the test. Our test track is set up to allow our drivers to subjectively measure the balance and transition of a car driven at its limit and record precise time laps consistently and accurately to provide detailed data. It is the same test track that we use for our own in-house tire testing program.…
…this track would prove to be a great location for the Pilot Super Sport to stretch its legs. Read the full test report. Tire Rack TV Ad - From Your Couch Category: Why Tire Rack? Length: (00:30) Testing Studless Ice & Snow Tires 2020: Michelin X-Ice SNOW Category: Tires Length: (1:58) Testing…
…Beyond the Test Track (00:45) Category: Why Tire Rack? Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Email Page to a Friend Besides our Performance Test Track Drives, we test on a seven-mile road loop to simulate real-world driving, travel to Sweden for extreme winter testing and even get…
…Track Event Category: Motorsports and Driving Schools Length: (06:38) Testing Crossover/SUV Touring All-Season Tires 2020: Yokohama Geolandar CV G058 Category: Tires Length: (01:55) Testing Crossover/SUV Touring All-Season Tires 2020: Sumitomo HTR Enhance CX2 Category: Tires Length: (01:38) Testing…
This week I tested the BFGoodrich Premier Touring, the Firestone Precision Touring, the General AltiMAX RT and the Yokohama AVID Touring S, Standard Touring All-Season tires. They all handled very well for their category. Whenever the tires broke away on the track, you could easily regain control.…
…test course looks like? Here are some of the highlights and a video that show you exactly how a typical test lap goes. A few of the key aspects include: * Identical vehicles * Three to four different tires per test * Over 800 laps on the track * Over 100 test drivers for diverse input Our test track…
…The manufacturer sent professional drivers to Tire Rack to allow our marketing team (who normally don’t get the opportunity to test tires on the track) to drive on the g-Force COMP-2 A/S, Advantage T/A Sport and g-Force Rival S. Three Mazda 3 vehicles were equipped with a set of the…
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