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…
…Share on Pinterest Email Page to a Friend Video Center: Tires 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…
…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…
…* Test Results Review our exclusive tire test results. * Our "Inside Track" Catalog See the newest products and more. * Resources * Tech Articles Learn more about tires, driving and more. * Photo Gallery Enjoy customer-submitted shots and our own studio photos. * Video Center Watch test results…
…* Test Results Review our exclusive tire test results. * Our "Inside Track" Catalog See the newest products and more. * Resources * Tech Articles Learn more about tires, driving and more. * Photo Gallery Enjoy customer-submitted shots and our own studio photos. * Video Center Watch test results…
…* Test Results Review our exclusive tire test results. * Our "Inside Track" Catalog See the newest products and more. * Resources * Tech Articles Learn more about tires, driving and more. * Photo Gallery Enjoy customer-submitted shots and our own studio photos. * Video Center Watch test results…
…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 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…
…recently tested the following Crossover/SUV Touring All-Season tires on our track in the wet. Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season Kumho Solus KL21 Michelin Latitude Tour HP The Pirelli was far and away the best handling and braking tire on the track. It maneuvered around the wet track with confidence.…
…set of tires?Our knowledge comes from our testing program, in which each of our sales specialists actively participate. Several times each year, we're given the opportunity to interact with the tires we sell, both on the road and on our test track. This gives us first-hand experience that helps…
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