The wait is over, I present to you the winner of the prestigious Germany press test (ADAC)……. Falken Azenis FK510. To be honest, I am very surprised by the results. Even though Sumitomo ranks currently as the 5th largest tire manufacturer, few would have thought that they stand a chance of winning the test. The …
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After hearing that Silverstone plant will be closed down by its owner Toyo, I was wondering how many tire plants do we have in Malaysia? After digging around, I found out we have 3 fully operational tire plant in Malaysia Continental Tire AS Malaysia – Kedah Toyo Tires Malaysia – Perak Goodyear Malaysia Berhad -Selangor …
Having a 17 or 18 inch tire but no clue what tires are best for you? Do not sweat it out as we will rank the best premium tires out there in the market for you. We will go through the basic requirements from a customer perspective and rank the tires base on performance and …
Bridgestone used to be the largest tire producer for 11 consecutively years but its rein finally came to an end in 2020. Bridgestone has a full product range for passenger cars and heavy trucks across the globe. They also have been supplying tires for Formula 1 from 1997 till 2010. Let us have a closer …
First launch in 2018, the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 was officially launch in Malaysia in December of 2019. Based on press test results from Europe, this tire performs fairly well winning twice while it bagged 2nd place thrice. Assuming the Europe version of Asymmetric 5 does not differ too much from the Asian version, …
When I browsed through tire forums, a recurring topic always appears. A guy with an OE size 17″ wants to move to 18″ and ask what tire size he should buy? So in this article I would like to dive deep into this topic and give a technical perspective in selecting the right tire size …
Being one of the oldest tire around and with the launch of the RE004 in March 2020, the RE003 has been household name in the high performance segment. As of writing, the tires are still sold in the market hence I decided to review it since it was also included in the high performance tire …
When everything counts. This is the tagline whereby Continental’s Max Contact 6 is based on. This is a clever attempt to signify its wet and dry braking performance 🙂 Let’s look into the performance in detail and see whether MC6 can handle the competition. Is MC6 a UHP TYRE? Yes. From Continental’s website, Max Contact …
The successor to the outstanding 3ST and the undisputed best ultra high performance tire out there in the market. I present to you all the Michelin Primacy 4st. Based on press test results from Europe, the Primacy 4 has came first 3 times while consistently being highly recommended by all magazines since it was launched. …
Continental tires first foray into the Malaysia market came as the technological partner of Sime Darby tires in 2002. Along the years, Continental’s share of the joint venture grew higher and eventually in 2012 Continental bought out the whole thing. Lets look back at the Continental comfort line history to see hot it evolves over …