Continental Viking Contact 7 vs Michelin X-Ice Snow: As we saw from our previous comparison of Continental Viking Contact 7 vs Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3, the Continental was pretty much “dominating” against Nokian. This time around, we will compare it against the number tire company in the world with its Michelin X-Ice Snow. The X-Ice Snow …
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Continental Viking Contact 7 vs Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3: While introducing the top premium tire brands performances in the press test, one tire line stood out clearly and it is the Viking Contact 7 from Continental. It has so far managed to bag the 1st spot 6 times out of 10 tries. This is a whooping …
Michelin Malaysia Price: Ever wonder how does tire companies structure their tire prices? In the landscape of ever increasing competition, the usual way is to have a benchmark pricing against your competitor and adjust through there. What if you are the leading technology product? Premium product such as iphone and also dyson vacuum cleaners sets …
Continental Ultra Contact 6 vs Michelin Primacy 4: UC6 being in a unique segment which serves both the comfort sizes and also the performance segment shared 14 similar sizes with Michelin Primacy 4. The 14 sizes are shown below ranging from 16″ to 18″ size. 195/55R16 215/45R17 225/45R18 205/55R16 215/50R17 225/50R18 205/60R16 215/55R17 235/50R18 215/55R16 …
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 vs 4s: If you are a fan of max performance tires, you will definitely heard about the Michelin Pilot Sport 4. It was launch in 2015 and has won countless of press test every since. However in 2017, Michelin came out with the Michelin Pilot Sport 4S which is aim to …
Michelin Primacy 4 vs Pilot Sport 4:As a certified test winner, Michelin’s Primacy 4 is a hugely popular premium touring tire which covers tire sizes from 15″ till 20″. While on the other hand, the Pilot Sport 4 (PS4) which is also a test winner on its own , is a max performance summer tire …
How to measure tire noise: At first glance, not many people will equate noise coming from the car directly to the tire. Most of the time people are more fixated to the engine noise which dominates the surrounding sound wave. However as we move towards electrification, there will be no noise coming from the engine …
How do you test wet braking?: Wet braking… This is one of the most critical performance where an outstanding tire is separated from a medium grade tires. As the braking distance is much longer compare to dry braking, wet braking has become a safety issue. Based on the press test in the comfort segment, the …
Pirelli Cinturato P1 vs Continental Comfort 6: The Pirelli Cinturato P1 was first launch back in 2010 and has been serving the market ever since with a key focus on comfort and mileage. As Pirelli’s involvement in Formula one propel them into a premium status, let’s have a quick comparison against one of the leading …
How to measure Rolling Resistance?: As global warming topics heats up the news circle, people has been paying more attention to sustainability topics and in particular rolling resistance for tires. So what is actually rolling resistance? The rolling resistance is defined as the energy loss per distancetraveled by the vehicle due to nonelastic deformations of …