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 …
Dr Edwin Pang
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 …
Michelin XM2+ has came a long way since Michelin had a dedicated tire line for the comfort segment (13″ to 16″). Lets look back over the years on how it evolve into the current XM2+ as we know. XM1 (2004) XM1 first came out in 2005. At that time it was label as the fuel-efficient …
Best Malaysia tire: So it is time to change your car tires and you have no clue about it. Don’t worry ! In this article we will rank the current best premium tires so that you won’t need to scratch your head about it. We will go through some basic dilemma each consumer faces and …
If you are a driver which cherish a quiet and comfortable ride, the Continental Comfort 6 is the tire you are looking for. With main focus on noise, the tire was design specifically for the Asian market. Should you buy it? 1. Wet braking From the marketing materials, there is not much info about the …
Goodyear is one of the few tire companies which actually has a factory located in Malaysia. The triplemax 2 came out end of December 2018 and has a main focus on wet braking performance Should you buy this tire? 1.Wet braking -In it’s brochure, Goodyear claimed that….. Assurance Triplemax 2 has a shorter wet braking …
There is no question that Michelin is the world’s leading technology leader in the tire industry. They spend a whopping 687 million euros in 2019 on research and development, the 2nd highest after Bridgestone. XM2+ is a rubber compound upgrade of XM2. Even though the pattern is the same, Michelin still managed to improve its …