Monte Carlo is expected to be cold due to snow and ice. In response, Pirelli has introduced a new range of Supersoft tires that are designed to work in low temperatures. The WRC Rally1 crews will have access to 28 Pirelli tires during the shakedown and the rally. Last year, the tire manufacturer was criticized […]
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The new Porsche 911 Dakar is a limited edition off-road vehicle that will ride on the Pirelli Scorpion All Terrain Plus tires as original equipment. The tires are designed to counter more challenging road conditions. They will come as standard equipment as Porsche reincarnates its all-wheel drive model that won in the 1984 Paris-Dakar Rally. […]
The new Pagani Utopia will ride on a new set of Pirelli P Zero Corsa tires. The same will apply to all vehicles built by Horacio Pagani. The car manufacturer charged Pirelli with providing comfort and enhancing the vehicle’s dynamics. This is to ensure the driver enjoys a unique feeling. The P Zero Corsa matches […]
In the first half of the year, nothing much has been said about Pirelli. This is usually a good sign. While the silence may have gone unnoticeable, some of the company’s achievements did not. Take, for example, managing to create tires that do not overheat too much when F1 cars follow and fight each other. […]
Later this year, Pirelli is set to launch car tires that include wood-derived fillers. According to Luciano Tadielli, an innovative materials researcher, the innovative industrial process is optimized for scale-up and utilization in passenger car tires. Pirelli’s technology follows the company’s years of research and development to solve challenges surrounding the mixing of lignin into […]
Pirelli is expected to release an improved version of the Scorpion KX WRC tire for this weekend’s Rally Portugal. The event will be the first gravel race in the WRC since the Rally1 cars debuted. Portugal will provide a completely new challenge for drivers on its loose surface. Pirelli has revised the tire to ensure […]
Pirelli scored the highest in J.D. Power’s 2022 Original Equipment Tire Customer Satisfaction Study. This was the second time in a span of three years. The tire manufacturer scored 813 in a study that takes a look at consumer satisfaction with original equipment tires. The Passenger Car Segment usually averages 793. It analyzes four areas: […]
Pirelli was founded by Giovanni Battista Pirelli in 1872 in Milan. Until 1901, the company produced scuba diving gear and rubber products before specializing in tires. The last 100 years have seen the manufacturer push the performance and innovation boundaries for both motorcycles and racecars. Pirelli is now the sole supplier of the Superbike World […]
Last year, Pirelli revealed its 2022-specification tire when crews ran an evolution of the PZero asphalt rubber in Spain for the first time. The soft and extra soft options of the tire are expected to get popular among participants considering the dry weather that awaits at the Rallye-Carlo (20-23 January). This week will be the […]
Pirelli Tire North America recently announced a new 18-inch size for the Trans Am Series TA class. The size will bring the company’s motorsports tires close to the road tire production process and in line with what is taking place in Formula One. The new P Zero Trans Am TA class tires will switch to […]