Last Auto account – Tyre KO for supercars Wide elastic on way out.
Ultra-wide high-performance tyres could be axed beneath new European laws – and it may spell adversity for fast cars!
The European Commission affairs to bind tyre rolling attrition to 10.5kg per tonne by 2014, in a bid to cut car CO2 emissions by 5 per cent.
Currently alone bisected the tyres on auction would comply. But with advances in technology, by 2012 just the fastest cars would face the chop, as big elastic is bare to cope with their power. The law would see tyre attrition bargain to 12kg/tonne in 2012, and again 10.5kg/tonne in 2014.
Five models adverse axe
Model / Tyre width
Bugatti Veyron / 365mm
Ferrari Enzo / 345mm
Lamborghini Murciélago / 335mm
Porsche Carrera GT / 335mm
Maserati MC12 / 325mm
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