New Mercedes-Benz Tyre Improves Safety

New Mercedes-Benz Tyre Improves Safety

Mercedes-Benz releases a new tyre this winter that will improve the safety of cars on the road.

We are hopefully coming to the end of the cold spell that has brought us so much snow this Christmas and New Year but the cold is by no means over.

Without wanting to bring too much doom and gloom we generally have cold temperatures for at least a few months more with some cold snaps leading up to summer.

So we’re not out of the clear with the cold weather, but what can we do? Mercedes-Benz has been working flat out on a new tyre (excuse the pun) that will protect its drivers in cold weather such as this we are experiencing.

The tyre made from higher levels of silica than the normal version offers enhanced grip at colder temperatures. The grip pattern also plays a role by staying in contact with the surface of the road better at low temperatures.

Now, when you are buying or leasing a new Mercedes-Benz or Official Workshops you have the option of selecting these tyres.

Mike Belk, Managing Director of Customer Service for Mercedes-Benz UK, explained:

"Mercedes-Benz is committed to safety and the safety benefits of using the correct tyre in adverse conditions are obvious, with years of evidence available in mainland Europe.

"They give enhanced performance whatever the cold road conditions. The costs of running cold weather tyres are offset with the additional life given to regular tyres and indeed can be entirely recouped if they enable the driver to avoid even one minor icy accident."

Wondering whether it will be worth it, well the shorter stopping distances mean that motorists travelling at just 20 miles per hour in icy conditions able to stop a massive 11 metres quicker than if using a standard tyre.

E. Dooley

24/01/2010

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