Michelin Germany announces new winter tyres
ERJ staff report (DS)
Frankfurt, Germany -- Michelin Germany has announced new ranges of winter tyre in passenger car fitments under the Kleber and BF Goodrich brand names
Under the Kléber brand, Michelin has released its Transalp 2 product range of winter tyres for small cars in 14- 15- and 16-inch sizes in the R speed rating, with a single dimension in the T speed rating. For more powerful cars, the company has announced the Krisalp HP2 product range, in diameters from 14- to 17-inches and in speeds from T-rated at the smaller end, up to V in the larger diameters.
In the BF Goodrich brand, Michelin Germany has announced the Activan Winter range, which covers almost exactly the same dimensions and speed ratings as the Kléber Transalp product. Similarly, the BF Goodrich g-Force Winter matches the Krisalp product range. The g-Force is available in 19 dimensions from 14-inch to 18-inch, raging from T-rated up to V-rated.
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Press release from Michelin (Transalp) (German language)
Press release from Michelin (Krisalp) (German language)
Press release from Michelin (Activan) (German language)
Press release from Michelin (g-Force) (German language)
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