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Goodyear Self-Inflating Tires Could Mean Never Checking Your Tire Pressure Again

13/08/2011 | By: Jason Siu Add a Comment

Goodyear is working on an entirely new innovation that could do away with having to ever manually add air to under-inflated tires. The new tires use a what is being called Air Maintenance Technology (AMT), with a miniaturized pump fully contained within the tire that keeps it inflated at the optimum pressure. This also means that, at all times, your tires will have the optimal amount of air ensuring that your vehicle is getting its most efficient mpg.

Goodyear hasn’t confirmed when the technology will be available, but its development has been accelerated thanks to recent government research grants in both the United States and the European Union. Hopefully those development grants will help offset the cost of bringing the tire to market, which is likely to be passes on to consumers.

Tokyo Auto Salon 2010: Goodyear Goes Domestic With Chevy Camaro

15/01/2010 | By: Jason Siu 1 Comment

We can still remember when European vehicles first started making their way over to the Tokyo Auto Salon. It raised a lot of eyebrows and had many people buzzing on how receptive the Japanese tuners and consumers would be. Fast forward a few years and now European vehicles have become a norm and it looks like American vehicles are now making their way to the Land of the Rising Sun.

Over at the Goodyear booth, we spotted this Chevy Camaro, kitted out, slammed and sporting a massive set of wheels. The Camaro, a large car even in America, looks simple enormous next to many of the subcompacts and MPVs at the Tokyo show.

The Camaro really helped to set the Goodyear booth apart, looking completely unique from the modified Japanese and European cars. It’s not exactly the best America has to offer, but it will be interesting to see if American cars continue to penetrate the Japanese market.

At last year’s SEMA Show, the Camaro was easily the car of choice, with practically ever tuner displaying a modified version of the muscle car. At TAS, the Camaros have been relaced with Priuses.