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"Let the Eagle Soar" |
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An Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) provides the original product design and materials for manufacture modifications to make them viable commercially and compliant to its warranty. Granted there are numerous after market pickings to choose from. However it is always wise to stick to the tried and tested path because when it comes to safety and traction, nobody needs any surprises.
It is indeed not surprising that Goodyear, the world’s largest tyre company with a presence in Asia since 1908 has a colossal network of manufacturing plants, technical facilities, rubber plantations and sales operations that employs thousands of people, not to mention OEM suppliers to some of the most demanding automotive companies like BMW, Mercedes, Honda, Toyota, Volvo and many more.
The Goodyear Eagle NCT5 is a prime example of innovative manufacturing techniques combined with advanced technology in design developed under the Goodyear Trinuum technology banner. Trinuum with “Tri” – representing the strengths from three global development and technical centers in Japan, Europe and America – and “nuum” – the continuum of tyre technology for every application, terrain and driver.
Features of the Eagle NCT5 include shoulder decoupling grooves for even wear and load distribution, longitudinal grooves to promote water dispersion, a solid center rib to improve dry handling, radial shoulder blading to improve grip and lateral stability, and optimized four-pitch block sequence to reduce noise and improve comfort. It is also available in a variety of sizes.
While all these features sounds rather nifty, we at Torque decided to let the eagle out on the road for a little test flights just to prove that all that techno jargon is legit. With a set of four brand new Eagle NCT5 (195/60R15 (88V)) rubbers on a regular sedan, you can be sure the only squawking you’ll hear is from the tyres. Watch out for our report in the coming months of Torque. Meanwhile, let the eagle soar…
December 2006 issue |
