http://www.autoexpress.co.uk SpecialIssue 91
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THISWEEK’S
HOTKIT
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Kim
Gotaquery?
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@AE_Consumer
GOODYEARGETSAGRIP
ONWINTERTRACTION
HOTinthewheeltracksofitsreturnto
theultraultrahigh-performancesector,
Goodyearhasrefresheditswintertyrerange.
TopofthenewrangeistheUltraGrip
Performance+,whichGoodyearclaimshas
improvedwet,dryandwintercapability
overtheexistingtyre.Designedforhigh-
performancecars,thenewcomerhasanew
resininitscompoundthatprovidesbetter
brakingthanitspredecessor.TheUSgiant
hasalsorevisedthecompoundtoimprove
rubberelasticityincoldtemperatures,
givingbettergriponsnowandice.
Cateringforsmallercitycarsisthenew
UltraGrip9+,whichsharestheimproved
compoundtechnologyofthePerformance+.
Goodyearhasalsoworkedtoimprovethe
resilienceofthetyreonroughroads.
Almost70percentofthe35UltraGrip9+
sizeswillbeavailablethissummer,with
theremainderonthemarketbySeptember.
Theycoverwheelsizesfrom14-16inches
anduptoHspeedrating(upto130mph).
ThePerformance+seesaroundhalfofits
74sizesavailablethissummer,andthe
fullrange,covering15-22inchesanda
Yspeedrating,byJunenextyear.
NEWPRODUCT
GoodyearUltraGrip
wintertyrerange
Prices:TBA
Contact:www.goodyear.eu
Shedlightonbulbswap
ONEoftheheadlightbulbshasfailedonmycar.
I’vesourcedareplacementpairbecauseIwant
toupgradethemandalsowanttofitthemmyself.
I’mnotsurewheretostart,though.Canyouhelp?
RichardMaurice,E-mail
FIRST, checkyourhandbook.Ifyouhavenoluck
there,ourbulbtestwinnerPhilipshasseveral
fittingvideosonYoutube.Shouldyoustillhave
trouble,locatethebulb,removeanycoverand
electricalconnection,weargloveswhenreplacing
thebulb,anddon’ttouchtheglass.Reconnect
theelectricsandreplaceanycovers.Onsome
carsthere’sareleasefortheheadlightunit.
Helptocleartheair?
I’Msellingacarforarelative,butunfortunately
theysmokedinthecarandthesmellispretty
strong.What’sthebestwaytoremoveit?
HughMarcus,E-mail
THISisn’teasy, andthesmellmayreturn.The
interiorneedsasthoroughacleanaspossible,
particularlythefabricsandheadlining.Asteam
cleanwillhelp,butdon’tforgettheglass,and
replaceanypollenfilters.Useanaerosolair-con
cleanerandconsideranodourneutraliseras
afinaltouch.Ifthesmellpersists,consider
hiringanozonegeneratortoeliminateit.
Howtokeeptyresinshape
MYpartnerisgoingtobeworkingabroadfor
severalmonthsandIwanttostorehercar.I’ve
beentoldtoover-inflatethetyrestoprevent
themgoingflat.Isthisagoodidea?
TomWhitmill,E-mail
OVER-inflatingtyrescanhelpintheshortterm.
Ideallythecarshouldbemovedeveryfew
weeks,orjackedupandthewheelsturned.
Thereisalsoarangeofprotectorsonthe
market,whichpreventtyresgoingflatby
distributingtheweightoveracurvedshape.
Anotheroptionistoputthecaronaxlestands.
PRODUCTS
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Groovy
Newtreadpattern
andrevisedrubber
compoundboost
gripincoldweather
Biting
UltraGriprange
offersimproved
wintertraction
forperformance
cars,aswellas
smallermodels