Auto Express – July 30, 2019

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk SpecialIssue 91

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THISWEEK’S

HOTKIT

Adams

Kim

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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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Newtreadpattern

andrevisedrubber

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Biting

UltraGriprange

offersimproved

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