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New Fuel-Saving Michelin X Line Energy Tyres Approved for Mercedes-Benz Actros
Michelin has unveiled two new tyres in its fuel-saving X Line Energy range, counting Mercedes- Benz as a launch customer after the manufacturer approved the fitments for its Actros heavy truck.
Michelin’s new 385/55 R 22.5 X Line Energy F
steer and 315/70 R
22.5 X Line Energy D2 drive tyres will be available for customers to specify as
original equipment for
Actros trucks shipped from
January 2016.
The Actros was designed from the ground up to be dedicated to long- distance transport – a task to which the new fuel-efficient Michelin tyres are ideally suited. When operated in conjunction
with a trailer featuring Michelin’s current X Line Energy T tyres, this will mark the first complete set of truck tyres on the market to obtain an A-rating for fuel efficiency in line with EU tyre labelling standards.
Guy Heywood,
Commercial Director
UK and Republic of
Ireland at Michelin,
says: “The low
rolling resistance
offered by Michelin’s
X Line Energy range
is a perfect fit for
Mercedes-Benz’s
Actros, and we’re
certain the tyres will
help the truck hit its
goal of delivering fuel-
efficient long-distance mileage. “Customers that select the Michelin tyres for their new Actros will also enjoy the safety, durability and reliability inherent to every Michelin tyre, as well as excellent on-road performance and traction. Plus, as the tyres are both
retreadable and regrooveable, customers can benefit from excellent mileage performance, while enjoying a low total cost of ownership.”
The X Line Energy F steer tyre in its new 385/55 R 22.5 size benefits
from an innovative circumferential ‘raindrop
sipe’ tread pattern, which evolves in the last one- third of its life to help
generate grip levels close to
that
offered when the
tyre was newly fitted.
This new tyre also
incorporates Michelin’s anti-splash technology, pioneered by Michelin for aircraft tyres, which is designed to dramatically reduce the projection of high
water from the sides of the front axle tyres in wet weather.
The latest generation X Line Energy D2 drive tyres also feature Michelin’s ‘Tower Pump’ sipes, which improve braking and transverse grip on wet surfaces by temporarily storing the water in the contact patch. These tyres stand out in the marketplace for being the only heavy truck drive tyre on the market with an A-rating for rolling resistance.
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