Dunlop SP Sport 01 tires

2024 Author: Erin Ralphs | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-19 11:42

Now, dear reader, you will find out how the English company Dunlop changed the view of mankind on a seemingly ordinary thing - a tire. You will see the path from simple bicycle wheels to the masterpiece Dunlop SP Sport 01 full of work and perseverance.

In 1889, the company for the production of pneumatic tires was founded in Birmingham, England, which was named "DUNLOP" in honor of their inventor - John Dunlop. At first, bicycle tires were produced, and only in 1893 the production of automobile tires was launched. There are branches in Europe: in Austria, Germany, Canada and France. In 1896, the company created the first tire testing laboratory, which had no analogues in the world. Within two years, hard rubber tires were replaced almost everywhere with pneumatic tires.

Over the next 30 years, we established the production of aviation and agricultural tires. By 1956, DUNLOP introduced the first wet tread tire for Formula 1 competition. Two years later, nylon cords were used in these tires, which made it possible to significantly reduce the weight of the wheel. Up until 1977, the company was the only suppliertires for these races. Since 1962, synthetic rubber has been used in the production of tires. Currently, this technology is used in all factories and allows you to increase the speed when driving a car. The Dunlop SP Sport Maxx GT tire model is designed specifically for sports cars. It has a double steel cord and gives the rider perfect handling at high speed.

In the next few years, the company's specialists became the first to develop tires of the Denovo system (predecessors of the Dunlop SP Sport 01), which allows driving with a punctured tire a fairly long distance - more than a hundred kilometers - at a speed of 75-80 km / h. The cost of such tires was quite high, but the introduction of the latest technology has reduced it. As a result, Dunlop has been able to start supplying these tires to leading car manufacturers who fit them as standard. Of course, it is a pity that our Russian cars are not equipped with such tires and are unlikely to be equipped in the near future.

Some tire models, such as the Dunlop SP Sport 01, have won a truly national love of motorists. In the design of their tread, engineers have combined the most important elements: safety, quietness, speed, which are achieved through an asymmetric pattern. Moreover, the car is provided with optimal behavior on the road under any conditions and condition of the asph alt surface. This model is ideal for all kinds of sedans.

Forall-wheel drive vehicles, the Dunlop SP Sport 7000 model was created, which has a universal A / S pattern - all-weather. And special additives in the composition of the rubber make it possible to use it both on hot asph alt and in the cold rainy season. This feature is most relevant for our country, when all motorists delay the replacement of tires in the off-season, which is why after the first snow has fallen, it is simply unrealistic to get to vulcanization. These tires are as popular as the Dunlop SP Sport 01.

Dunlop's contribution to tire development cannot be overestimated. Its engineers were the first in almost everything: they created models with lugs on the sides and used both rubber and steel studs, brought to life the idea of \u200b\u200busing a tire without a tube. SUMITOMO RUBBER Industries is the corporation that owns DUNLOP. Today, it has a solid scientific base, and this allows it to remain one of the leaders in tire production worldwide for many years. Today, Dunlop brand tires are produced in nine countries on three continents: in America, in Asia, in Europe.