Air, tyres and fuel
18th October 1980, Page 25
18th October 1980
Page 25
Page 25, 18th October 1980
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)0DYEAR'S fuel economy exaits at NEC demonstrates the lationship between inflation assure and fuel consumption. Inflation pressures also inience tyre wear — too much id the wear is concentrated in e middle of the tread, too little id there's an even more draatic affect.
Tests carried out by Goodyear ive shown that tyres inflated to ly 80 per cent of normal essure can reduce tyre life by per cent, but if allowed to run 50 per cent of the correct )erating pressure, tyre life can reduced by almost 80 per