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The single-item based on a Citroën DS Break., built in 1972 by French tire manufacturer Michelin, when Michelin was a shareholder of car manufacturer Citroën. The PLR was used on the Test Track Ladoux, in Clermont-Ferrand. Michelin no longer uses the vehicle for evaluation, but instead as promotional vehicle at fairs and exhibitions.
Michelin (/ ˈ m ɪ ʃ əl ɪ n, ˈ m ɪ tʃ əl ɪ n / MISH-əl-in, MITCH-əl-in, French:), in full Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin SCA ("General Company of the Michelin Enterprises P.L.S."), is a French multinational tyre manufacturing company based in Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes région of France.
The company came into existence when the tyre plant OZOS „Stomil”, founded in 1967, was privatized in 1992. In 1995, Michelin acquired the majority share in Stomil. [2] From 1995 to May 28, 2004, Stomil was quoted at the Warsaw Stock Exchange. In 2005, Michelin gained full control of Stomil and renamed it to 'Michelin Polska S.A.'. [1]
Following Gremlin's purchase by Infogrames, the company revealed a North American release under the name Test Drive Rally in August 1999. [4] A version of the game for the Nintendo 64 was also planned until Infogrames cancelled the release in February 2000. [5] A Dreamcast version was also reported in October 1999, but did not materialize. [6]
In 1959, the Automotive tyre factory was founded. In 2007, the French company Michelin became a major shareholder of the company. [2] In February 2008, Michelin bought the remaining shares of Tigar Tyres for $47 million. With this acquisition, Michelin would become 100 percent owner of the company by 2010. [3]
Test Drive 4X4 (known as Test Drive Off-Road 2 in North America) is a racing video game co-developed by Accolade's internal development team and Pitbull Syndicate, and published by Accolade for PlayStation and Microsoft Windows.
Prior to the late 1990s introduction of the Michelin PAX System [1] run-flat technology, both Michelin and Goodyear had introduced a "zero-pressure" run-flat technology, meaning that a pneumatic (air pressure-supported) tire could support itself with no air pressure. The new zero-pressure tire was a modified standard tire, constructed with a ...
So a Michelin Harmony tire rated at 9.45 RRF at 1000 pounds load would be .0095 RRC. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] In the early 2010s in Canada , Transport Canada tests were planned on a number of different tires mounted on 15 and 16-inch rims – the most common tire sizes in Canada at that time – to determine how rolling resistance is influenced by vehicle ...