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2. Prime Cuts: The Difference Between Regular and Run-Flat Tires ...

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   Flat-Out Stronger: The difference between run-flat and regular tires.

3. Run-flat tire - Wikipedia

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   A run-flat tire is a pneumatic vehicle tire designed to resist the effects of deflation when punctured, allowing the vehicle to continue to be driven at reduced speeds for limited distances. First developed by tire manufacturer Michelin in the 1930s, run-flat tires were introduced to the public market in the 1980s. They have increased in ...

4. Chevrolet Corvette (C5) - Wikipedia

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   A number of factors are responsible for this: the relatively light weight of the C5 (a curb weight under 3,300 lb (1,500 kg); Chevrolet went so far as to omit the spare tire as a weight-saving measure, relying upon run-flat tires instead); the C5's low drag coefficient; and the vehicle's tendency to upshift into the higher gears as soon as ...

5. Michelin PAX System - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

6. Flat tire facts and guide - AOL

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   Only about 16 percent of new vehicles are equipped with run-flat tires, which allow you to drive on a flat tire for roughly 50 miles. In the United States, one tire puncture occurs every seven ...

7. Tire-pressure monitoring system - Wikipedia

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   In the United States, TPM was introduced by General Motors for the 1991 model year for the Corvette in conjunction with Goodyear run-flat tires. [citation needed] The system uses sensors in the wheels and a driver display which can show tire pressure at any wheel, plus warnings for both high and low pressure. It has been standard on Corvettes ...