Michelin Americas Truck Tyre – equally known by just this acronym ‘MATT’ , is honoring the tenth year in the X One wide single truck tyre in its industry, as well as the company will be preparing to get a subsequent decade by means of the development of their most fuel-efficient tyre currently, the actual X One XDA Energy tyre. Michelin tends to make this particular declare, through subsequent self-sufficient tests which demonstrated the tyre in order to facilitate more than 7 % improved energy performance then its competitors’ majority fuel-efficient tyres.

The ‘3000 Mile Fuel Challenge’, a Michelin commissioned unbiased experiment executed on Feb 2010, pitted the Michelin tyre towards items by Bridgestone and Goodyear, aided by the 3 makers’ items suited to otherwise similar tractor models and trailers. The Michelin truck has been designed with XZA3 steer tyres, the brand new X One XDA Energy drive tyres and X One XTA trailer tyres, the Bridgestone with R287, M720 and R195F tyres and the Goodyear with G395 LHS Fuel Max, G305 LHD Fuel Max and G316 LHT Fuel Max tyres. Based on Michelin, the Michelin truck attained 6.88 miles per gallon, indicating a 7.2 per cent overall performance advantage on the Bridgestone equipped truck and 8.3 per cent over the Goodyear motor vehicle.

“In an industry full of fuel-efficiency benefit claims, it’s clear that not all fuel-efficient tyres are created equal,” said Don Baldwin, MATT product marketing manager. “Some in the industry continue to say that wide-single technology – such as Michelin X One tyre technology – is designed for a niche market, but we continue to see more fleets in more segments switch to wide singles. We anticipate this trend to hasten in the future.”

The X One XDA Energy is a lot more fuel efficient, explains Michelin, because of its belt design and materials used. A key element of the Michelin wide single tyre is ‘Infini-Coil Technology’, a lot more than a quarter-of-a-mile of steel cord bandaged circumferentially round the overhead of each and every X One tyre. The Infini-Coil, the manufacturer expounds, minimizes casing growth and stabilises the contact patch, decreasing abnormal wear. The producer adds that its ‘Matrix’ siping technology provides improved traction force on dried out and slick surfaces.

“For long-haul truck fleet managers and owner-operators still sitting down at the fence about wide-single tyres, now it’s time to create the switch from conventional duals,” persisted Baldwin. “The X One XDA Energy tyre is regarded as the most fuel-efficient drive tyre versus the key North American competitors – without doubt– and will help truck fleets conserve a minimum of 7 % in yearly fuel expenses when combined with Michelin XZA3 steer tyres and X One XTA trailer tyres.”

The innovative tyre is available in the US in size 445/50R22.5, and definately will replace the Michelin X One XDA. Michelin says it’s going to use it’s freshly proven social media outlets as part of the X One XDA Energy marketing campaign. Michelin pages on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube will include details and photos of the new tyre along with other product, together with industry occurrences.

After the lancer nose, here is Mitsubishi’s ASX with the same design. Mitsubishi has talked a lot about their new car and they believe it’s going to be a boom in the market. This future car has four cylinders with capacity of 1.8 liter each. The company has claimed it to be the first ever offering variable valve timing on a diesel engine. This car can generate the power of 148 horse power and can run at 160 mph. This new truck is environment friendly and produces very less carbon dioxide which varies from 0.51 to 0.53 pound.

Apart from these there are numerous other features present in the car. These contain low rolling resistance tires and automatically start/stop technology. This model will be on sale in spring but exact date has not been set yet. Probably this is going to be launched in the next couple of months and we can enjoy a new creation by Mitsubishi.

The new AWD countryman crossover is not just like a simple car, but has lot of new things in it. Its high performance makes it more like a sport car. It has four seats with an extra seat near at folding rear bench. The new countrymen has powered with four engines out of which two are diesel engine are other two are gasoline which give 180 horsepower to this car. This new car with top speed of 160 mph is really special.

The makers have left no corner in designing this new car. The car looks beautiful and has built in AWD system. With this the car can send 100 percent of the power to rear wheels. The makers have given some new touches to the inside of the car. The car is made on a five seat model. The central rail system is designed in such a way that it accommodates glasses, MP3 players, cell phones and more. It is also wired with car battery so that you can recharge your cell phones on the go. It also provides MP3 integration with a USD device.

2010 Toyota Sequoia is considered one of the best selling full size SUV’s and offers good performance together with a well balanced road manner. It has a powerful V8 engine.

The few safety features included in the 2010 Toyota Sequoia is front seat knee airbags and few entertainment features are upgraded studio system which has Bluetooth and ipod integration. It doesn’t have the optional packages any more and has included most of the features in standard editions. The subtle fender flares makes the front fascia more captive. The interior of the 2010 Toyota Sequoia are very comfortable and has capacity to hold up to eight passengers with a second row seat. There is provision for adult passengers in the third row seats. You can fold the rear seats to make space of about 121 cubic feet for the cargo. But its disappointment to the driver that the controls and gauges are not placed at convenient place.

The 2010 Toyota Sequoia is powered by 4.6 liter V8 engine which gives 310 hp and 327 pounds feet of torque. It has six speed automatic transmissions. You have option for rear wheel and four wheel drive. The additional features in 2010 Toyota Sequoia are adaptive shock absorbers, power folding, sun roof, a back up camera, power tilt and telescoping steering wheel.

You can find 2009 Nissan Frontier in multiple trim levels and also as a 4WD or 2WD King Cab or Crew Cab truck. You can choose from a 4 cylinder or V-6 engine or even a automatic or standard tranny.

The 4 cylinder or 4 speed combos is rated at 19 mpg city and at highway it is rated as 23 mpg as compared to 4 cylinders or automatic at 17/22. Whereas the V-6 /6 speed combo is rated at 16/20 and the V6 or automatic combo at 15/20. The 2.5L engine features all the latest technology which has variable valve timing and a variable intake system. You can expect very good performance from a 4 cylinder engine and is fun to drive especially for any base model truck. 2009 Nissan Frontier is easy to reach and operate dash controls. The seats though are not plush but are more than comfortable. The ride may seem stiff if the truck bed is left empty. While driving hands block the fuel and temp gauges. There is another disappointment in the 2009 Nissan Frontier that the fuel mileage is not that good and the King Cab rear seats do not have much leg room.

Nissan has added a new SE Value Package option to the 2010 Titan Trucks. The features included in it are cheaper than buying separately.

Features included are Cloth captain’s chairs, a tow hitch, Bluetooth hands free phone system, an 8 way power adjustable and fog lights. The 2010 Nissan titan has front seat mounted with side bags and roof mounted with side curtain air bags. It also has Vehicle Dynamic Control and Active Brake Limited Slip. The 2010 Nissan Titan Pickup Truck is available in 2 styles one is King Cab and other is Crew Cab and these are available in 4 WD or 2WD. You can Crew Cab SE with a long wheelbase truck. There are four titan trim models available. They are XE, SE, PRO-4X and LE. It is also available in some states as Flexible Fuel Vehicle which can run on E85 Ethanol. The engine of Titan is a5.6 litre V8 with a 5 speed automatic transmission which is standard. The maximum towing capability if the Titan King Cab is 9500 pounds and 9400 pounds for the crew cab.

The 2009 Chevrolet Avalanche comes with a new 6 speed automatic transmission, heavy duty trailering package and a new Luxury package. It is a reconfigurable pick up truck which is a crew crab version of Chevrolet’s Suburban SUV having a folding midgate which separates the cab and the cargo bed. You can extend the bed to 8.2 ft by lowering the midgate. It can hold up to six people and comes in LS, LT and LTZ trims. Each trim comes with rear wheel drive or full time 4 wheel drive which can be left engaged on dry pavement and includes a low range gear for off roading. The 2WD Avalanche is a 320 hp 5.3 lt V8 engine where as the 4WD is a 310 hp version of same engine. Both the models are capable of running on E85 ethanol blended fuel. On LT and LTZ models it is a 388 hp 6.0 liter V8. the engines have GM’s Active Fuel Management cylinder deactivation.

The maximum towing capacity of this truck is 8100 lb. the safety features include ABS, traction control, antiskid system and curtain side airbags. Other features are navigation system and DVD entertainment. Real traffic information can be known with the navigation system.

2010 Chevrolet Avalanche is a reconfigurable pick up truck which is a crew crab version of Chevrolet’s Suburban SUV having a folding midgate which separates the cab and the cargo bed. When you lower the midgate it extends the bed to 8.2 ft from just 5.3 ft. The capacity of Avalanche is six and comes in three trim i.e. LS, LT and LTZ. Each trim has rear wheel drive or full time 4 wheel drives which can be left engaged on dry pavement. It also has a low range gear for off roading. The engine is a 310 hp 5.3 literv8 which comes with GM’s active Fuel management cylinder deactivation. It also has a 6 speed automation transmission and the maximum towing capacity is 8100 lb.

It includes safety features like ABS, traction control, antiskid system, front side airbags and curtain side airbags. It also has options for navigation system and DVD entertainment. Some models offer wireless cell phone link and review camera. The storage space is large enough. Effort is high when there are low speed maneuvers but still the feel of the steering is quite good. The brakes are very responsive. Whenever there is rapid acceleration engine whine and rumbling sound of tires are there or else all other noise is well suppressed.

The 2010 Chevrolet Colorado is a compact truck which is designed similar to GMC Canyon. You can find regular, extended and crew cab body styles. In the regulars and extended a 6 foot cargo bed is there. In crew cabs there is 5 foot bed. There are different trim levels depending upon the body style which includes Work, 1LT, 2LT and 3 LT. All the Colorado have rear wheel drive or part time 4 wheel drive which should not be left engaged on dry pavement and has low range gear for off roading. the standard on most of the models is a 185 hp 2.9 liter 4 cylinder engine and on 4 WD crew cabs and optional on other Colorados is 242 hp 3.7 liter 5 cylinder engine. Standard on 3 LT models and most 1 LT and 2 LT is 300 hp 5.3 liters V8. The four cylinder model comes with either a 5 speed manual or 4 speed automatic transmissions. But the five cylinders and V8 version use only automatic transmission.

The maximum towing capacity of the truck is 6000 lb. the safety features include ABS, traction control, antiskid system and curtain side airbags. The 2LT models have standard off road suspension and the 3 LT versions have sport suspension.

There are few noticeable changes in the 2009 Chevrolet Colorado and new engine. The basic design of this compact truck is similar to that of GMC Canyon. The regular and extended cab body styles are there in work and LT trims. There is a 4 door LT Crew Cab. Regulars and extended have a 6 foot cargo bed while the Crew cabs have a 5 foot bed. All the Colorado have rear wheel drive or part time 4 wheel drive which should not be engaged on dry pavement and has a low range gear for off roading. The standard on models is 185 hp 2.9 liter 4 cylinder engines. In the extended and Crew Cab models it is 300 hp 5.3 liter V8. the four cylinder models comes with a 5 speed manual or 4 speed automatic transmission while the 5 cylinder and V8 versions use only automatic transmission.
The maximum towing capacity of this truck is 6000 lb. the safety features includes ABS, an antiskid system, and traction control and curtain side airbags. Few optional equipments included are off road suspension,, sunroof and leather upholstery. The work truck models have 16 inch wheels and the LT is available with 16, 17 or 18 inch wheels. LT models have satellite radio installed.