Michelin lorry tyres now in Asia

THE world’s leading tyre company moves further into the lorry tyre market with its launch of the Michelin X Multi Z 2 – the latest addition to Michelin’s best-selling range in the East Asia and Australia region.

Packed with latest revolutionary technologies, this all-position tyre fitment for Regional and Highway operations offers market-leading longevity and improved performance that matter, which are key benefits for fleet operators.

Michelin Malaysia’s commercial director for B2B Muhammad Arya Subrata said: “Thanks to the three core revolutionary technologies, the Michelin X Multi Z 2 brings to our targeted customers uncompromised safety performance and helps meet their delivery timing and efficiency, thus leading to increased productivity and improved costeffectiveness for their businesses.”

The three major breakthrough technologies featured in the X Multi Z 2 are

“Regenion”, “InfiniCoil” and “HT Nylon”.

Regenion is Michelin technology of differently shaped grooves that ensure minimal tread deformation, which lowers rolling resistance and leads to less fuel consumption.

With the groundbreaking 3D metal printing techniques, the longitudinal grooves regenerate as the tyre wears, to deliver a high level of grip and traction throughout its lifecycle in all weather conditions, and lower wear rate – thus, providing greater longevity by more than 20%, compared to its predecessor Michelin X Multi Z.

InfiniCoil, which increases the tyre’s robustness, is a technology of reinforced tread plies with a continuously wound steel wire of up to 400 meters long, depending on tyre size, inside the casing.

The high-tensile steel wire increases tyre strength and thus optimises the ground contact patch and delivers high mileage potential.

This technology provides greater stability throughout the tyre’s lifetime, helps reduce risk of sudden pressure loss for better vehicle control, extends mobility even when punctured, and improves uneven wear as it flattens the contact patch – thus, contributing to longer mileage and less unexpected breakdown incidences.

HT Nylon not only helps reduce tyre damage linked to long-distance/highspeed usage and continuous usage cycle by 10%, but also increases retreadability, by strengthening bead endurance.

“I am convinced that the new Michelin X Multi Z 2 shall stir the truck tyre markets across the region with its exceptional high performance and value to fleet customers,” said Subrata.

In Malaysia, the new X Multi Z 2 is now available in dimensions 11R22.5 at Michelin’s authorised lorry tyre dealers nationwide.