Cooper Tire has launched two new tyres to the Middle East market - the Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport and the Cooper Zeon CS8. 

 

The new models will utilise a range of new technologies, each offering a differnt tyre solution to meet the varying conditions of Middle East raods, as well as offering outstanding grip and handling, said a statement.

 

Replacing the popular Cooper Zeon 4XS and XSTa, the new Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport has been developed with a new asymmetric tread pattern which is specifically designed to cope with the weight of large SUVs, it said.

 

Introduced as part of Cooper’s new high performance product range, the Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport boasts numerous advanced technological features and benefits, including Noise Damping Structures (dimples) that help break up the noise transmitted by the tyre and the road, new lightweight construction that provides reduced rolling resistance and improved steering response, and a new tread compound for added grip.

 

In addition, moulds for Cooper’s high performance tyre range utilise the latest technology in spring venting design for a cleaner and higher quality looking tyre. 

 

A new bead profile design has also been utilised on the 4XS Sport to improve the tyre/rim seat interface and to ease tyre fitting.

 

Meanwhile, the Cooper Zeon CS8 – a high performance passenger car tyre, will offer exceptional grip, fuel efficiency and handling. 

 

Replacing the highly successful Cooper Zeon CS6, the newly developed Cooper Zeon CS8 also incorporates a range of advanced technologies.

 

The CS8 features Cooper’s innovative Wear Square, an exclusive visual indicator on the tyre that allows drivers to quickly and easily assess the remaining tread life. Built into the tread design, this innovation features the outline of a square located at six points of reference around the inside and outside of the tyre tread, said the statement.

 

As the tyre wears, the Wear Square transitions among five stages, beginning with a full square on new tyres and transforming into an exclamation mark when it is time to replace the tyre. The Wear Square can also signal uneven tyre wear and possible wheel alignment issues, it said.

 

The tread pattern of the Cooper Zeon CS8 and Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport features 3D sipes, which have interlocking three dimensional points inside the sipe. Sipes are the small cuts made on each tyre block to improve traction. 

 

The 3D sipes provide the same benefits of a traditional sipe, including helping the tyre warm up and providing enhanced wet grip, but limit the amount of flex in the tread block which helps control the amount of heat generation in the dry and keeps the tread block stable, said the statement.

 

The CS8’s new tread compound also uses the latest available polymer technology and advanced mixing techniques to deliver excellent wet and dry grip while also reducing rolling resistance for great fuel efficiency, it said.

 

Derek Carruthers, sales and marketing director, Cooper Tire Europe, said: “Our new high performance sport utility vehicle (SUV) tyre brings together a wide range of new technologies to offer a winning tyre in this market segment. 

 

"With sales of SUVs continuing to be strong within the Middle East, customers have increasing needs for a versatile high performance SUV tyre that delivers high levels of grip and fuel efficiency.”

 

“Cooper Tire is dedicated to continuous research and development, and this latest passenger car tyre in our range epitomises this philosophy. Featuring our latest technologies, the CS8 is a tyre that not only delivers ‘A’ grade wet grip, but also great handling. It’s responsive to small driver inputs and keeps the car stable at all speeds,” he added. - TradeArabia News Service