Engineered in the USA and built to aid adventurers taking on the toughest terrain – including mud, sand, and rocks –the Goodyear Wrangler Boulder MT leverages Goodyear’s innovation and technology to help ensure 4x4 enthusiasts can take on serious off-road adventures. 

This new tyre was designed with three-ply Duraply Technology™ for confidence over the toughest terrains, while helping protect against damage to sidewalls and treads. The three layers of built-in sidewall reinforcement give the tyre support to tackle big rocks and to get up and over rocky terrains – this can provide an additional essential assist when the tyre is aired down, which puts maximum stress on the sidewall.

The Goodyear Wrangler Boulder MT was also designed with large tread blocks featuring TractiveGroove Technology® for big-time grip, helping keep the tyre moving off the beaten path and through rugged terrains. 

The Goodyear Wrangler Boulder MT’s built-in stone ejectors and open tread design help clean trapped stones from the tyre tread when climbing on loose, shaly rocks, by kicking the rocks out of the way for better traction. 

The aggressive shoulder design helps with grip in mud and on rocks – and it makes this big tyre look tough!

“Serious off-road adventures require a tyre that’s tough enough to withstand rugged terrain, without sacrificing handling or performance,” said Jeremy Hill, Senior Director Sales & Marketing, Goodyear & Dunlop Tyres ANZ. “Our customers look for excitement. They want to go anywhere outdoors without boundaries. The bigger the obstacle, the bigger the fun for them. The new Goodyear Wrangler Boulder MT has been engineered in the USA to deliver on the needs of 4x4 enthusiasts and help create an exciting off-road experience.”

The Goodyear Wrangler Boulder MT is available now in 12 sizes, from 31 to 37 inches to go big on a wide variety of popular off-road vehicles.

Key benefits and features of the new tyre include:

• Big-time Grip – TractiveGroove Technology® grips in mud, sand and on rocky terrain.
• Aggressive Shoulder Design - big upper sidewall features for bold curb appeal and enhanced grip in mud and on rocks.
• Extra Protection - three-ply Duraply Technology™ helps protect against damage to sidewalls and treads.
• Kick Rocks Out of the Way - large void tread design with built-in stone ejectors to help defend against stones being trapped in the tread.

As the latest addition to the Goodyear Wrangler family, the Boulder MT makes the Goodyear 4x4 range complete. From bitumen to sand, mud to rock and everything in between, no matter how the off-road explorers use their 4x4 vehicles, now there is a Goodyear Wrangler tyre in the range that is perfect for their next adventure. 

GOODYEAR EAGLE F1 SUPERSPORT R AND RS CHOSEN FOR PORSCHE 911 GT3 RS

Goodyear is proud to announce its continued association with Porsche to homologate the Eagle F1 SuperSport R and SuperSport RS, the two most performance-orientated tyres in Goodyear’s UUHP portfolio. The designs of both tyre specifications extract the most out of the new Porsche 911 GT3 RS supercar.

Pushing the limits of performance from a fully road-legal tyre, Goodyear has developed a two-tyre range for the Porsche 911 GT3 RS. The unique high-friction compound of the SuperSport RS provides a refined track-focused experience in dry conditions, while excellent cornering stability is achieved by bridges in the tread pattern’s inner groove, optimising the tyre’s footprint for more consistent pressure distribution.

Meanwhile, the Eagle F1 SuperSport R is an ultra-ultra high-performance tyre with greater scope for road usability. Like the SuperSport RS, performance is its primary function and gives Porsche 911 GT3 RS buyers an option to select the most suitable tyre depending on their driving habits.

“We are immensely proud to have worked with Porsche once again on this project,” said Johannes Moll, Managing Director OE Consumer, Goodyear EMEA. “A vehicle as extreme as the Porsche 911 GT3 RS deserves a tyre that matches it in every way. From traction, turn in and braking performance, drivers can feel the road surface underneath them, giving them confidence and pleasure. Goodyear has taken lessons from its motorsport history to develop its line of UUHP tyres,” Moll explains.

“Our tyres enhance the performance and handling characteristics of the most specialist machinery on the roads today. The way both tyre specifications perform on the track and the road is a testament to years of research, development and Goodyear’s working relationship with manufacturers.”

GOODYEAR ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL OPENING OF NEW SIMULATION CENTRE IN LUXEMBOURG TO ENHANCE TYRE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

Goodyear has officially opened its Simulation Centre in Luxembourg to welcome a new era for tyre design and development.

Outfitted with a DiM250 DYNAMIC Driving Simulator developed by VI-grade, the Centre is designed to enhance Goodyear’s collaboration with OEMs and support elite tyre performance through personalised product development.

Utilising virtual tyre development process, Goodyear’s team can use the Simulation Centre to test and validate tyre models for car models that do not yet exist. This allows for speedier production and ensures that tyre modifications can be made in the development process to suit the vehicle’s needs.

Romain Hansen, Vice President EMEA Product Development at Goodyear, says, “The opening of our industry-leading Simulation Centre in Luxembourg displays Goodyear’s commitment to investing in and shaping the future of mobility.

“Our virtual tyre development team has run numerous projects to date with the leading OEMs from Europe, the US and China," said Hansen. "Once the automotive engineers experience our virtual development process, they acknowledge both the potential business and possible sustainability impacts."

The Simulation Centre further cements Goodyear long-standing commitment to safety, wellness and sustainability. The use of simulated driving allows for fewer physical tyres to be produced and a speedier manufacturing process.  It will also help enable Goodyear to achieve first to approval for all development tyres with only one physical iteration. In fact, based on Goodyear calculations, the ability to develop one physical iteration will save an average of 13,000 tyres and 97,500km of physical tyre testing. The expansion follows the launch of the inaugural centre in Akron Ohio in 2021.

Following a successful first project with Maserati to produce bespoke tyres for the Gran Turismo 2023, the Simulation Centre is supporting Goodyear on developing tailormade tyres for OEMs across the world.