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Tweel

synx submitted on 11/30/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 8:18:18 PM

17 user comments | Category: Misc News | Source: | SOURCE: www.michelinman.com

IS TWEEL THE FUTURE? Y/N?
Michelin showcased a potential future for mobility, an integrated tire and wheel combination missing one ingredient that is vital for traditional tire performance.

..air. The company unveiled the first real-world fitments for its revolutionary "Tweel" – which operates entirely without air

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Tweel

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synx

Amazing! Saw this in TIME magaine's greatest inventions of 2005 as well.

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Posted on 11/30/2006 8:20:28 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

mstangpny07

You write an entire article and then reply "Amazing!" like you've never heard of it.
Kinda strange...

Also, note the article is dated January 9, 2005. I've heard of these before. It's a good idea, but the ride quality was too harsh to they're redesigning it.

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Posted on 11/30/2006 10:45:57 PM | | Votes: -1   

eric2097

haha yeah thats true. why'd you do that?

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Posted on 12/1/2006 12:36:52 AM | | Votes: 1   

synx

i meant "it's amazing". btw, i didn't write the article.

i realise that the article was dated 2005 (i actually read the article), i just re-read one of my TIME magazines from 2005(i keep the ones that interest me) and found an article on the "tweel". so i googled "tweel" and found this article. so what if it's more than 1 year old. some people don't know about it and i found it very interesting.

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Posted on 12/1/2006 4:03:48 PM | | Votes: 0   

chewy

Not sure. But they put it on an Audi A4 to test it. Shows how great the Audi A4 is. Very nice honor for the Audi A4 to be used to test such revolutionary technology.

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Posted on 11/30/2006 11:19:56 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -6   

S4cabriofoxone

Cool!

Nice A4.

This would be weird if it came out.

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Posted on 11/30/2006 11:36:56 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

Lexus


It a really cool invention but I don't think I want that on my car.

Lexus

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Posted on 12/1/2006 1:32:28 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

MBKing

chewy, why do they use animals to test products before they use humans? Oh that's right because the consequences of screwing up an animal is a lot less than a human, and lets face it animals like mice are easly expendable and human lives aren't. So before you rave on how great audi is, maybe you should think who is the mouse in this situation. Rook

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Posted on 12/1/2006 4:54:38 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5   

blueice4589

This will debut in the next generation Acura RL because we are cool like that.

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Posted on 12/1/2006 11:19:21 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -5   

Designer1

About time.

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Posted on 12/1/2006 12:14:11 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5   

Sauceboy01

hey this means we'll be able to go out the wrong end out of parking lots with those sharp metal things on the ground!

this is awesome!

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Posted on 12/1/2006 12:56:09 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 6   

BWag

pretty cool

i am kinda suspicious of such new tire technology, but if it works, Great! Only other problem is that they look a little strange, but then again, everything does until it is widely seen.

Good luck to michelin, hope they can deliver performance far superior to current tires; there is always room for improvement in cornering and braking performance.

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Posted on 12/3/2006 1:54:43 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

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