New Michelin Premier A/S with EverGrip tyres promise better grip when worn and 60,000 miles

New Michelin Premier A/S with EverGrip tyres (pictured) promise better grip when worn and 60,000 miles

We all know that tyres for a car don’t seem to last five minutes, and every mile you drive from new makes the tyres less effective. But Michelin reckon they’ve turned that logic on its head with their new Premier A/S with Evergrip. Due to launch in the US in spring – and hopefully the UK and Europe later in the year – the Michelin Premier A/S with EverGrip has new tyre technology that actually improves grip as the tyre wears, and promises 60,000 miles of useful life.

The tyres are made from a new rubber compound that gets a great deal of silica and and sunflower oil in the mix and features a new tread design that actually makes the rain grooves wider – instead of narrower – as the tyre wears down.

Not only that, but the Evergrip tyre has 150 hidden grooves along the shoulders of the tyre that only appear as the tyre starts to wear, improving grip as the tyre ages.

Michelin say the new Premier A/S with EverGrip stops a full two car lengths shorter than the best-selling competitors tyre when new, and still stops a whole car length sooner with worn tyres against the competitors brand new tyre.

There will be a small price premium when the new Michelin Premier A/S with EverGrip goes on sale, but if it really get better with age and will last 60,000 miles, it’s got to be worth it.

Check out how the new Michelin Premier A/S with EverGrip tyres work in the video below.

By Cars UK