Dunlop Tyres

Dunlop is a British brand, under which a vast selection of tyres is manufactured. Nowadays it is owned by the Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Company. Dunlop passenger car tyres have gained global fame thanks to their perfect quality and superior operational characteristics. They are classified as premium segment.

Dunlop history

The brand history is closely related to the name of a Scottish veterinarian John Boyd Dunlop. Desiring to improve comfort of his son’s bicycle ride, he developed a pneumatic tire in 1888 that efficiently absorbed all vibrations when riding on paved streets. It was an inflated tube made up of several glued rubber sheets, filled with air. Understanding the significance of his invention, Dunlop patented the technology and then established the Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre company. The company’s main office was in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Before long its branches opened throughout Europe and later in the United States and Canada. In 1902, the company changed its name to the Dunlop Rubber Co. Ltd, and its headquarters was transferred to Birmingham, United Kingdom.

The company's executives obviously realized the need to invest in engineering development for maintaining leadership positions. For this reason Dunlop research centers were set up as early as the nineteenth century. The company engineers have designed a lot of inventions significant for the entire industry, such as, for instance, wear-resistant multi-row tread pattern, hydrophobic rubber compound, tires with rubber and steel studs or side lugs, self-supporting tires, and so on. Dunlop products are used in various racing cars. Throughout the existence of "24 Hours of Le Mans" sports car race the cars equipped with the brand’s tyres became winners 34 times.

Today the company owns plants in the United States, Japan, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Poland, Republic of South Africa, Thailand, the Philippines and Taiwan. Its products are provided as the standard equipment in Volkswagen, Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota and Lexus cars, and have a large presence in the aftermarket. You can always purchase Dunlop car tires online at our website.

Dunlop passenger car tyres

Dunlop tyres for passenger cars often feature an asymmetric tread pattern and are adapted for driving on urban roads. Depending on the season for which the tires are intended, they can be classified into two types:

• Winter.
  • Studded. 16-row stud arrangement delivers reliable grip with a slippery road surface. The 4D sipe pattern ensures comfort when driving on rough terrain, while retaining optimal tire stiffness for superior vehicle handling and maneuvering safety. Specifically designed sipes efficiently remove water and dirt, improving the vehicle stability on wet and snow-covered roads. Reinforced sidewalls and carcass effectively protect the tyre against mechanical damage. Dunlop passenger cars studded tires include:
    • SP Winter ICE02;
    • SP Winter ICE01.
  • Non-studded. Diamond-shaped transverse grooves with self-cleaning capabilities instantly remove mud and snow from the contact patch, minimizing the risk of aquaplaning. Sharper sipe edges enhance grip on slippery road surface. Deformation resistant tread blocks help to avoid vehicle skidding at active maneuvering. The most popular tyres in this category are:
    • Winter Maxx WM01;
    • Graspic DS-3;
    • SP Winter Sport 400.
• Summer. Thanks to kevlar cord plies the tyres ensure vehicle stability and maneuvering safety at high speeds. A special rubber compound enhances the tire wear resistance and its wet grip. A tread pattern with variable stiffness improves summer tyres performance on any road coating type. A flatter tread contour increases the contact patch by 8% on the average. Addition of carbon black nanoparticles and silica into the rubber compound has resulted in a shorter braking distance both on dry and wet surfaces. Dunlop summer tires include:
  • SP Sport Мaxx ТТ;
  • SP Sport Мaxx 050+;
  • Direzza DZ101;
  • SP Touring T1.