Michelin and Ford Team

Michelin and Ford Team

  • Posted on: 28/11/2015
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Michelin and Ford are entering into an official relationship for Ford Performance vehicles. Producer of some of the world’s performing sports car and off road tires, Michelin will provide tire fitments for the Ford Performance vehicle lineup, including Ford GT, Shelby GT350 and Shelby GT350R Mustang, Focus ST and RS, Fiesta ST and F-150 Raptor.

Michelin Team

Recognizing tires are a critical aspect of a performance vehicle, Michelin and Ford engineers will continue to collaborate from vehicle inception to develop customized tires that meet a wide range of performance targets, including noise, lateral grip, vibration and harshness and durability. Each tire is independently designed and developed in close collaboration on each program to maximize the vehicle’s performance envelope.

Michelin Team

“We have a long relationship with Michelin, and could not ask for a better teammate to help extract maximum capability from our vehicles,” said Pericak Dave, director, Ford-Performance. “That confidence extends from our upcoming racing effort at Le Mans in 2016 with the all new Ford GT, to the Ford Performance vehicle lineup, including F-150 Raptor and Shelby GT350.”

Michelin Team

In addition to its racing support, Michelin will provide both standard and optional tire fitments for Ford Performance production vehicles, including the all-new Ford GT (Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2), Shelby GT350 (Michelin Pilot Super Sport), Shelby GT350R (Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2), Focus ST (Michelin Pilot), Focus RS (Michelin Pilot Super Sport, Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 on the optional forged 19-inch wheels), Fiesta ST (Michelin Pilot) and the upcoming 2017 F150 Raptor (BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO2).

Michelin Team

“Our tire development teams are excited to be working hand-in-hand with Ford on these amazing vehicles,” said Thom Roach, vice president, original equipment marketing, Michelin North America. “The Michelin Pilot tires and BFGoodrich T/A KO2 tires on Ford Performance vehicles are all custom-tuned to help maximize vehicle performance on multiple fronts.”

Original published at “Gear Heads 4Life” website.

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