Tyres are also part of the automotive industry in which Yüce Software is located. Tyres are something we all use every day. However, this rubber world is much more interesting than it might seem at first glance. We would like to bring you a few interesting things.
Do you also lament that new tyres are expensive? Then believe that they can be much more expensive. You will find the most expensive tyres in Dubai. You will pay unbelievable 532,000 euros for them. Tyres are not an exceptional compound, nor a vehicle that wears them. They are a specific part of the side panel, which is gilded with 24-carat gold and decorated with several diamonds. But Bugatti Veyron, for example, also wears very expensive tyres. They are designed for speeds of up to 400 km per hour, but at this speed, it is possible to drive on these tyres for only fifteen minutes, ie about 100 kilometres. The price for a set of such tyres is around 34,000 euros.
Among the best ... the largest tire produced is for the Caterpillar 797B mining machine. It is 4.3 meters high, weighs 5.5 tons, has a load capacity of 100 tons and about 900 kilograms of steel are used to produce a single piece. Approximately 600 pieces of conventional passenger tyres could be made from the amount of material used to make one such tire.
And do you know the biggest tire manufacturer? The company, which is also listed in the Guinness Book of Records for the number of tyres produced, is LEGO. That you've never heard of LEGO tyres, even though it's the world's largest manufacturer? Maybe it will be because all about 320 million tyres produced by this company end up on small vehicles from individual kits.
You will also be surprised at the fact that the world's annual tire production exceeds more than one billion tyres.
The tyres are also used on the NASA space shuttle, with one tire weighing almost 100 kg and having a possible operating load of more than 64 tons, which is three times the load of a Boeing 747. The NASA space shuttle has two front and four rear tyres that can easily withstand speeds of around 400 km / h, which is the highest speed of the Bugatti Veyron. The shuttle's rear tyres can only be used for one landing and the front for two landings. The manufacturer has been the Michelin company since 1982.
What facts were you most surprised by the world of tyres?