Home

Edmunds | Help Contact Editor Sign In | Follow Inside Line        

  • Cars
  • Articles
  • Videos
  • Photos
  • Blogs

Straightline

The car enthusiasts news blog from Inside Line

Qtire has retractable studs

By Bob Holland | March 14, 2007



The Qtire sounds like just the ticket for winter driving as it has retractable studs. The studs extend and retract via an air bladder. The only downside that I know of is that after about 50 bladder inflation/deflations, it needs to have some air put back in.

Full story here ...

Categories: ,

3 Comments

Add a comment »

estreka says:

10:51 AM, 03/14/07

If you could control the air bladder from the driver's seat, I'd say wonderful. It's still an effective way to extend the longivity of the tires.

Report ItReport It

bbechtel16 says:

10:53 AM, 03/14/07

Not to mention the longevity of the roads!

Report ItReport It

ateixeira says:

08:44 AM, 03/15/07

Cool idea. I see some serious off-road benefits, too, if the same idea could be applied to A/T tires.

Report ItReport It

Add a comment

Advertisement

Latest Poll

What was your favorite Super Bowl XLVI Commercial?

Recent Posts

Advertisement

Tip the Editors

Got a breaking news tip for the Inside Line editors?

Send it to tips@edmunds.com

Manufacturers

Auto Shows

More Categories

Browse Archives