Nitto Tires Launch New Tire Design at SEMA 08

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Introducing the new NT05! You will remember last summer I had posted up asking members to give Nitto feedback regarding what they wanted to see in a new tire. Here is what they've come up with!

For more information regarding the NT05, please visit their website:

http://www.nittotire.com/#index.news

Quoted from their site:

"Nitto Tire U.S.A., Inc., announces the release of its new summer max performance tire, the NT05. The NT05 is Nitto's most aggressive non-competition street tire. The tire gets its name from the fusion of two existing tires: the NT01, Nitto's D.O.T.-approved R-compound, and NT555, Nitto's popular UHP tire. The name signifies that the tire is based on the NT01's award-winning race technology but designed specifically for maximum street performance.

Nitto's top priority was to optimize dry performance. To achieve this, Nitto's engineers used the most advanced computer simulation and extensive on-track testing to identify the optimal tread design and compound. The large continuous center rib and big outer shoulder blocks provide optimum tread contact with the road and the reinforced tread blocks provide exceptional rigidity and stability."

Here are photos I took from the show: