A new tyre sporting different tread areas could combine sporty handling and efficiency for future plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) SUVs.
Tyremaker Falken said: “Engineers have struggled to develop tyres that offer low rolling-resistance to increase the car’s range while offering the sharp and sporty dynamics expected by SUV drivers.”
In March 2015 Mitsubishi will debut its XR-PHEV II concept SUV, powered by a new PHEV system, and fitted with Falken’s hybrid tyre.