Tweel

IS TWEEL THE FUTURE? Y/N?
Michelin showcased a potential future for mobility, an integrated tire and wheel combination missing one ingredient that is vital for traditional tire performance...air. The company unveiled the first real-world fitments for its revolutionary "Tweel" – which operates entirely without air
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synx - 11/30/2006 8:20:28 PM

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Amazing! Saw this in TIME magaine's greatest inventions of 2005 as well.

mstangpny07 - 11/30/2006 10:45:57 PM

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You write an entire article and then reply "Amazing!" like you've never heard of it.
Kinda strange...

Also, note the article is dated January 9, 2005. I've heard of these before. It's a good idea, but the ride quality was too harsh to they're redesigning it.

eric2097 - 12/1/2006 12:36:52 AM

+1 Boost

haha yeah thats true. why'd you do that?

synx - 12/1/2006 4:03:48 PM

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i meant "it's amazing". btw, i didn't write the article.

i realise that the article was dated 2005 (i actually read the article), i just re-read one of my TIME magazines from 2005(i keep the ones that interest me) and found an article on the "tweel". so i googled "tweel" and found this article. so what if it's more than 1 year old. some people don't know about it and i found it very interesting.

chewy - 11/30/2006 11:19:56 PM

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Not sure. But they put it on an Audi A4 to test it. Shows how great the Audi A4 is. Very nice honor for the Audi A4 to be used to test such revolutionary technology.

S4cabriofoxone - 11/30/2006 11:36:56 PM

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Cool!

Nice A4.

This would be weird if it came out.

Lexus - 12/1/2006 1:32:28 AM

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It a really cool invention but I don't think I want that on my car.

Lexus

MBKing - 12/1/2006 4:54:38 AM

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chewy, why do they use animals to test products before they use humans? Oh that's right because the consequences of screwing up an animal is a lot less than a human, and lets face it animals like mice are easly expendable and human lives aren't. So before you rave on how great audi is, maybe you should think who is the mouse in this situation. Rook

blueice4589 - 12/1/2006 11:19:21 AM

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This will debut in the next generation Acura RL because we are cool like that.

Designer1 - 12/1/2006 12:14:11 PM

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About time.

Sauceboy01 - 12/1/2006 12:56:09 PM

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hey this means we'll be able to go out the wrong end out of parking lots with those sharp metal things on the ground!

this is awesome!

BWag - 12/3/2006 1:54:43 AM

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pretty cool

i am kinda suspicious of such new tire technology, but if it works, Great! Only other problem is that they look a little strange, but then again, everything does until it is widely seen.

Good luck to michelin, hope they can deliver performance far superior to current tires; there is always room for improvement in cornering and braking performance.