CLERMONT-FERRAND, France — Group Michelin has gained OE fitments on three recently launched ultra-high-performance sports cars, two of them exclusive.
The fitments are with the latest version of the Porsche 911 GT3, Aston Martin Valkyrie hybrid "hypercar" and Renault Alpine two-seat mid-engine sports car.
Michelin said recently it will equip 80 percent of the 2017-edition 911 GT3 road/track sports car with specially developed Pilot Sport Cup 2 N1 UHP tires, size 245/35 ZR20 front and 305/30 ZR20 rear.
Michelin said its co-development of these tires with Porsche A.G. took two and a half years, during which time the partners went through 350 prototypes at tests carried out at Michelin's test center in Ladoux, France, and the Nürburgring and Nardo circuits in Germany and Italy.