Got sent pics of this the other day
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And this
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I'm sure it's a technical masterpiece, but my brain is just saying "no, no, no it looks all wrong".

No more punctures though I guess

oooh how weird.

yep, seen that the other day weird for sure, I think the tyre is bonded to the wheel, bet there fun to change, should be on production cars in 2010 ?

Will we have to cover all edges thicker than 2.5mm with edging trim for Mr SVA man though

excellent for avoiding police stinger traps!

I wonder how long it took to make the webs of the wheel line up with the webs in hte 'tyre' ?

[Edited on 15/6/06 by DaveFJ]

They've been punting it for a few years now but it doesn't look any closer now than it did then.

Mates dad worked for ford and his mate got to see the demo.

link to michelin site

a paragraph into the the text they have a link to the photo gallery, picture 10 has an interesting application of this technology. i believe in production they'd add a sidewall

the picture without sidewalls is just to show the internal structure. the production tyre will have sidewalls to make it look normal and to keep debris out.

The humungous version of these has been in everyday use in heavy earthmoving machines for quite a few years. Spring steel innards, and heavy rubber sidewalls and tread. The tread is easily replaced.

Cheers,
Syd.

I'd like to see what happens when you try to put some serious power through those wheels