Why are so many high-profile manufacturers suddenly interested in airless tires when the existing solution we have is so perfect? It’s most likely due to incoming Euro 7 emissions regulations, which have fierce new restrictions for both brakes and tires.
High-profile automotive industry leaders lashed out at these new regulations, and they eventually won the battle. Still, no changes were made to the restrictions that aim to regulate the particulate emissions from brakes and tires. We’re not sure whether an airless tire would be more environmentally friendly, but there are some cool upsides.
Airless tires don’t get punctured and aren’t as easily damaged. We suppose less damage means fewer tires that need to be replaced, so it’s kinder to the environment when you look at it from that angle.
Still, we’re not quite sure how we’d feel about hammering a Nissan Z equipped with these bad boys Nissan around a track.