Michelin tyres used on world's fastest saloon car

ERJ staff report (RD)

Paris, France -- A BMW M5-based G-Power Hurricane RR fitted with Michelin Pilot Sport tyres has just set the world speed record for the fastest saloon car, at 232.5mph (372.1km/h), a recent Michelin statement said.

Built by German tuning specialist G-Power, the Hurricane PR, which has a twin supercharged V10 engine producing 800 bhp, used 19-inch Michelin Pilot Sports tyres for the record breaking run, replacing standard 20-inch fitments, the statement said.

Michelin provided high-performance Pilot Sport tyres in the dimensions: 255/35 ZR 19 at the front axle and 305/30 ZR 19 at the rear axle for this reason. For everyday use the G-Power Hurricane RR runs on 20-inch rims with 245/35 ZR 20 and 285/30 ZR 20 Michelin's front and rear.

The Hurricane clocked acceleration times of 4.35 seconds from 0 to 100 km/h, 9.5 seconds up to 200 km/h and 25.8 seconds upto 300km/h.