In fact, eliminating the spare tire reduces the weight and gives more luggage space. Vehicles equipped with run-flats do not carry a spare wheel and tire, which means they don’t have a car-jack or any tools. Some even say the handling of RFT’s are less impressive over regular premium tires. They are also a little noisy on the move. Run-flat tires (RFT) are expensive, much more than regular tires. Your owner’s manual will have exact figures. Drivers will usually have to reduce speed to about 70-80km/h to get the maximum range. You don’t have to get out of the car in the rain, or along a busy highway or on a road in a ‘troubled’ part of town.
You can drive on a punctured tire: The primary benefit of a self-supporting tire (RFT) is that it allows you to keep driving on a puncture about 100 plus kilometers after all the air has gone. Most run-flat tires will allow continued driving even after a loss of some or all inflation pressure for up to 100km at a maximum speed up to 100km/h. Check the manufacturer’s specifications to find out how fast and how far you can drive on your run flat tires. You can’t drive on a punctured RFT for long or for a distance. Run flat tires are tires on which you can continue driving after a puncture (depending on the severity of the puncture) so you can drive safely home or get to your tire shop to change your tire. Other European brands are sitting on the fence and have not quite jumped into the group and instead a lot of them are using tyre repair kits.
Today, run-flat tyres (RFT) are original equipment with all BMW and Mercedes-Benz passenger cars whilst most of the Japanese and Korean brands shy away from this technology. BMW adopted the run-flat tyre very early and promoted its use extensively and then as the years passed Mercedes-Benz started adopting run-flat tyres across its range of passenger cars. Which would you rather have? This has been a question some new car owners have been sitting on the fence with. With not the best maintained roads, are run-flat tires do their job well? By Daniel Sherman Fernandez 0 Run-Flat Tires Versus Tire Repair Kit In Malaysia
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