As its founding in 1889, Dunlop Tires have been ahead of its time in developing superior quality tires and delivering a greater experience for motorists and passengers alike. Having a tradition of developing ultra high-performance tires for motorsports, Dunlop Tires has found a method to incorporate similar accurate design and cutting-edge technology into the development of exceptional tires for the everyday motorist. Dunlop Tires remains to set this same level of care and workmanship into all its passenger car, truck, and SUV tires. As unprecedented innovative designs are constantly presented, Dunlop Tires is positioned for much more growth and success in the future.
In order to reduce the inconvenience of the unavoidable flat tire, Dunlop continues to be developing run-flat tire technology since the early 1970s. Dunlop''s earlier DENOVO run-flat tires were accompanied by their Denloc ultra high performance run-flat tires which were utilized as original equipment on the Porsche 959 Group B supercar having a 200 mph top speed. Furthermore, Dunlop racing tires integrating the Denloc design were used by IMSA GTP and FIA Group C Class racing cars for North American as well as international endurance racing events such as the 24 Hrs of Daytona and 24 hrs of LeMans. The drawback to these earlier systems was that they needed the use of unique custom wheels which drastically increased the price of setting up a run-flat system.
More recently in Europe, Dunlop has sold ultra high performance tires that combine a new run-flat technology that is made to be mounted on existing original equipment and aftermarket wheels. This run-flat technology is being introduced in the U.S. by combining it into Dunlop''s Elite "HydroMax" performance tire, the SP Sport 9000. This new run-flat tire line presently offers five sizes and has been given its name the SP Sport 9000 DSST, using the DSST suffix identifying that it utilizes Dunlop Self-Supporting Technology.
Built to continue running for up to 50 miles at speeds up to 55 miles per hour despite preserving air pressure cutbacks which would make conventional tires useless, SP Sport 9000 DSST tires enable drivers the convenience of being able to better choose when and where they'll have their tire repaired. For instance, when driven straight down the road or on the highway, SP Sport 9000 DSST tires are so good at masking the traditional loss-of-air symptoms which go with a flat tire, that they require a tire pressure monitoring system to warn the driver that they have dropped air pressure.
