Michelin Defender LTX M/S Tire Review - AutoGuide.com
Michelin just introduced its brand new Defender LTX M/S, a family of all-season tires designed for crossovers, SUVs and pickup trucks, vehicles that can dish out plenty of abuse. In fact, Michelin claims light and heavy-duty trucks produce twice as much torque as they did 20 years ago, and in some cases even more. Understandably, this puts tremendous stress on tires, the only parts of a vehicle that should ever touch the road. The Defender LTX M/S lineup should last 10 percent longer in severe usage than its predecessor, the Michelin LTX M/S. For drivers and fleet operators alike, that’s money in the bank, as they don’t have to be replaced as regularly. Offered in both Euro-Metric and Light Truck varieties, the new Defender family can accommodate a huge range of different vehicles with rim sizes from 15 to 22 inches. E-metric varieties of the Defender LTX are perfect for crossovers like the Honda Pilot, Toyota RAV4 or Volkswagen Tiguan. Light-duty fleet vehicles such as the Ford Transit Connect are a shoe-in as well. As for LT variants, they’re geared toward even more severe usage, the kind of abuse dished out by vehicles like a Ram 3500 pickup truck towing a goose-neck trailer, an overloaded Ford Econoline van or a diesel-powered Chevy Silverado with a bed... Source: www.autoguide.com
