Goodyear Eagle NCT5 Flies High on Asia's Performance Vehicles KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Sept. 26 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- One of the newest members of the Goodyear Eagle high-performance tire family has been "adopted" by several of Asia's highest profile families, in the automotive world that is. Following extensive testing to evaluate the tire's performance characteristics and ensure it complies with the automotive industry's stringent original equipment platform specifications, Volvo, BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Fiat and Ford all selected Goodyear's Eagle NCT5 as the original equipment tire on several selected vehicle models. Today, the tire is available to people throughout Asia as a replacement tire, ideally suited for demanding performance vehicles. "Eagle NCT5 is an example of Goodyear's latest technology, innovative manufacturing techniques and advanced design," said Hugh Pace, president of Goodyear's Asia region, "all developed under the banner of Goodyear's Trinuum technology." Trinuum, with "Tri" -- representing the power of three -- and "nuum" --representing a continuum of tire technology, combines the respective strengths from three global development and technical centers in Japan, Europe and America to design the perfect tire for every application, every terrain and every driver. In the performance tires group, Eagle NCT5 is the ideal tire for a variety of reasons, including improved handling on wet and dry roads, longer mileage, minimized noise levels and improved grip and lateral stability. Additional tire features include: * Optimized stiffness from shoulder to centerline results in equalized tire stress and load distribution for improved handling on dry and wet roads, longer mileage and minimal noise levels * Radial shoulder blading provides the tire with improved grip and greater lateral stability * Lateral groove humps prevent shoulder squirm, ensuring even wear and minimal noise levels * Longitudinal grooves promote water dispersion for increased resistance to aquaplaning * Optimized shift and four-pitch sequence reduce noise frequency peaksfor improved comfort through minimized noise levels * Solid center ribs improve dry handling * Availability in a variety of tire sizes "No one tire can be all things to all drivers," Pace added, "but the Eagle NCT5 comes the closest to achieving that 'ideal' status among performance tires. Essentially, it's a well-rounded performance tire for the way consumers drive." The world's largest tire company, Goodyear has had a presence in Asia since 1908. Today, Goodyear is represented in almost every Asian country through a network of manufacturing plants, technical facilities, rubber plantations and sales operations. In Asia it employs approximately 6,000 people. Goodyear, with the addition of its Dunlop tire joint ventures, employs more than 105,000 people worldwide. SOURCE: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company NOTE TO EDITORS: Your contact for information in the Philippines is Rene Silva, Advertising and PR Manager at 63-2-807-0516. In Thailand, you may contact Siriluck Ongthaveekiat, Advertising & PR Manager at 66-2-2642700-8, ext. 212. CONTACT: Rich Ellis of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, 330-796-8517, [email protected] Web site: http://www.goodyear.com (GT)-END-