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Goodyear F2G-1
Goodyear F2G-1 Super Corsair
Big, robust, and fast, the Goodyear F2G was often referred to as the "Super Corsair" for good reason. Designed and produced by Goodyear rather than Vought, the F2G design mated the Corsair airframe to Pratt & Whitney's huge R-4360 engine rated at 3,000 horsepower. Other changes were a bubble canopy and a taller vertical stabilizer with auxiliary rudder to compensate for the engine's extra torque. Some 418 F2Gs were ordered, but only five F2G-1s and five folding-wing "dash twos" were manufactured.
Ironically, the F2G Corsair made its name in the peacetime world of air racing. Navy pilot Cook Cleland obtained four surplus F2Gs and substantially modified one, clipping six feet off the wingspan. He won the 1947 Thompson Trophy race at 396 mph while two years later the Super Corsairs scored a clean sweep with Cleland, Ron Puckett, and Ben McKillen taking the top three spots. In ten starts over three years the F2Gs scored two wins, two seconds, and a third-place finish.
The Museum's F2G-1 Corsair, Navy Bureau of Aeronautics number 88454, was delivered in 1945. As the first production F2G-1, it spent most of its career at the Navy Air Test Center at Patuxent River, it then went into storage at Norfolk, Virginia, the Corsair with only 246 hours flight time.
In the early 1960s Navy title passed to the Marine Corps Museum at Quantico, Virginia. Following display aboard the aircraft carrier Intrepid during New York's bicentennial observance in 1976, the F2G was barged back to Norfolk. Subsequently, the museum traded the Corsair and a Douglas Skyraider to Doug Champlin in exchange for a Dauntless dive bomber. Champlin kept the Corsair at Enid, Oklahoma, until he opened his museum in Mesa, Arizona, in 1981, when former Thompson Trophy racer Ron Puckett flew the F2G to Falcon Field. Subsequently the rare Corsair came to Seattle with the rest of the Champlin collection in 2003.
Aircraft Details
Manufacturer: Goodyear Aircraft Corp. from a design by Chance Vought
Model: F2G-1
Year: 1945
Power Plant: One Pratt & Whitney R-4360 3,000 H.P engine
Registration: NX4324
Serial Number: 88454
Length: 34ft
Height: 16ft
Span: 41ft
Wing Area: 314ft²
Empty Weight: 10,250lbs
Gross Weight: 15,422lbs
Maximum Speed:431miles/h
Cruise Speed: 190mph
Range: 1,190miles
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網址出處：http://www.hotstocked.com/article/1091/bad-outlook-for-the-goodyear-tire-amp-rubber-company-nyse-gt.html
Bad outlook for The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE: GT)
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE: GT, GT message board) announced the company's performance for the 4th quarter of 2008 was more seriously affected by the market crash than analysts thought. The company stated they had to cut production amounts due to weak demand which conclusively led to a decrease in sales.
"It is widely known that the economic slowdown is having a considerable impact on consumer demand and industry volume," said Darren R. Wells, executive vice president and CFO. "Fourth quarter industry volumes were well below expected levels, prompting a significant increase to our production cuts that now extend across all business units."
According to the company's estimations that were announced, industry volumes for consumer replacement shipments in North America decreased around 3.5% over the 2008. Other markets, like consumer original equipment, commercial tire and original equipment shipments decreased up to 20 percent.
A very similar outlook is given for European markets as well. Along with an increase of around 13% in raw material costs, the situation has changed significantly from that which was anticipated a year ago.
The company might announce a loss for the fourth quarter if sales have decreased as much as expected. Their cash position, as revealed in their third quarter filing, is enough to support small losses, so the situation isn't likely to get very bad too soon. Also, their stock has already taken a beating, so bad performance isn't likely to have an extended adverse effect on it either. More insight on the company's future performance should be attained when the real numbers are posted.
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網址出處：http://www.airrace.com/1948%20NAR.htm
Goodyear Trophy Race
| Place | Pilot | Race No | Aircraft | Speed |
| 1 | Fish Salmon | 4 | Cosmic Wind | 169.688 |
| 2 | Steve Wittman | 1 | Wittman Special | 168.862 |
| 3 | Art Chester | 2 | Swee' Pea II | 168.201 |
| 4 | Bill Brennand | 20 | Buster | 167.063 |
| 5 | B F Robertson | 3 | Little Toni | 165.106 |
| 6 | P. C. Quigley | 21 | Pitts Special | 164.892 |
| 7 | R. B. Downey | 5 | Ballerina | 161.453 |
| 8 | W. L. LeFevers | 10 | Falcon Special | 156.584 |
| David Long | 67 | Long Peashooter | * |
* out on lap 9
The relatively new Goodyear Race attracted 39 entries this year, qualifying
trials reduced this number to 21 starters. Four elimination heats and two
semi-finals reduced the field to the 8 best in the Labor Day final race. The
new 2 mile course would be on the airfield directly in front of the grandstand
in full view of the crowd. Pylons would be mounted on trucks and driven into
place at the time of the race. Performance of the best the planes was so
closely matched that the only big difference was there rate on take off.
Old timers who gave up the high speed racers did very well, racers built by
Tony LeVier, Steve Wittman and Art Chester monopolized six of the seven
top money positions.
Goodyear Pylons on trucks
(Burke-Smith Studio)
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網址出處：http://www.autofiends.com/index.php/2008/07/goodyear-eagle-gt-impressions/
Goodyear Eagle GT: Impressions
Back in the day, there were only a handful of tire manufacturers on the block. If you were a red-blooded American with anything that put power to the pavement, you likely ran the same thing the boys at NASCAR ran—something with a winged foot on the sidewall. These days there are more tire brands on the market than doughnut varieties in the back of a county mounty’s cruiser, forcing companies like Goodyear to up their game to stay competitive. How have they done that? By putting the full brunt of their corporate presence behind research and development of tire technology, they’ve managed to produce rubber that provides performance head and shoulders above the new comers for a fraction of the coin. The newest example is the Eagle GT, an all-season performance tire. Before you go wincing away at the thought of an M+S label on your sidewall, read on for our first impressions. You just might end up as surprised as we were.
Goodyear was kind enough to put us behind the wheel of three BMW 328i’s for purpose of comparison. The first rocked Kumho’s Ecsta ASX (white), the second wore the previous generation of the Eagle GT (black) and the last was shod in the newest incarnation of the tire (red). I currently run Kumho AST’s on my daily driver/track flogger, so I was interested to see how the ASX’s held up against the Goodyears. The test track consisted of an autocross course with a series of slaloms, chicanes and sweepers, the latter of which was flooded with a light covering of water courtesy of the test tracks irrigation system (damn cool).
While our hosts recommended we leave the traction control in place during our jaunt, we figured relying on electronic nannyism on any level would dilute discoveries about each tire’s limits capabilities. Push the button, traction control off. Hands down, the Kumho’s were the most fun. In someone else’s car. On a track with at least 100 ft of run off/spin off room. With a helmet on. Even with the near-anemic straight six under the hood of the Bimmer, the tires gave up the ghost almost on demand, lending themselves to ass-out hooning on dry portions of the tarmac. On the wet, the car might as well have been wearing ice skates. Regaining control and getting the car pointed in the right direction required multiple steering, throttle and brake inputs, giving me the work out I needed to work off the burger I had on the way to the track.
Similarly, the previous generation GT’s were easy to break loose in the wet. They allowed us to carry a little more speed through the course, keeping the rear in check through most of the slalom/sweeper segments, but in general, they were on par with their Kumho competition. With any abrupt throttle or braking, wallowing slides at speed were all but inevitable.
The final ride carried the company’s newest roller. The tire utilizes a number of tricks to help keep the car planted on the pavement. Using an asymmetric tread pattern, the Eagle GT manages to combine both all-season tread blocks to handle wet and snowy conditions and a performance tread pattern with large blocks of rubber for better grip in the dry. The two are separated by uninterrupted groves that wrap around the whole tire to evacuate water as quick as possible. The coolest part of the tire is Goodyear’s Tredlock, which uses interlocking teeth between blocks of rubber. The effect is an added channel for water to escape through in a straight line and a locked, larger block of grippy goodness under lateral load (cornering).
Yeah, yeah, you can read a press release. How does it handle? The difference between the newest GT and the other two cars was impressive. The newest GT shod Bimmer stubbornly refused to give up its grip on the tarmac in the wet or dry. When it did, getting the car back under control was as simple as letting off of the throttle enough to lose some speed. The tires did the rest. For folks like me who have to deal with a rainy, slushy Virginia winter, these are a great weapon against slick conditions. They could also be a decent alternative to pricey rain tires on track days. Still, with the all-season segment of the tire nestled where high-camber tires suffer the worst abuse, we wonder how well the tire would hold up over the long haul. No worries, we’re working on a long-term test. Stay tuned.
The fine folks at the winged foot also let us play in some more entertaining vehicles. Check the gallery for shots of the hoonage.
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The Goodyear Welted
The Goodyear Welted was invented in United States at the end of the XIXth century by Charles Goodyear Junior, son of Charles Goodyear, the inventor of the vulcanization. The Goodyear welted, except with its origins, is completely different of the vulcanization.
At the end of the XIXth century, the greatest names of the fine shoes for men industry, in wide majority English and French shoes maker fascinated by the qualities and the fame of this new way of construction, came to America to learn and acquire with the American master bookmakers the methods of this revolutionary construction.
To sum up, the sewing machine called “Goodyear” uses the same technology than the one used by the craftsmen of the hand made shoes industry. It is just adapted to the industrial fabrication of shoes by mechanizing several steps of sewing.
For a smart man, oxford shoes, derby shoes or luxury boots for men can only be crafted with the Goodyear construction.
About the technology?
A Goodyear welted shoe is made with two stitchings:
- The first one called “Goodyear” is realised with the Goodyear machine. It joins the welt, the upper and the insole.
- The second one is made with a “Little Points” machine. This stitching links the sole with the welt.
With this construction, as soon as the outsole is timeworn, it is really easy to remove it and make a new “little points” stitching without any damage for the shoe and the rest of the Goodyear construction.
This construction is very long-lasting. Other benefit: the foot is lying on a leather insole which is on a thickness of natural cork. The natural cork has the particularity to take bit by bit the shape of the foot. As a result, you have the feeling that your shoe is made-to-measure and you can not give up it.
The Goodyear construction has also another advantage: its keeping and its special design. Due to its construction, a Goodyear welted shoe is higher than a classical one and its lower part near the welt goes lightly inside. Those elements give to Goodyear shoes for men a distinguished and esthetical line. An uninitiated person will not notice these details, he only sees a fine and formal shoes that perfectly goes through the time.
Today, all the great names of the luxury industry: Paraboot, Church, Edward Green, Crocket and Jones… still respect this tradition of Goodyear Construction. The Goodyear welted is the must of the smart shoes for men. In current language, Goodyear welted is synonymous of luxury English shoes for men.
The Goodyear Welted by Bexley ®
The upper, insole and welt are joined. Then, a lock stiched seam connects the welt with the outsole.
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讓輪胎穿上防彈衣 固特異"安殊輪"新品發布會
繼成功將杜邦凱芙拉纖維應用到部分固特異牧馬人越野輪胎後，固特異又將它應用於全新的安殊輪中，從而增加了輪胎的堅韌耐用性，使之能夠有效抵御來自路面的險情。
固特異北亞區常務董事馬丁司先生在會上致辭
固特異北亞區常務董事馬丁司先生表示：『我們始終致力於將最新、最先進的技術應用於輪胎產品，為駕駛者打造安全、可靠的出行體驗。開發固特異安殊輪最重要的目的就是為了進一步滿足駕駛者安全出行的需求，為他們帶來全球質量最優、最安全的輪胎產品。』 『鎧甲抓地』技術中的『鎧甲』功能介紹
北亞區常務董事馬丁司先生與亞太區商業化總監詹納·鮑威爾為新品揭幕
為駕駛者提供安全耐用的輪胎產品是固特異一貫的追求。此次，固特異將杜邦凱芙拉材料應用到新型安殊輪中，該輕型材料的強度比鋼材強度高5倍，常用於制造防彈背心、防彈衣和軍用頭盔等。
全新固特異安殊輪閃亮登場
凱夫拉防彈衣、鋼盔展示
將杜邦凱芙拉纖維應用到乘用車輪胎具有革命性意義，目前，這項技術在行業中佔據領先地位。』固特異北亞區常務董事馬丁司先生指出，『當駕駛者遭遇鋪滿碎石和崎嶇不平的路面狀況時，固特異全新的安殊輪憑借對杜邦凱芙拉纖維的成功應用，令駕駛者可以輕松應對這些路面險情。』
除了采用杜邦凱芙拉纖維，固特異安殊輪還在胎側采用了『防撞牆』硅膠加強配方，以增加抗劃傷和耐磨損的性能。
『鎧甲抓地』科技中的『抓地』功能
全新的固特異安殊輪使用『鎧甲抓地』科技，具有極佳的輪胎抓地性能，大大地增強了駕駛者在乾、濕路面操控車輛的信心。這種新技術有兩大亮點——新型三維『霸力齒』技術和先進的胎面硅膠配方。
三維『霸力齒』為固特異新一代的胎面花紋塊互鎖技術，由固特異首創的『霸力泡』技術發展而來。該技術為輪胎在乾濕路面行駛提供更好的制動力和抓地力。這項技術進一步加強了花紋塊之間橫向互鎖性能，提高了胎面花紋的剛性，進而確保了輪胎在過彎時的抓地力。
除了新型三維『霸力齒』技術，固特異安殊輪還具有先進的胎面硅膠配方，增加了抓地力。硅膠是一種復合材料，常被應用於抓地力至關重要的高性能輪胎，它通過橡膠聚合物之間的化學鍵鏈接，增強了抓地能力。
安殊輪的型號對照表，總有1款適合你---->
固特異會在中國市場陸續推出以下規格的安殊輪，力求為每一位乘用車車主提供無與倫比的駕駛體驗:
175/65 R14 82 H
185/60 R14 82 H
185/65 R14 86 H
185/70 R14 88 H
195/60 R14 86 H
195/70 R14 91 H
185/65 R15 88 H
195/55 R15 85 V
195/60 R15 88 V
195/65 R15 91 V
205/60 R15 91 V
205/65 R15 94 V
215/70 R15 98 H
205/60 R16 92 V
205/55 R16 91 V
常 見 問 題 解 答 關於安殊輪的技術特點：
1.『鎧甲抓地』科技具體都包括什麼內容，這些對於消費者都有哪些好處？
『抓地』
『霸力齒』 = 更好的胎面穩定性= 更好的抓地能力
胎面硅膠配方= 先進配方= 更好的抓地能力
大量的抓地刀槽= 與路面接觸的刀槽更多=更好的抓地能力
環向溝槽= 更好的吸水與排水=更好的抓地能力
"鎧甲"
凱芙拉= 抗拉伸力= 抵抗路面的危險
防撞牆= 更緊密的化學分子接合= 抵抗路面的危險
胎側雙層簾子布= 胎側更堅實= 抵抗路面的危險
2.霸力齒與霸力泡相比有何不同？
霸力齒在霸力泡技術的基礎上有了很大的改進與提高。霸力齒極大地增加了咬合齒之間的接觸面積，這樣就有效的減少了花紋塊之間的橫向蠕動而增大了環向運動。所帶來的效果是更好的操控性能與更短的濕地制動距離。
3.安殊輪是單導向輪胎麼？
不是。安殊輪抓地力靠胎面加強筋設計實現，能更好的滿足這一細分市場的客戶需求。
4.在濕滑路面的表現如何？制動性能如何？
安殊輪從一開始設計時就著眼光於提供卓越的『抓地力』。性能測試數據也表明它的性能業界領先。
5.安殊輪的靜音效果如何？
安殊輪有一些設計特點能夠滿足靜音需求。但是這一細分市場的客戶需求主要是『抓地力與耐用性』。這些需求安殊輪全部可以滿足。
6.關於控制噪音有沒有什麼創新性技術？
凱芙拉材料的確起到了減震靜音的效果。但是這一細分市場的客戶需求主要是『抓地力與耐用性『。這些需求安殊輪全部可以滿足。
7.安殊輪應付惡劣、坑窪路況的能力如何？其抗撞擊能力如何？
凱芙拉材料與獨特的胎側配方是競爭對手所不能提供的先進科技。這些特點使得安殊輪對於路面險阻有極佳的抵抗能力。
8.動態平衡性怎麼樣？
安殊輪力求在所有競爭對手中做到行業的標竿。固特異的技術部門正在改進工藝流程，力求使安殊輪的動態平衡達到業界最好。
關於安殊輪的市場定位：
1.安殊輪的競爭產品有哪些？
在中國市場一般來說應該是普利司通的ER60，以及米其林的XM1/XM1+。
2.相對於競爭對手，安殊輪到底好多少？
總體來說，安殊輪的抓地力與『鎧甲』科技在這一細分市場中是最好的。
3.安殊輪區別與Ducaro GA的主要特點是什麼？
Ducaro GA的主要特點是『舒適與靜音』。而安殊輪的主要特點是『安全性』，主要表現在它的最佳抓地力與堅韌的耐用性。新一代霸力齒與凱芙拉使得安殊輪的抓地力與耐用性能更好的滿足客戶的需求。
4.安殊輪與普利司通ER60相比主要的賣點是什麼？
安殊輪更好的滿足了這一細分市場的客戶需求。它提供了最優的抓地力，而且其『鎧甲』科技更是無人可及。我們充滿信心全新安殊輪將成為市場領先的產品。
5.安殊輪和米其林XM1/XM1+相比主要賣點是什麼？
安殊輪更好的滿足了這一細分市場的客戶需求。它提供了最優的抓地力，而且其『鎧甲』科技更是無人可及。我們充滿信心全新安殊輪將成為市場領先的產品。
6.安殊輪獨一無二的賣點是什麼？
『卓越的抓地力與耐用性』(具體內容參見問題1)
7.耐久性是什麼意思？
耐久性是指輪胎的強度或韌度。在這一細分市場中，安殊輪所采用的凱芙拉與先進的『防撞牆』配方等科技是其他競爭對手所不及的。
8.亞太區的安殊輪(Assurance)與北美地區的(Assurance)有何不同？
所有的產品研發都是基於滿足目標消費群體的需求。亞洲區的安殊輪的研發目標是要滿足亞洲中級乘用車細分市場客戶的具體要求(即耐用性與抓地力)。而北美地區的安殊輪則是為滿足北美地區的細分市場而設計的。
關於固特異介紹
美國固特異輪胎橡膠公司始建於1898年，至今已有百餘年的歷史。固特異公司是世界上最大規模的輪胎生產公司，總部位於美國俄亥俄州阿克隆市，公司主要在26個國家60多個工廠中生產輪胎、工程橡膠產品和化學產品。如今固特異在全世界的員工達到70,000多人。
1898年的美國，路上通行的交通工具形形色色，從馬匹、馬車直到誕生不久的汽車，但他們都迫切需要一種能緩衝路面衝擊力的墊子。於是弗蘭克希柏林兄弟買下了俄亥俄州阿克隆市東部的一間硬紙板廠，開始制造橡膠制品。為了紀念1839年發明『硫化』的查爾斯·固特異先生，兄弟倆將公司取名『固特異輪胎與橡膠公司』，並選擇『飛足』為商標，取其優美、迅捷之意。
作為世界最大的輪胎制造商之一，固特異公司始終不懈地致力於新產品的開發，以適應日新月異的市場需求。固特異在1899年引進了充氣輪胎，並且早在1903年便獲得無內胎輪胎的專利；進而於1909年推出了飛機與卡車用的充氣輪胎，四年後又推出了固特異『飛艇』(一種充氦氣的飛艇，可用於宣傳和軍事方面)；1917年固特異首創了長途卡車運輸業務，名曰『飛足捷運』，為其輪胎的耐久力作了明證。二戰期間，除了輪胎固特異還開始制造人造橡膠，為盟軍制造了4000多架飛機；1947年推出尼龍簾線輪胎，進而於1962年推出後來成為行業生產標准的聚酯簾線輪胎。
進入20世紀50年代後，固特異的經營開始出現多元化趨向，著力發展除輪胎外的新產品。1970年，『阿波羅』14號登陸月球所乘太空車的輪胎就是固特異公司研發的，這使固特異生產高品質輪胎的能力獲得進一步的認可。
20世紀60年代初固特異開始了生產現代子午線輪胎的時代。應用於各種交通工具，從轎車、輕卡車、卡車、農用車、賽車直到飛機輪胎，包羅萬象。今天，固特異設在美國、盧森堡的技術研發中心正致力於研發各種創新輪胎科技和專利，始終為行業的發展推波助瀾，為全球固特異工廠提供研發和技術支持，在此基礎之上，固特異運用獨創的輪胎科技，專門為許多國際一流汽車制造商設計生產配套輪胎和相關設備，使用固特異輪胎的國際汽車品牌有勞斯萊斯、奔馳、寶馬、奧迪、大眾、通用、福特、克萊斯勒及凌志等。
2007年，固特異全球銷售額超過196億美元，位列《財富》雜志公布的全球企業500強。
背景資料 固特異大事記
1898年：弗蘭克.史伯林在美國俄亥俄州阿克隆市創立固特異輪胎橡膠公司。他對公司的命名源於查爾斯·固特異，查爾斯·固特異通過發明『硫化橡膠』從而開創了橡膠工業
1904年：固特異研制出了世界上第一條可拆卸輪胎
1908年：固特異為世界上首款量產汽車福特T系列提供原配輪胎
1925年：固特異制造出第一艘比空氣輕的『船』，並親切地命名為『飛艇』
1965年：創造陸路時速960公裡世界紀錄的火箭車使用的是固特異輪胎
1971年：人類首次登陸月球所乘太空車裝備的是固特異輪胎
1985年：商用飛機使用的第一批子午線輪胎是固特異提供的
1993年：固特異推出了Aquatred輪胎----首款專為濕滑路況設計的輪胎
1997年：固特異創造F1賽事350次冠軍紀錄
2005年：固特異推出『缺氣保用』輪胎----一款能在被紮或爆胎後能繼續安全行駛的輪胎
固特異在中國
1994年9月，當眾多的國際輪胎制造商都在觀望並俟機打開中國大陸市場時，美國固特異輪胎與橡膠公司捷足先登，率先來華投資建廠，創建了大連固特異輪胎有限公司，公司現有員工600多人。
大連固特異遵循美國固特異的先進管理方法，采用設在盧森堡、美國的固特異全球技術研發中心所提供的最新輪胎科技，輔以先進的質量檢測手段，制造出符合固特異全球統一標准的子午線轎車、輕卡車輪胎。在逐步提高產品質量的同時，不斷引進現代化的輪胎服務理念，迄今在全國已設立了近50家經銷商、近1500個固特異簽約零售店(其中包括近700家固特異品牌零售店)，自2005年開始固特異在全國推廣新形象的授權服務中心網絡，為顧客提供更完善的一站式汽車養護服務。
大連固特異針對國內各大汽車廠的特殊要求，專門為其設計推出原廠配套輪胎，目前在為包括寶馬5系列、奧迪A6、奧迪A6L、奧迪A4、奧迪A4運動版、標志307，同時還為寶來運動版、捷達、捷達豪華型、帕薩特B6、普力馬/福美來、東方之子/東方之子Cross、本田思域、馬自達3、福特福克斯2廂/3廂、S-MAX、卡羅拉、長城哈佛、三菱歐藍德、丹東曙光奧龍、凱迪拉克、名爵TF、名爵7系、榮威750等多款主流車型配套。
2005年4月1日，美國固特異輪胎橡膠有限公司將其亞太地區總部由美國遷至中國上海。這是固特異加強中國及周邊地區業務發展的重要舉措，同時宣布公司新任命的固特異亞太和中國區強大領導陣容，並將積極邁向宏偉的增長目標以及應對『一零年增長到10%』的挑戰，力求在2010年使中國的采購份額達到10%並增加在中國的零售業務。
堅持生產高品質的輪胎是大連固特異的主要目標。為保證高質量生產，固特異生產設備既1999年取得ISO9002認證之後，相繼於2001年4月取得QS9000認證，2002年12月取得ISO14001認證，2003年3月取得TS16949認證。這些都為出產的每一條固特異輪胎提供了讓您更放心的安全保證。我們始終不渝地奉行著一個宗旨：固特異輪胎的駕駛性能時時處處帶給您駕駛的信心、讓您體驗駕駛的愜意。憑借以安全和可信度著稱的輪胎科技，『固特異』在人們心目中已成為『信賴』的代名詞。
背景資料 固特異中國大事記
2008年1月，固特異飛艇在深圳啟動『2008安全行天下』活動號召百萬車主共倡行車安全；同時，固特異聯合中國汽車工程學會在全國展開輪胎免費安全檢測，預計受檢轎車將超過10萬輛。
2007年11月，固特異在亞洲同步發布市場期待已久的固特異牧馬人全天候城市越野胎(Wrangler HP AW)。這款高性能越野輪胎為豪華SUV車主量身打造，適合行駛於各種城市路面。
2007年9月，固特異發布Eagle Vector 2+全天候轎車輪胎，確保輪胎自如應對各種道路及氣候狀況，延長15%行駛裡程。
2007年6月，固特異缺氣保用(RunOnFlat)輪胎，即爆胎後仍能安全行駛的輪胎產品在中國上市，可配備寶馬3系、寶馬5系和新Mini Cooper。
2007年3月，固特異發起『麗人安全行』活動，聯合女性駕駛員倡導駕駛安全。
2006年10月，固特異推出全新規格的F1輪胎，將F1輪胎產品線向小規格延伸。
2006年9月，固特異『品牌大使』——固特異『領航者』號飛艇首飛中國，在廣州起航。
2005年12月，固特異在廣東珠海發布Excellence三能輪胎，並同時推出『三重』質保承諾。
2005年10月，固特異輪胎橡膠公司亞太區總部正式落戶上海。它同時也是固特異中國區團隊的工作場所。通過更有效的資源利用、不斷提高的生產力，以及更加熟練的業務運作，亞太區總部將眾多的業務機構聯合起來，並且使客戶服務質量得到不斷的改善和提高。
2005年7月6日，固特異(中國)在上海成立首家固特異授權服務中心，並且宣布到2005年底建立300家授權服務中心。
2005年4月1日，固特異將亞太區總部從美國俄亥俄州阿克隆市遷到中國上海，同時宣布到2010年，使固特異在中國的采購份額佔其全球采購份額的比例從現在的1%增加到10%。
2001年，固特異將世界上第一款玉米混合物輪胎介紹到中國，這款固特異GT3輪胎采用了BioTRED輪胎配方----使用玉米提取物作為輪胎填充物。
1994年9月，固特異成為西方第一個在中國投資建廠的輪胎制造公司，成立大連固特異輪胎有限公司。
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Allroad Quattro 2.7T
Audi Allroad Quattro可以說是集合跑房車、旅行車、SUV越野車能力於一身的勁車，過去也曾引進國內，但在換了總代理以後，這部2004年式、近300萬元新車的引進還是頭一遭。關於這部車，我的形容是「貴、趣、棒」。
奧迪Allroad嚴格來說，並非真正的SUV，而是一款類SUV、略能通過越野地形的過渡車型(Corss Over)。實際接觸、操駕這部車，我的感覺內裝是高級豪華房車的格局，而奔跑在公路上，它的動力和操控表現，那絕對是舒適的跑房車。油門輕鬆就可上攻至220km/h，而這時候車身還是一派平穩，穩到讓人不可置信。
車高可作4段調整
大量的鋁合金外觀和行李空間讓它相似於旅行車，不過精壯的鈑件線條和防碰撞設計又像是SUV。不過它最有趣的還是在於4段調整的主動式氣壓懸吊，它能感應速度主動調整車身高度、而你也可以因應地形自行控制。這套系統能將底盤離地高作14.2~20.8公分變化。20.8公分的最高段必須以手動控鍵，一旦車速超過35km/h，車身就會降到第3段的19.2公分。車速超過80km/h，車身又再降低到第2段的16.7公分。當車速超過120km/h，車身則自動降低到第4段的14.2公分。
專用17吋雙片鍛造鋁圈，輪胎也是固特異為其專門設計。
Audi Allroad Quattro 2.7T
基本規格表
引擎型式：2671c.c. 雙渦輪
最大馬力：250hp/5800rpm
最大扭力：35.7kgm/1800rpm
傳動方式：4輪驅動(Quattro)
懸吊結構：前4連桿 後雙A臂
制動方式：4輪碟煞
輪胎尺碼：225/55R17
長寬高：4810x1852x1585mm
0-100km/h：7.7秒
極 速：234km/h
售 價：290萬元
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