Dunlop expands winter line-up equipped with Noise Shield technology for a comfortable winter performance drive
Dunlop Noise Shield technology now available in five new sizes in Dunlop’s winter tire line-up
Brussels, August 2017 – Dunlop introduces its new winter tire line-up with Noise Shield technology. The technology reduces noise levels inside the vehicle by up to 50% on all types of road surfaces, whilst leaving all other driving performance factors such as mileage, fuel consumption and speed intact.[1]
Noise in a car’s interior is caused by a variety of elements such as wind, driving speed, road conditions, the engine and structure of the car, and the tires. The latter creating noise because of tire air cavity resonance, produced by air vibration inside the tire being transmitted to the vehicle’s structure.
Dunlop’s Noise Shield technology works directly to reduce the air cavity resonance by up to 4dB. Thanks to an advanced foam layer inside the tire, the technology effectively dampens the tire air cavity resonance sound peak by up to 11dB. Delivering an interior noise reduction of up to 4dB, making the vehicle cabin up to 50% less noisy across a broad range of vehicle speeds.[1]
‘We are proud to expand our Dunlop Noise Shield technology range with five new sizes, allowing the driver to enjoy the drive, even during challenging winter conditions’, says Martijn de Jonge, Brand Director Consumer PBU EMEA.
Next to the 22 existing sizes equipped with Noise Shield, Dunlop now has five more Winter Sport 5 sizes with its noise-reducing technology:
| Season | Inch | Pattern | Tire size | Popular fitments (including but not limited to) |
| Summer | 17″ | Sport Maxx RT2 | 235/55 ZR17 (103Y) XL | Audi A8, Mercedes CL 216 |
| Summer | 17″ | Sport Maxx RT2 | 235/45 ZR17 (94Y) | Volvo V60 |
| Summer | 17″ | Sport Maxx RT2 | 245/45 ZR17 (99Y) XL | Audi A6, Mercedes E Class |
| Summer | 18″ | Sport Maxx RT2 | 235/40 ZR18 (95Y) XL | Porsche Boxster, Mercedes C Class, Audi TT |
| Summer | 18″ | Sport Maxx RT2 | 245/45 R18 100Y XL | Mercedes E Class, BMW 5 series |
| Summer | 18″ | Sport Maxx RT2 | 275/40 R18 103Y XL | Mercedes E Class |
| Summer | 18″ | Sport Maxx RT2 | 245/40 ZR18 (97Y) XL | Jaguar S-Type, Mercedes E Classe, Audi A4 |
| Summer | 19″ | Sport Maxx RT2 | 255/40 ZR19 (100Y) XL | Audi A6, Audi A8, Ford Mustang LAE |
| Summer | 19″ | Sport Maxx RT2 | 255/35 ZR19 (96Y) XL | Audi A4, Audi TT, Mercedes E Class |
| Summer | 20″ | Sport Maxx RT2 | 255/35 ZR20 (97Y) XL | Jaguar XF |
| Summer | 20″ | SP Sport Maxx GT | 265/45 ZR20 (108Y) XL | Bentley Mulsanne |
| Summer | 20″ | Sport Maxx RT | 265/30 ZR20 (94Y) XL | Audi A4 |
| Summer | 20″ | SP QuattroMaxx | 275/40 R20 106Y XL | Bentley Continental, Porsche Cayenne |
| Summer | 21″ | SP Sport Maxx GT | 265/40 ZR21 (105Y) XL | Bentley Mulsanne |
| Summer | 21″ | Sport Maxx RT | 265/30 R21 96Y XL | Audi A6 |
| Summer | 21″ | SP Sport Maxx GT | 275/35 ZR21 (103Y) XL | Audi A8 (D4) |
| Summer | 21″ | Sport Maxx RT | 275/30 ZR21 (98Y) XL | Audi RS7 |
| Summer | 21″ | SP Sport Maxx GT | 285/30 ZR21 (100Y) XL | Audi RS6 |
| Summer | 21″ | SP QuattroMaxx | 295/35 R21 107Y XL | Audi Q7, VW Touareg |
| Summer | 22″ | SP QuattroMaxx | 275/40 R22 108Y XL | Range Rover |
| Winter | 17″ | Winter Sport 5 | 225/50 R17 98H XL | Jaguar XE |
| Winter | 17″ | Winter Sport 5 | 225/50 R17 98V XL | BMW 3-series |
| Winter | 17″ | Winter Sport 5 | 245/45 R17 99V XL | Audi TT, Mercedes E Class |
| Winter | 18″ | Winter Sport 5 | 245/45 R18 100V XL | Audi A7, Jaguar XF |
| Winter | 18″ | Winter Sport 5 | 245/40 R18 97V XL | Audi TT |
| Winter | 21″ | SP Winter Sport 4D | 275/30 R21 98W XL | Audi RS7 |
| Winter | 21″ | SP Winter Sport 4D | 285/30 R21 100W XL | Audi RS6 |