Over 40 journalists from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain and England travelled to Augsburg on a sunny Thursday to attend the European premiere of the FALKEN FK-452. The press representatives could look forward to a whole day at the excellently prepared ADAC test circuit, to submit FALKEN's new flagship tyre to tough and thorough testing.  

The wet skidpad, the slope, an array of slalom courses or the aquaplaning basin - whatever the category, FALKEN's new tyre delivers a convincingly balanced performance plus the legendary FALKEN grip. Eight test vehicles from BMW and AUDI were in the starting blocks, enabling journalists to test the tyre's quality on both front and rear wheel drive vehicles. Their unanimous opinion? An out-standing tyre that really lives up to the promises of top-class quality made throughout its five-year development. The FK-452 is available at European dealers from 2006 in an impressive 74 sizes from 16" to 22". 

Up in the air

A special highlight was still to come, harking back to the early years of FALKEN, which - a little-known fact - began life as an aircraft tyre manufacturer around 60 years ago. At nearby Augsburg Airfield, five stunt planes were lined up and ready. Almost all the attendees leapt to the challenge and squeezed themselves into the cramped cockpit of the little aerobatic aircraft. They were whisked off by experienced stunt pilots to take a trip into the third dimension - the ultimate FALKEN kick!