Gurugram / Gujarat – Apollo Tyres Ltd of Gurugram, has launched the new XT-100HD - cross-ply lug (pattern) tyre for commercial vehicles. The XT-100 HD tyre, which is for non-driven and non-steer applications, has a heavy-duty casing bonded with a new high strength nylon fabric that offers heavy load-carrying capacity. The durability of the casing has also been enhanced with the latest Heat Ageing Resistant Compound and Tyre Cavity (HEART) technology, which ensures cooler running of tyres and is suitable for all applications and offering the best residual casing for re-treading the tyre. (While this (HEART) process is not new, it has been renamed, and the company has  worked on the process to improve durability and heat resistance). The tread has been designed using the company’s in-house Modular Matrix Tread (MMT) technology with reinforced compounds and high tread rubber mass that delivers the highest mileage in its segment, Apollo states.

It is produced at the company’s facility in Vadodara, Gujarat, and has been tested extensively on customers’ vehicles in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Andhra Pradesh.