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    Audi picks Toyo Open Country for Q7

    Feb. 13, 2011

    Audi AG has chosen the Toyo Open Country W/T as an original equipment tire for its new Audi Q7.

    The tire, in size 255/55R18 109H, will be fitted to the Audi Q7's supplied on 18-inch rims "where winter tires are ordered." Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. made the announcement in January.

    The Toyo Open Country W/T highway winter tire is suitable for all the conditions encountered during a European winter, according to Toyo. it is designed to offer "excellent grip and handling on both wet and snowy road surfaces."

    Audi's Q7 is the "range-topping" model of the brand's SUV lineup, adds Toyo.

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