The WV80 HO with NPTs goes on sale in December in very limited numbers for the price of $Aahhhhrrrrggggg .......

Better COG? wuh? Or are they saying they're heavy as hell so lower the overall COG of the entire vehicle.

Never mind the WV80 HO, when/where can I get NPT's for my car?!

Looks great! Really good to see these tyres coming into the civilian market. Another example of military tech trickling down to the civvies!

While brilliant for its rugged characteristics, this wheel design is very noisy at speed. They were working on making the wheel more quiet as it proved undesirable for road going vehicles (at initial time of release).
But in this ATV the combustion engine would be loud enough. If for stealth reasons they went electric, the atv would need to keep its speed low.
Also, 100 rounds into the wheels may not make much difference, but one into the engine block might. Similarly, focus more effort on shrouding the engine so its not a magnet for RPGs,
PS - The sales guy might pull the wool over Defence office guy that authorizes funds, but the average farmer would immediately see this as a normal ATV with garnish and special wheels.

What I would like to know is how smooth is the ride on a normal road and how fast can we ride on them? The rim of the tier look rather thick and hard so how will it handle bumps in the road when you travel with a speed of let's say 120km/h on a highway and counter a smaller hole or bridge connections- Are we launched into the air?

Need some new tiers on my bicycle no need for a pump or repair kit nice :-).

I can just see the openings getting filled with all sort of stuff, rocks and mud for example. A better application for this would be to put them inside a normal pneumatic tire so that in normal use they don't or barely make ground contact but offer run-flat capability should you puncture the tire.

Such a vehicle is likely to be taken out with a burst of automatic fire, so, in that context, NPTs are irrelevant if the driver has lost his legs and the engine is defunct. However from the low maintenance and puncture proof aspects, definitely a step in the right direction.

I think that is really nice. I can see a problem with the sides being open like that. Things could get into it - like mud, sticks, poles, etc - that could hinder the pefermance of the vehicle it is being used on. I also see it as great since one would not have to pay money to use the air pumps at gas stations to add air to ones tires.
I am hoping that Michelin will make the Tweel available for cars. Like the one used on the ATV, it is airless. Since my little does not have room for a spare, it would be great for it. http://michelintweel.com/