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Saleen Performance Chooses Pirelli at SEMA

5 November 1997

Saleen Performance Chooses Pirelli at SEMA

Specialty Vehicle Manufacturer Selects Scorpion Tire as Original Equipment For
                             New Saleen Explorer

    IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 5 -- Saleen Performance, the specialty
vehicle manufacturer of high-performance Mustangs for more than a decade, has
chosen to utilize Pirelli's Scorpion tires as original equipment on the
company's Saleen Explorer Performance Utility Vehicle.
    Unveiled at the 1997 SEMA Show, the Saleen Explorer features 255/55HR-18
Scorpion radials.  The high-performance Sateen Explorer features revised
styling, improved handling and enhanced performance with a powerful 286 hp
engine.  Saleen Performance is the largest manufacturer of specialty vehicles,
producing nearly 4,000 high-performance cars since its inception in 1984.
    Supplying tires for a wide variety of luxury and exotic marques such as
BMW, Ferrari, Jaguar, Lamborghini, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche, Pirelli has
forged OEM relationships with many of the world's leading vehicle
manufacturers.
    "In selecting a tire for the Saleen Explorer, we know we could do no wrong
with Pirelli," said Steve Saleen, president of Saleen Performance.  "We feel
this product is the perfect choice to ensure proper performance and
driveability.
    Pirelli Tire Corp. is the North American tire technology leader.
Manufacturing passenger car and light truck tires, the corporation is part of
the Pirelli Group, the world market leader in ultra high-performance car tires
and one of the world's largest tire producers.

SOURCE  Pirelli Tire Corporation