Put rubber to road

ghrong

I was reading a review of Motorola Xoom on engadget. http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/23/motorola-xoom-review/

The very 1st sentence goes:
As we put rubber to road on our Motorola Xoom review, it's important to note that it was only a matter of time before the Android army delivered a proper iPad competitor.

I had no idea what put rubber to road was. Then I searched for answer on google. Also I consulted with my aussie colleauges.

Do you know what put rubber to road means? Take a guess if you don't.

I'll reveal the answer later soon.  

pengwang

准备开始，好像最开始是源于赛车的。

floraz

这里rubber应该是指tyre
意思是上路了ie. put into action or practice

努努

不知道。

iami