With cars, trucks, and sport utility vehicles getting larger with each passing year, it should come as no surprise that automakers equip modern vehicles with bigger wheels and tires. Why is that? On ...

Tire speed ratings look like tiny letters buried in a sidewall code, but they shape how a car steers, stops, and feels long ...

For most vehicles, a wheel and tire upgrade is categorized as an appearance modification. People put wheels and tires on their cars (and trucks) for a variety of reasons, and Mustangs are no exception ...

Tires are the only part of a car that touches the road, so it shouldn't be surprising to know that they can impact electric-car range. What is perhaps unexpected is that the size really matters.

Whether a high-performance vehicle is a dedicated track car or a fun vehicle to take on twisty roads to experience its superior handling capability, tires make or break the experience. One might ...

While most people ignore it, there’s still pretty common knowledge that tires are the most important part you can throw at a car. And it makes sense because the rubber on your wheels is all that keeps ...

Most automakers fit inexpensive low-rolling resistance tires to their new vehicles. While this decision effectively keeps assembly costs down and fuel economy up, original equipment (OE) tires may ...

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LAS VEGAS — Continental Tire the Americas’ Hoosier Tire brand and Ford Performance Parts & Accessories were the top dogs in the 2024 SEMA Show Best New Products Awards in the tire/tire-related and ...

In short, tires are precisely-engineered pieces of rubber, chemicals, fabric and metal that are designed to provide traction, cushion road shock and carry a specified load under all kinds of ...

LAS VEGAS — Finland's Kontio Tyres Ltd., one of Finland's largest wholesale tire distributors, has assigned U.S. distribution rights to its Konto-brand classic wide whitewall tires to Performance Plus ...