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…tires have a higher speed rating than softer riding Grand Touring All-Season tires. High speed ratings are generally associated with improved handling, are generally stiffer riding and are commonly found on tires that are performance oriented in nature. Tires with lower speed ratings will feel more…
…Your lower speed ratings typically are "looser" types of passenger all-seasons and standard touring all-seasons and are not as concerned with sport performance. Winter / snow tires are the exception to the rule as most shops will install a winter tire of significantly lower speed rating.…
…tire's top speed capability. However, there is almost always a correlation between handling and speed rating since higher performance tires tend to be capable of maintaining higher top speeds for a longer period of time. While this is not always true, in the majority of cases lower speed rated tires…
…efficiency, clean air, low noise and long wear. Designed to be driven in diverse weather conditions, the Cinturato P7 All Season Plus features lower weight, less rolling resistance and reduced noise while enhancing wet braking and year-round traction, even in light snow. Cinturato P7 All Season…
…install the tires. Moving to a lower speed rating may also have adverse affects on your car's handling. We recommend that your maintain your car's original speed rating or move to a higher speed rating in search of better performance. Read more about speed ratings. You can also search by vehicle to…
…to blend a performance tire's appearance with a passenger tire's smooth, quiet ride. Standard Touring tires are typically available in the lower speed ratings and higher aspect ratio sizes and place more emphasis on ride comfort and treadwear than Grand Touring tires. Advanced Sorting Clear Apply…
…of a performance tire's bold appearance and responsive handling with a passenger tire's smooth, quite ride. Standard Touring All-Season -Lower speed ratings and taller aspect ratio sizes than Grand Touring tires with more emphasis placed on ride comfort and treadwear. Passenger All-Season -Long…
…to blend a performance tire's appearance with a passenger tire's smooth, quiet ride. Standard Touring tires are typically available in the lower speed ratings and higher aspect ratio sizes and place more emphasis on ride comfort and treadwear than Grand Touring tires. Advanced Sorting Clear Apply…
…popular winter tires feature speed ratings that are typically lower than the speed rating of the tires fitted to the car for the rest of the year. Regardless of the winter tire's speed rating, the speed at which the vehicle is driven cannot exceed the speed rating of the winter tire used. Before…
…to blend a performance tire's appearance with a passenger tire's smooth, quiet ride. Standard Touring tires are typically available in the lower speed ratings and higher aspect ratio sizes and place more emphasis on ride comfort and treadwear than Grand Touring tires. Advanced Sorting Clear Apply…
…handled by two tires. Speed Rating In Germany some highways do not have speed limits and high speed driving is permitted. Speed ratings were established to match the speed capability of tires with the top speed capability of the vehicles to which they are applied. Speed ratings are established in…
…to blend a performance tire's appearance with a passenger tire's smooth, quiet ride. Standard Touring tires are typically available in the lower speed ratings and higher aspect ratio sizes and place more emphasis on ride comfort and treadwear than Grand Touring tires. Advanced Sorting Clear Apply…
…to blend a performance tire's appearance with a passenger tire's smooth, quiet ride. Standard Touring tires are typically available in the lower speed ratings and higher aspect ratio sizes and place more emphasis on ride comfort and treadwear than Grand Touring tires. Advanced Sorting Clear Apply…
…Several other manufacturers specify their highest speed-rated tires (originally V-, Z-, W- or Y-speed rated) can be driven no faster than the 130 mph speeds permitted of a lower H-speed rating. However, most tire manufacturers reason that since they have no control over the severity of the damage…
…branded as such. Speed Rating Today, the only tires that continue to include the speed rating "in" the tire size (P225/50ZR16) are Z-speed rated tires. In this case, following the two digits used to identify the aspect ratio are the letters ZR to identify the tire's speed rating (Z) and its internal…
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