There's a not-so-old song with a lyric that goes something like, "The tires are the things on the car that make contact with the road ..." While it makes for a catchy little chorus, it's not an ...

Tires can lose their footing long before they're worn out. Our tests show that tread can give up a significant amount of grip when it's still at the halfway point. That's particularly worrisome ...

Some companies hope to recycle differently. For years, companies like Marangoni have been saving tire casings, replacing the old tread (the rubber that touches the ground) with new tread in a ...

But if you do pull this one off you’ll have a great time showing everyone your custom tire tread shoe hack. Two things motivated [Martin Melchior] to give this a try. The first is that tire ...

You might want to drive all year long on winter tires to save money, time, or both, but you shouldn’t do it—here's why.

The radial tire has a very stiff tread due to the use of several steel belts within the construction design of the tire. "The downside to bias is with the inflexibility comes an increase in the ...

Tire manufacturers achieve this with unique rubber compounds and tread patterns that maximize grip without generating a ton of friction. Stiffer sidewalls and other features also help in that effort.