Tires may look at a glance pretty much the same as time rolls on—they’re black, they’re round, they’re rubber— but in fact, tires are evolving substantially, especially in their technological features … read more

Today’s good winter tires perform at a level that was unthinkable three and four decades earlier.How’d they got to be so good? It takes more than the right shape to make tread effective on snow and ic … read more

Owners, for instance, put low-rolling-resistance tires on their vehicles to squeeze more miles from a gallon of gasoline. And they work, especially if drivers don’t apply a lead foot to the accelera … read more

The advance of technology is ever mesmerizing. Things that used to be top-of-the-line suddenly become standard—like snow tires that grab ice without studs, for instance, or run-flat tires that keep go … read more

For decades, most tires displayed a tread that was symmetrical across the tire: Both the inner and outer halves of the tread were identical or mirror images. Now, increasingly, tires have asymmetrical … read more