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Performance Tire Ratings
Max Performance Summer
Tires
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Max Performance Summer
Ultra High Performance Summer
Ultra High Performance All-Season
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Performance Summer
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Competition
SUV-Light Truck Tire Comparisons And Ratings
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Winter
The top 5 tire rankings are based
on customer overall rating scores for 14 different performance
factors.
Top Maximum Performance
Summer Tires
Ratings provided by
Tire Rack Note:
The overall ranking of a tire
may not be the best judge of it's performance capabilities
for you.
Look at how each tire performed in the individual
performance factors and decide which is the most important
for your driving style and needs.
Example:
The number one ranked tire may
rate low for tread wear which is your most important
consideration when choosing a new tire. But...the number 3
ranked tire may have a better customer rating for tread wear
which might make this your better choice. To
see all of the individual tire scores for all of the 14
individual performance factors
that were involved in the
reviews and ratings click here
The Number 1 Customer
Rated Tire On the
outside, Eagle
F1 tires
have Goodyear's
AAtrax
tread
compound molded
into a
unique wet
weather
racing-derived
OneTRED directional
tread system.
And as the
AAtrax compound's
name emphasizes
that the Eagle F1 GS-D3 earns the
highest "AA"
Uniform
Tire
Quality
Grade rating, Goodyear's
OneTRED
design
combines three
unique patterns in the design to
improve dry and wet
driving.
A
solid and unbroken center
section maintains
continuous
contact
with the
road to
heighten
straight-line tracking and
primary
steering
response.
Next,
far-ranging
intermediary
power
transmit bridges use "virtual rib" technology to
emulate racing slicks by
providing
shoulder-to-shoulder
tread to
road
contact to
further improve
steering
response and dry
road cornering
grip.
Then
widespread
aqua channel grooves,
that are three times
longer than the tire's contact
patch,
slant
forward and out to the edges of the tread to
keep
from trapping air and
water
between the
tire and the
road to cut
down
noise
while at the
same
time
enhancing wet
traction and hydroplaning
resistance.
Lastly,
the
virtual ribs
flow
into the
shoulder
area to
create
extended,
solid
shoulder blocks to hold the
road
while cornering and
help to
resist the
wear
that comes
from
aggressive
driving. On the
inside,
double
high-tensile
steel belts are reinforced together
with spirally
wound nylon to
apportion the vehicle's
weight across the tire's
footprint to supply
high
speed
durability and
uniform
ride qualities.
Somewhat
angled
body ply construction with
high ply
turn ups
heighten
steering
preciseness and high
speed
steadiness
while
outside sidewall rim
flange protectors
help to
protect wheels
against
curb
damage. |
