Tires

Tires

A ring-shaped covering fixed around the wheel-rim of an automobile that both protects it and provides a shock-absorbant cushion to increase vehicle performance and speed.

Industry: Automotive; Rubber

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Comfort control technology

Automotive; Tires

Uses precision manufacturing to ensure an ultra-high level of tyre uniformity, while also employing powerful proprietary tread design software to minimised tread acoustics.

Compliance cushion

Automotive; Tires

An added rubber tyre component between the tread and belt that absorbs road irregularities for a smoother ride.

Contact patch

Automotive; Tires

The area in which the tyre is in contact with the road surface. Also called footprint.

Cord

Automotive; Tires

The strands of fabric forming the plies or layers of the tire. Cords may be made from polyester, rayon, nylon, fibreglass or steel.

Cornering force

Automotive; Tires

The force on a turning vehicle’s tyres - the tire’s ability to grip and resist side force - that keeps the vehicle on the desired arc.

Cross z-sipes technology

Automotive; Tires

A sipe pattern that provides lateral and longitudinal stiffness within the tread block.

Provide the rigid base for the tread which allows for good fuel economy. The plies also provide centrifugal and lateral rigidity to the tire, and are designed to flex sufficiently for a comfortable ...