Tire wear and mileage

General information

Tires are subject to all sorts of requirements.

Each of these requirements is embedded in the tire to a certain extent.

Depending on the use and type of vehicle, certain requirements may be more pronounced and others less so.

From tires with speed indices H, V and Z to «highly motorized vehicles» excellent grip is expected even on wet, flooded road surfaces. Instead, for these tires, the resource in kilometers may not be as large as, for example, for tires with an S or T speed index.

Tire Requirements

The circle represents the bus resource. It shows how the proportions of requirements A to H can be distributed in the tire structure and in the rubber compound.

The improvement of one of the characteristics entails the deterioration of the other.

Example

An improvement in wet braking behavior A has a negative impact on ride comfort B, rolling resistance G and life expectancy F.

The expected life of a passenger car tire depends on more than just the rubber compound and tire design. Operating conditions, vehicle-specific features and driving style greatly affect tire mileage.

On modern vehicles and with appropriate motorization, both particularly gentle and economical, as well as extremely sporty driving styles are possible. Tire resource from 5000 to 40000 km and even more is possible.

NOTE: Driving style is the most important factor influencing tire life.