If you’ve ever tried to get a car moving on cold pavement with all-season tires, you already know the feeling: lots of ...
This time of year always brings questions about winter-tire sizing. Some samples: 1) I bought winter tires for a Honda Fit last year, but now I have a new Honda Civic LX four-door sedan; can I use the ...
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (Nov. 16, 2011) — Many tire retailers are familiar with “plus sizing” — increasing a vehicle's tire/wheel rim diameter spec by an inch or more — but Internet retailer Tire Rack Inc.
This new winter tire provides ample grip on a wide variety of surfaces and will be offered in 123 different sizes. Craig brought 15 years of automotive journalism experience to the Cars team. A ...
With the winter weather quickly approaching, it’s time to take the summer tires off and load up on some extra tread. However, just because these tires are perhaps less sticky than what you have on, ...
If you want confidence on snow and ice, start with rubber chemistry, not driven axles. Here’s the simple, test-ready logic ...
If you ask anyone working in the retail tire industry, it seems every year the first snowfall catches Canadian drivers by surprise. Weather forecasters can provide lots of warnings, but on the first ...
Why does everybody with winter tires have ugly black steel rims? Why not just put winter tires on your existing wheels and change them back in the fall? If they're on their own rims, they're just a ...