Q: What is a directional tire? A: Directional, also called unidirectional tires, are designed to offer optimum straight-line acceleration, dry-weather cornering performance, and wet-weather traction ...

Q: What is a directional tire? How can I tell if a tire is directional? How does this differ from a unidirectional tire? What are the benefits? Ying Mak A: Directional, also called unidirectional ...

Why are tyres categorised as symmetric, asymmetric and directional? How do I choose the best one for my car? These three terms describe the pattern of the tyre tread. The different tread types are ...

Michelin's quest to build a better tire has led to it's newest: The X-Ice Snow+ designed to perform better, go longer ...

Every so often I find myself checking out the tires of the vehicles around me when stopped in traffic, wondering how this or that one performs compared to the factory tires on my pickup truck. My ...

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Yokohama Tire Corp. has added two radial construction tires to its OTR lineup. The non-directional RT31 and the directional RT32 are designed to provide greater traction and ...

The performance potential of your car is worthless without the ability to transfer it to the road, and tires is how your car communicates its intentions to terra firma. Take the most badass 8-second ...

There was a covert operation going down at Moab this year. While most people were deep in the trails, BFGoodrich was out there taking a survey on concept tread designs for its next-generation ...