Sentences with phrase «summer tyres»
"Summer tyres" refers to a type of tire that is specifically designed for use during the summer season. These tires are made with a special rubber compound and tread pattern that provides better traction and handling on dry and wet roads in warm weather conditions. They are not suitable for use in winter or icy conditions. Full definition
The extra grip and traction offered by winter tyres over summer tyres is far greater than many expect.
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We find snow too, and the Lusso T takes it in its stride (it's like driving on summer tyres on a wet road).
I found the biggest limitation of the tyres was trying to change direction quickly, they don't have the bite that sports summer tyres do and need a little time to «smudge» and react to steering input.
A Maximum Performance Summer tyre member initially developed for Original Equipment (O.E.) on some of the world's most prestigious sports cars and performance sedans.
The Continental's Street / Sport Summer tyre designed for powerful four wheel drive vehicles - a tyre designed for four wheel drive road performance.
This becomes evident as the Multiseasons squeal in protest long before a conventional summer tyre would break a sweat.
Pirelli presents some convincing simulations demonstrating that at 55mph the All Season is no louder than its non-performance summer tyre.
Following that, it's no surprise that while the Cinturato All Season hangs on impressively well on dry roads when the pace quickens, the sickeningly light sensation brought on by understeer arrived through the steering wheel of our Mk7 Golf test car noticeably earlier than with most premium summer tyres.
A premium original equipment summer tyre the Michelin Pilot Primacy offers shorter breaker distances and loner tread life compared to its predecessor and European competitors.
In recent years the company had excelled in not only the production of winter tyres, but also summer tyres and all - season tyres - with the Nokian Weatherproof tyre recently winning the Auto Express all - season tyre test 2015.
The Nokian Line summer tyre masters rapidly changing summer weather, offering the best possible grip and precise driving feel.
Nero Ribelle Mica 2018 Maserati Levante GranSport AWD ZF 8 - Speed Automatic 3.0 L V6 Summer Tyres, Bi-Xenon Full AFS w / Washers, Full Premium Leather Upholstery, Headrest Trident Stitching, Heated Sport Steering Wheel, Kick Sensor, Mica Paint, Power Adjustable Foot Pedals, Soft Close Doors, Surround View Camera, Wheels: 21» Anteo Alloy.
But only for the richer, classier soundtrack, not the all - wheel drive, because if you really want to go anywhere in the winter months, a set of Sottozeros will do the job better than a four - wheel - drive car on summer tyres.
I've really enjoyed reading Sam's thoughts on his GTI and comparing his notes to mine, in particular his thoughts this month regarding his slight loss of confidence in the car on winters compared with the OE fit sports summer tyres.
The Continental ContiSportContact 3 is a Max Performance Summer tyre that was developed to meet the needs of the drivers of powerful sports cars, sports coupes and luxury sedans.
That's over 750 miles; the weather forecast says it'll be below -5 degrees for the entire journey and we're on summer tyres...
Land Rover hasn't completely forgotten its heritage with this new model — it will still cope with thick, wet mud, rocky streams and slippery inclines, even on those summer tyres.
Different manufacturers have different brand names for winter and summer tyres, usually a quick search will tell you which is which.
Summer tyres have significantly worse traction in cold weather, and the car steers like a curling stone — that is, not at all.
In a way, I'm almost looking forward to having those summer tyres refitted just to see if they really were as poor as I remember.
The next report will be my final of this series, and although we're still a few weeks away from the temperatures raising enough to justify the change back to the summer tyres, I'll be offering a conclusion and summary to the test.
The summer tyre outperformed the winter tyres in the wet and dry tests, save the aquaplaning straight and curved tests.
We tested 10 different tyres in total: eight winters, one all - season tyre and one summer tyre — all 225/45 R17 in size.
The all - season tyre was V - rated and the summer tyre (Continental) Y - rated (up to 168mph).
The inclusion of a summer tyre helps to provide context and demonstrate winter tyre's, and to a lesser extent, all - season tyre's superior performance.
The Continental Sport Contact 3 E SSR is a summer tyre developed for fitment on ultra high performance sports cars.
In single - digit temperatures the all - season tyre was second to the summer tyre in the wet, but we'd expect that gap to grow in higher temperatures.
Taking to the snow though, the summer tyre was clearly out of its depth, struggling to find any traction and transitioning into a slide at very low speeds with an obvious lack of grip.
Michelin Energy E3B is a specially designed summer tyre for city cars and MPVs.
In temperatures below 7 °C the compound and rubber in a summer tyre begins to harden.