Tires and wheels - blog and store tire covers: 2011

Most winter tires from brands

The behavior of the vehicle on any road surface depends on the strength of adhesion between wheels and its surface. Thus, the desire for maximum control of the machine on the winter road and the development of production technologies of winter tires have a common vector. However, new developments Tiresbar cost concerns come cheap, so all their "ambitions" they embody mainly in the class of «High Performance» (high performance). Elite Model of winter tires from mass differentiates mainly the possibility of their operation at high speeds. In addition, they are large, the most popular of which are 255/45R18 and 275/40 R20. Naturally, these giants are designed for sports cars, powerful cars and high-speed image vndorozhnikov.

The first Tires, those that are smaller, designed for the European winter road conditions. They behave as well on wet and on dry cold pavement. At the same time they work on ice and compacted snow.

278/40 R20 Winter tires are designed for high-speed vsedorozhnik, such as Porsche Cayenne. In this segment, often studded model that lets you forget about the "slippery discomfort" during country visits. For popular car manufacturers in the German autumn offering winter tires on wheels. Proposals for a very reasonable price come from tuning companies such as TechArt and Arden. Their winter sets will also appreciate those who prefer to follow the style of your car, regardless of the weather.

Objectively about disks Replica (Replica)

Like good shoes, light alloy rims, of course, serve as an ornament, in this case, the car. But the beauty of this really should not require sacrifices, except that cash. The word "replica" in the circle of motorists often causes loud debate and controversy when it comes to wheels. What it actually means, and in general it is good or bad?

To begin with linguistics. One of the meanings of the word «replica» in English - an exact copy. That is the interpretation of mean wheel manufacturer, calling the word line of products. In addition to «Replica», manufactured as model line «Racing» or «Tuning». Thus, marked «Replica» on wheels should be understood as an exact copy of which is included in the list of full-time drive of an automobile.

I want to emphasize the word "accurate", because the replica can not be called props, which can take the form of regular disk, but, in fact, be fake, because it does not conform to the technical parameters, which have the disk as many as six. And sometimes even worse, when the staffing drive "replica" binds only the emblem of the brand car, covering the axial opening. This type of disc you will not find in the list of staff. And, of course, above its design is not pored automobile designer, writes each line that should be in harmony with the lines of the body, bumper, wheel arch. Often these "masterpieces" look crudely and not add respect for the car.

However, due to what, in fact, the noise? The thing is tempting price, which may differ from the original twice, tripled and even quadrupled. The bulk of the disc replica made in China, Turkey, and quite a bit in Italy, but Italians have the biggest selection of models. Among all the products meet both quality discs, and an obvious fake. Distinguish them on the stage of buying virtually impossible, so the consumer has no choice but to trust a particular seller or manufacturer. Unfortunately, no universal board on this subject we can not provide because there is no uniform system for standardization of the product.

Quality CDs «Replica», must have a certificate of quality, consistent with national standard GOST or automaker, as well as were copies of regular CDs. But the whole list of supporting documents are likely to find will be very difficult, so the savings in most cases will be at the expense of quality.

There is another problem - the risk of loss guarantees the automaker's vehicle during the operation on the disks «no name». Discs differ from regular, which can not be documented to identify a valid reason for refusing to guarantee the suspension. And it is perfectly appropriate, because even a small difference in weight of the wheels on one axis leads to violations of design loads on structural elements suspension.

By the way, weight and other characteristics of the drive. If you have already decided to buy a replica, then before you install the car, be sure to check them out in a professional studio tire changer on the mass and geometry. If the differences are critical, then either discard this purchase, or exchange the discs for others, and recheck them. It is not excluded that a few of these samples, you will forever give up the replica of the manufacturer.

Winter flagships of the tire manufacturers

Among the leaders of the winter tire segment of one of the top positions occupied by the production CONTINENTAL. A huge technological breakthrough the company managed to accomplish in recent years. In high-speed segment for Conti has two favorites - ContiWinterContact TS810 Sport and TS830 P. The first model is presented in a wider range of sizes, and the second is constantly updated with new dimensions of who bought the Mercedes and Audi.

Before developers Continental seeks to ensure winter tires maximum stability in all road conditions, be it ice, snow, wet or dry cold asphalt. And independent tests conducted in Europe, in all these disciplines put Conti high scores. These tires are excellent behavior during braking in all conditions, because Continental, this option is a priority.

No less serious company reacted to the development of new studded tires series ConticleContact. It consists of models, is designed for both passenger cars and SUV. In the production ConticleContact used a new formula of rubber compound, and implemented technical innovations relating to form of thorns and their fastenings.

Goodyear boasts winter tires Ultragrip Performance 2, focused on powerful cars with big wheels. Independent tests have appropriated this rubber good marks on all types of coatings, however, particularly high marks Ultragrip Performance 2 received on the ice and snow.

Pirelli ready to position itself on the European market as a Tires supermarket, offering winter footwear Sottozero second series in a wide range of sizes, not forgetting even supercars known brands. Sottozero has a high rate not only on dry pavement, but on the ice and snow cover. Owners of SUVs and powerful advocates of aggressive driving style will appreciate the winter tires Scorpion Ice & Snow from Pirelli.

Michelin offers a powerful cars pereobutsya for winter tires Pilot Alpin. However, the tests show some decline in the exercises on slippery surfaces, while on dry asphalt rubber is behaving perfectly. Nevertheless, the developers succeeded in Michelin homologation for the Maybach, Mercedes McLaren SLR and other prestigious brands. SUV Michelin prescribes a series of Latitude Alpin HP-speed off-road cars like the Mercedes ML, BMW X5, Porsche Cayenne, etc. Models in this series have speed index «V» for a 20-tidyuymovogo size. They have high durability and excellent traction with the snow cover.

Nokian to date has earned an impeccable reputation for snow tires, which are incorporated in the concept of priority is stability, especially on icy and snowy surfaces. On the domestic market flagships of Nokian studded come in and non-studded versions, respectively Hakkapellitta 7 and Hakkapellitta R. Winter tires for SUV designated letters SUV. Scandinavians have always been his own view of things, and this time their Tires many consider unduly lenient. However, it is this softness can be very useful for unpredictable winter roads.

Brigestone for the Russian motorist produces shipovannnye tires Ice Cruiser 7000, which use a unique 16-tiryadnaya system location pins. New tires differs from the previous 5000th model improved braking on ice. Updated and non-studded tire Revo GZ, which used a complex microporous structure that provides Tires improved handling on wet roads and increase its durability.

Danlop for several years now recommends for maneuvering movement in the city a winter tire model SP Winter Sport 3D. In addition to friction with the snow-covered road, these tires have a high resistance to the phenomenon of aquaplaning. SP Winter Sport M3 and M3 GrandTrek WT was set at VMW X5 and Mercedes GL.

Yokohama Russian market supplies tires flagship series Ice Guard IG35. However, we are interested in the dimensions can be found in the German panel, Yokohama. This winter tires W.drive V902. Competitors, the model slightly inferior behavior on the ice, while on dry pavement is also good.

Vredestein a lot of paying attention to the design of the tread, though not without the participation of renowned studio Giugiaro Design. But the owners of tire series WinTrac Xtreme can also count on high quality practice. Tires behave confidently in wet and slippery roads, as well as excellent resistance to aquaplaning. SUV Vredestein has developed a separate series tires WinTrac 4 Xtreme, stand-out addition to the known qualities is also a good cross.

Text: M. Tamilin

What to expect from bad drives "replica"?

The relatively low price replica, of course, something should be conditioned. For example, paint, even qualitative replica leaves much to be desired. In summer it is almost no danger, but from the reagent, which is present on the roads in winter, the paint can easily peel off. Restoration will require investments, which together with the price of disks has to be comparable with the purchase of the original used in good condition. However, perhaps lucky for you, and your «Replica» will be resistant to external factors - but in any case, this is an element of the lottery.

The technical characteristics of the replica will be judged only after a certain period of operation. Marking of "alphanum" without the accompanying documentation is hardly something can tell the buyer. However, it can be useful when searching for a disc in the event of failure of one of the four. By the way, to find such a disc is sometimes very difficult, especially after some time when the party was the seller has already ended. Therefore it is better just in case, buy as many as five disks, and this is an additional cost.

Poor quality cues manifest themselves at the time of diagnosis. They might not be able to detect the precise balancing and other defects. Of such products should be immediately discarded, because the responsibility for your safety on the road in this case, no one will bear.

Often, cheap replica buy to improve appearance and increase of the price sold the car. When buying a car should always pay attention to the origin of the discs. If the regular-looking wheels are not properly labeled, do not be ashamed to carry out their diagnosis, which will include and accurate weighing. Price of the issue - security.

Text: M. Tamilin

Select the disks for a car

Beautiful machine is always pleasing to the eye and accessories, which include CDs here play an important role. Interest drives can decorate even the old, beat-up car, not to mention the fact that they will add new luster and elegance. Automotive drives, there are many. And besides the principle of aesthetics should be guided and other important rules of the disk selection. Let us discuss this in more detail.

Do not be guided by the price of CDs, because cheap is not always bad quality, but expensive - good. It is very important to pay attention to the many other things, if you're interested in not only design, but also reliability, practicality, durability, etc.

First of all, pay attention to country-drive manufacturer. Russian drives (Aviatehnologii, Vic, K & K) is in principle suitable for not very expensive cars and VAZ, as well as the demand for street racing on the part of the auto-tuning. Best Russian CDs from Krasnoyarsk. German drives (Borbet, Artec, AEZ, ATS, Rondell) promise to be strong, talk about life coverage and are more or less the elite. Turkish discs (Kormetal, DJ) are relatively inexpensive and a great variety of designs and models. Japan (Kosei) spoke about the high quality discs. These discs are usually well decorated, some weigh, but also value for money.

We now turn to the types of discs. CDs are divided into the cast, forged and welded.
Alloy wheels naturally, the most beautiful, but behind this lies their impracticality. These discs are often susceptible to breaking even on the weak beats. Forged wheels are well suited to fast driving, so it is usually chosen by the riders. They are relatively easy to climb, so the car accelerates rapidly. Weld wheels are strong enough, and inexpensive. But Russian welded discs may disappoint their views: they are easily subject to corrosion, they are often flies off the paint. Best forged and welded wheels from Germany.

Before you pick a good look around their wheels. Visually, the surface should be smooth, without any changes and damage. On the back side as well not be detected chips, dents, etc. as they will cause corrosion of emergency. Note the distance between the edge of the disk and fixing the terms (so-called stem). Usually, the smaller this distance, the greater the wheel out of line wing.

Decide on the number of mounting holes, usually five of them. Yet their number should depend on the weight and power of the car. Look at the diameter of the circle to where the hole. If there is even the slightest deviation from the diameter, then it's a bad sign.

For the winter period is usually chosen forged wheels, as they are durable. But for the summer is well suited alloy wheels, both look quite aesthetically pleasing. For a very fast ride (250-280 kph), without a doubt fit discs, in which at least seven spokes. There will also be very useful to remember one rule: the width of the rim disc should be less than the width of the tire to 25-30%.

The thickness of the disks is of great importance. If you choose very narrow or, conversely, wide wheels, the tire profile is violated. And from this will suffer and maneuverability of the car: slip resistance worsens, the response to the rotation and much more.

If we talk about color disc now for painting most of the steel discs used by so-called powder technology. The gist is that the disc is covered with durable paint that is made based on polymers. Due to this disc is resistant to salt, various influences, but also has an attractive appearance. Discs coated with enamel, sooner or later begin to look bad, as the enamel breaks down quickly - these discs more durable and less prone to corrosion.

Depending on what drive you put in your car, it can become a sports or, alternatively, the executive class. This is the magic power of motor drives.

Text: Lolo

Advantages and disadvantages of all-season tires

There are three types of tire tread: summer, winter and all-season. Summer tires are designed for driving on wet and dry pavement, they are resistant to hydroplaning (disappearance of the tire contact with the road surface due to interlayer water) and winter - are resistant to drifts, good management (by reducing the braking distance) in the snow and ice. The differences between summer and winter tires are visible to the naked eye. treads of winter tires studded with small slotted fins, cuts, and summer tires consists of a solid and rigid structure. Thus, enhanced longitudinal and transverse resistance and reduced wear. Drainage quality of the rubber supports wide grooves. This reduces the risk of aquaplaning.

Most recently, all-season tires in our market are very similar to the old version of tread with an increase in area and depth of the grooves. These tires are offered to the company Pirelli, Goodyear. But now begun to appear "vsesezonniki" European style, which at first glance look more like winter tires. Their protector consists of a "spider" and cuts in between. Those all-weather tires offer firm Hankook. On the labeling of these tires is not only to M + S (mud + snow), but a snowflake in a triangle, which is marking Winter tires Snow Flake.

There are two types of all-season tires, and they differ in speed parameters. Regular season tires have very good grip, even if it is wet or snow-covered and supported by excellent handling. Wear resistant protector can feel the comfort while driving. If you meet are not very expensive tire with that on it marking all-season or all-weather, you should not too much trust in this, because this is the standard notation, adopted in all countries, with Russia's quality of roads and weather conditions may be very different from European.

High-speed all-weather tires are made directly to improve the characteristics of speed, exploiting your vehicle means year-round, without reducing speed, even on snow or ice. invented high-speed all-season tires recently. This was facilitated by the rapid development of modern technologies in the automotive industry.

For your car can fit several sizes of tires. This is because for the operation car in the cold season, more suited to a small Tires width. In the summer of width may be greater. You must know that the sizes have approximately the same outer diameter of the circle. It does not affect the speedometer reading and kilometrazhnogo counter.

Also very important to consider all the features and technical performance of your car (mass, momentum acceleration, top speed, the tendency to skidding, etc.) in the selection of sizes all season tires. In order to achieve maximum security and comfort while driving, choose only the tire recommended for your vehicle sizes. To make the right choice, it is necessary to take into account the climatic features of the area where you live. Decide for yourself and question about the roads that often you have to move, whether it's urban highways, back roads or off road. Answers These questions will unmistakably choose the right size tire.

To say that all season tires are the perfect option and can avoid their seasonal shifts - not quite right. There are some limitations in terms of the consumer. Most of the tire manufacturer does not welcome all-weather rubber. But By the way, 75% of cars in the U.S. go all-season tires. They are an alternative for those vehicles that have an adequate safety margin. If you have higher requirements for running quality, safety on the wet asphalt and the car's handling, then Of course, we need to count on the summer tires from leading manufacturers. In the case of seeking a better level of traction and maximum safety on snow and ice, the choice of winter tires is the most sensible option.

You can analyze the range of all-season tires from different manufacturers on the basic parameters : controllability, sliding, braking, slalom, aquaplaning.

During the winter the car's handling can not be guaranteed a good traction and short braking distances. The important is the stability when turning or changing lane. This plan is very well-proven tire firm Hankook and Vredestein and Barum not always sufficiently controlled.

In terms of slip, but with Dunlop tires, you can climb on loose snow, to make steep climbs and feel relatively calm. And with Pirelli tires Vredestein and can be reached only on compacted snow. stopping distance all season tires Dunlop, Pirelli and can be compared with winter tires (yield only a few meters). The maximum lateral acceleration and slalom have tires Kumho and Pirelli, and Maxxis. Aquaplaning or expulsion of water is best performed Dunlop and Goodyear.

controllability in the summer time the best possible summer tires, but vsepogodniki Vredestein, Goodyear and Hankook is also slightly inferior to them. From Dunlop and Barum would like to wait for the best, but Maxxis is also cumbersome. But Maxxis strong in braking. inferior to them Goodyear and Hankook. In aquaplaning very unreliable tires Kumho, it ejects the first. A Dunlop, Vredestein and Goodyear hardly concede this as the summer tires.

Summing up:

All season tires - this is a great option for those people who are used to save time and money. They are suitable for use in different climates. But, buying all-season tires, make sure as rubber, buying products well-known manufacturers.

Tip Check the suitability of the selected Your all-season tires for use in countries with a significant difference of temperature in winter and summer.

leaders in the production of all-season tires on the world market are the following companies: Dunlop, Hankook, Maxxis, GoodYear, Pirelli, Kumho, Vredestein and Barum.

Dunlop. UK. Year established firms - 1888. In 1999. part of the rights to the Dunlop brand belonged «GoodYear Tire & Rubber Company».

The spread of prices for all-season tires the company ranges from 2700 rub. up to 7000 rubles. depending on the model and rim size.

Hankook. South Korea. Year of Education is 1941. This applies to corporations and trade mark «Aurora».

Tires this stamps can be purchased at a price of 2000 rubles. up to 6000 rubles.

Maxxis - firm from Taiwan, was founded in 1967. This company has a huge number of factories around the world. In addition, it has major offices in the U.S. in Japan, Germany, Canada, etc.

Prices for tires from this company can be found from 3000 rub.

Company GoodYear was formed in the United States in 1989. It owns such brands as: "Sava", "Kelly", "Debica" and part of the rights to «Dunlop».

The price range for tires GoodYear ranges from 2300 rub. up to 6200 rubles.

Pirelli - a company from Italy. Year of establishment - 1872. It includes brands: «Metzeler», «Armstrong», «Courier», «CEAT».

There is also variation in prices is very large and depends on model and rim size. Pirelli Tires can be purchased at the price of 1300 rubles. up to 5500 rubles.

Company Kumho and Hankook from South Korea, was formed in in 1940 its production of tires was opened in 1961.

Price ranges from 2200 rub. up to 3300 rubles.

Company Vredestein in Holland. Founded Concern - 1946 Their price was - from 3000 rubles.

Barum - Czech company, founded in 1932. Since 1995. was owned by German concern «Continental AG». purchase these tires may be the price of 2000 rubles.

Text: Pasechnik Olga

Summer tires for your car

With the onset of spring days, each motorist is wondering what kind of summer tires for your car a better choice. Road conditions while driving in the winter and summer are very different. From good quality rubber and the security of not only the driver but the passengers.
When choosing a summer tire, note the following characteristics:

Grade Rubber. Summer tires are more stringent than or winter season.
Tread. This factor is responsible for adhesion. Degree of controllability depends on the depth of the tread grooves special divert water from the wheels in motion. Qualitative drainage provides a tire with tread height of not less than 4 mm, as well as the presence of subtle pattern on it with a deep line in the middle.
Tire sizes. The passport of the vehicle indicated what type of tire must be used on the car. Very often specify multiple sizes. Then the rubber is selected based on the fact that for the summer better than wider tires, and winter - are narrower.

The best summer tire manufacturer recognized the Finnish company Nokian. They have achieved excellent results in the summer tests of different brands of rubber, conducted by the magazine at the wheel. " Of the products of this company for installation can recommend tires Nokian NRHi Ecosport (average price for size 185/60 R14 is 2600 rubles. For 1 pcs.) Which are good value for money, although there are comments on the car ride and noise in the cabin . Movement along the dirt road is permitted, but not desirable, since this model summer tires designed for driving on asphalt. They are followed by tire company Michelin. Tires Energy E3A (average price for size 185/60 R14 is 2,590 rubles. For 1 pcs.) Perfectly balanced and have excellent braking performance even on a wet road surface. Three leading manufacturers of automobile tires completes the company Pirelli. Tires P6 (average price for size 185/60 R14 is 2500 rubles. For 1 pcs.) Have excellent braking performance, feel great, like on a wet road surface, and the dry and provide good handling car.

Selection is very much complicated by the presence of numerous manufacturers in the market and to produce new products. Every day can be found in automotive columns of news that a company launches the next novelty that the quality greater than previous models. At present, the period of development of the global financial crisis, one of the main criteria when choosing winter tires is the length of service and fuel economy. Consequently, the company manufacturers try to offer the consumer these tires, which are manufactured on the latest projects and technologies. Well, that today there is an opportunity to choose summer tires depending on conditions. For the motion on the various types of roads are best to buy summer tires with tread pattern as a "Christmas tree." To travel on the nature of the best option of summer tires are the tires "lugs."

Buying summer tires, remember that cheaper tires are not always of good quality. The best option would be to abandon the savings and buy summer tires from an authorized dealer, which directly represents the interests of the manufacturer. This in turn ensures that the manufacturing defect detection summer tires, it can be without unnecessary delay, exchange, and thus will be provided free services for tire changing and balancing. There are a few rules of operation of summer tires, which will help prolong their life span. When choosing a summer tire must adhere to the manual car, pay attention to the recommended tire radius and the width of the rim drive. In automobile tires to at least twice a month to check pressure. At least once every six months to inspect the tire tread to determine the wear and tear, as well as to identify the cuts, punctures, and the presence of foreign objects, and the need to pay attention to the condition of the tire walls. After 10-15 thousand kilometers to produce re-balancing of the wheels. If while driving hit a curb or open the door, the wheel, which accounts for impact, must be inspected to identify the strain or a hernia, as well as to identify the foreign object stuck. If during the operation revealed uneven tread wear or the car while driving away to the side, then immediately conduct a diagnostic test vehicle suspension and camber and toe. After the end of the season of tire you must have proper storage. Tires is desirable to set the vertical position and produce a regular rolling over, at least once a month.

Of course, all car owners understand that the process of replacing the rubber is very time consuming and costly. Motorists should pay for the tire (around 500 rubles. For one wheel), to stand in long lines at service stations, purchase new tires and so on. But it is on the correct use and maintenance of tires depends not only your safety but the safety of your passengers, pedestrians and other motorists.

Text: Pasechnik Olga

Storage of tires

If buying a car, you expect to use it year round, you will have to deal with the seasonal change of tires. Today we'll talk about proper storage of tires.
As a general rule, tires are used for several years, and you do not buy every season a new set of rubber, so you'll be good to know that there are certain rules for storage of tires. Compliance with these simple rules will extend the life of rubber.

Experts do not advise to rearrange the different sets of tires on the same wheel. These savings will lead to unavoidable damage tires and stretch board of the ring. All this leads to rapid tire wear. For each set of tires, it is better to buy a set of discs.

And yet, if you have every season perebortiruete wheels, or changing them, it is recommended to mark the installation location of each Tires and its direction (for non-directional tread).
The storage of tires must be protected from direct sunlight. Storage temperature from +10 to +25.

But the main storage of tires is not a place, and method of storage. If your balcony, the temperature drops below 10 degrees, it is not recommended to pack tires in cellophane, since temperature variations in the package can collect condensation.

Apart from the drive or not?

Terms of tire storage discs and without them, completely different. Individual tires should be stored upright on a semicircular surface and rotated every 1-2 months. It is impossible to lay the tire pile or hung by a rope. After these experiments, you may receive heavy wear of the central part of the tread or decrease traction.

Recommendations for the storage of tires on the discs are exactly the opposite. The wheels need to put in a pile up of 4 pieces, or hang out for a drive every wheel, with a half turn down the pressure in the tires.

If the machine hibernates in the open air, it will be useful to cover the tires some protective white layer, such as lime. Also you must lay a wooden blocks under the wheels.

In the garage, too, need to create certain conditions. Reduce temperature swings and to protect the tires from hitting them gasoline, grease and other chemicals. As it is desirable to rotate the wheel, often by 45 - 60 degrees, preferably every week.

What if there are no balconies, no garage?

For those who do not have a suitable place for storage of tires, there are special service centers, which for a fee, will take on keeping your car tires, and when the time comes, you will return it back. The average price for such a service in Moscow, is about 80 rubles a day.

All of these tips are good for those motorists who choose to use the tires in 2-3 years, but experts stress that the service life of rubber, not to exceed 5 years.

Text: Pasechnik Olga

Quality tires - is safety on the road

Driving a car - it is complex and unsafe. It is well known. Every day around the world are hundreds of accidents, which killed dozens of people. Causes of accidents can be very different: the poor quality of roads, traffic violations, driving while intoxicated, and more. No one is immune from failure. In many respects, the security driver, his passengers and pedestrians are dependent on the technical condition of the vehicle, in particular tires.

Absolutely secure and everlasting car in the world does not exist. Sooner or later, even the most reliable cars, such as Japanese hyundai, can break down. Now repair - no problem. Across the country are of maintenance of Japanese cars. Treat it there - only in specialized car repair you will change defective parts in spare parts hyundai. As you know, "foreign" parts, too, can lead to an accident on the road or more serious damage to the car.

For a specific car make and model has its own Tires, its spare parts. Installing the other may be the cause of the accident. Those tires and parts that go with the car when buying it, just meet all the necessary specifications, for example, Parts Hyundai Porter. In case of replacement tires, are guided by these characteristics at choice. Now you can buy the automobile tires of any quality and kind. But it's best to buy tires in the specialized service centers. Then you will have one hundred percent guarantee that the purchased tires are ideal for your car. Thus, you reduce your risk is much to get into an accident.

Continuing to monitor the physical wear of tires - tread depth is standardized for each type of tire. Some tires have a special wear indicator. It is hard to imagine what could cause severe consequences "bald" tire. If tread wear is markedly reduced adhesion to the road surface. As a result, the car may lose control. This is especially dangerous in adverse weather conditions: rain, snow. An accident can happen the worst: the car flies into a ditch and overturn. In any case, you face a constant danger if you go to the "bald" tires. May suffer, and other motorists and even pedestrians - "bald" tires make the car uncontrollable and where it will go - nobody knows.

Always replace tires on a new one. Use seasonal tires: summer place summer and winter - winter tires. If you do not change tires and want to ride in the summer on the asphalt on studded tires, it will cause lot of inconvenience. Firstly, it is simply inconvenient. Secondly, winter tires have a special structure to reduce slipping. Sun-warmed asphalt is easily damaged by such tires, which leads to deterioration of the road.

Winter is especially dangerous to ride a "bald" tires. Often on the roads formed ice. Because of this, when braking stopping distance is greatly increased. On the "bald" tire machine ceases to listen to - go where he wants. Perform a maneuver to avoid an accident, it is simply impossible - the car just starts to slide down the road. In no case do not make the trip to the "bald" tires, especially in winter or in bad weather.

Another tip: when you install the tires on the car, a new place back. Remember, road safety is largely dependent on the technical condition of your car, wear the tires. Do not expose your life and the lives of people around you of danger.

Express repairs tubeless tires

Periodic pumping tubeless tire tired and give a clear reason to ask the cause of air leakage. And this reason is often a puncture, in which metallic foreign body stuck in the rubber. If it's a nail or screw, then find it easily on her hat. Wire harder to detect, but careful examination with a Phillips screwdriver in his hand (as probe) is almost always produces a result. But do not rush immediately to retrieve an object from a puncture, if your tubeless tire. In contrast to the wheels with a camera, "beskamerka" stuck with a screw can hold the pressure for months - and that is its obvious advantage. True podspuskat wheel will still be, but at the crucial moment may bring. In addition, a nail, sitting in a tire, can begin to gradually erase the cords, but they are for the tubeless tire is extremely important. If the cord will break, the tire deforms the Group of Eight. To delay the repair is not worth more, and because of corrosion cord resulting from contact of metal with water. Desirable as soon as possible to remove a foreign body and sealing the puncture.

But well, when cure at hand. And what if the tire repair can only be by yourself? To this case come to the aid rapid tests in a series of "DIY". The following discussion focuses on the most effective of them.

Find a puncture outright is far from always. Detect the leak of air helps wetting tires. If you are absolutely not necessary to seek a large tub and rinse it all the wheel - just pour a bottle of individual sectors and, moving in a circle, to inspect the Tires for the emergence of bubbles. If there is no water, then come down and freezing liquid for glasses. Just do not forget, if you use methanol, it is poison.

Another advantage of the "beskamerki" that the puncture can be repaired without razbortiruya wheel, with a special sealing rope. If the problem is in the front wheel, you can not even shoot him with axes. It suffices to unscrew the wheel and raise the car on jack. Of course, such a repair is possible, if you will, these are the most sealing strands. Going on the road, buy a repair kit just in case. Harnesses are sold in any auto shops, and almost always their choice. On varieties of bundles in more detail.

Most sales occur in the so-called Cordoba harnesses. He gossip nylon fiber impregnated with butyl rubber. To the touch it should be sticky, but if dry - it will be a little confusing. Bundles can be sold both separately and bundled with the tools with which it is installed. These tools represent two sewing: a single spiral, else - Vilkovo (input). Spiral awl need, making the rotational motion in a clockwise direction, clean up a puncture on the dirt. At the same time a channel is expanding, without damaging the cord.

Next, print out a new wiring harness, and insert it into the eye of sewing. In addition to a fork, there are sewed with a side slit. The latter is preferable because it easier to pass through a tourniquet. Now you have to unscrew the helical awl and awl already setup on the wiring to enter the hole punch to a depth of 3-4 cm, after which it abruptly pulled out. Tourniquet while delayed in the canal puncture, sealing it. Outside is sure to be cut, leaving a few millimeters above the Tires. Immediately after that you can pump up the wheel and drive on.

Renovated tire is reliable, but this rapid method only helps out the driver in extreme conditions. If possible, zavulkanizirovat puncture. If you do not, then when the cord dries (and it will happen within a few months), the tire will begin to play off the air, approximately 0.2 bar for a week.

This shortage is partly denied strands with an adhesive shell. method for installing same as already described. The only difference is that the harness is made of rubber and before it must be lubricated with special glue, which reacts with the adhesive layer. Seal in this case a tight and time is not affected. However, the method loses the cure, because, like the installation of cord cord reinforced tire carcass did not patch the inside.

rubber bands, despite their reliability, during the installation often damaged because they were made of fairly soft material. To solve this problem was developed tow reinforced nylon cord. Its cost of this improvement slightly increased, but also reliability, along with her. Set them in the same way as ordinary rubber bands without reinforcement.

Even more qualitative way to express tire repair without razbortirovaniya offers repair kits «Rema Tip Top». The kit includes a special insert repair (anchors), the blade, glue, chalk and an awl with a lateral opening. Before installing the anchors need to extend a special hole punch cutter, non-abrasive cord with a diameter of 6 mm. This mill is sold separately.

The advantage of the anchor in front of the wiring in that it strengthens their projections within the treadmill tires. If done correctly, the anchor insertion tightness in the puncture site for the life of the tubeless tire.

Keep in mind that no harnesses, no inserts are not applied on the sidewalls. Such mistake can not be repaired without removing the tire. At the very least you can use the harness, but only in order to reach the nearest tire changer studio, and very carefully.

Text: M. Tamilin

Best tires for your car

Any motorist knows that the road is the main thing - it's security. It depends not only on the driver, but also from his car. Important role in ensuring safety on the road are the Tires. Therefore, their choice should be approached with great seriousness and care. It's no secret that auto shops are full of little variety of tires, and not so easy to choose a reliable tire. In this case, confused even those who have more than a dozen spent behind the wheel. Let's dot the i, and thereby protect themselves and their loved ones, as well as to improve maneuverability of a car.

To get started find out what is the Tires? Tires - a kind of mediator between the vehicle and the road surface. This feature her broker once sharply distinguishes it from other parts of the car. And in this case it appears directly related to safety. At first glance, the Tires is quite simple, but everyone should know that it includes more than 200 materials and consists of about 30 different parts. Tires soften the load on the wheel when the car is moving, as well as to "concatenates" the road surface with the wheels. If all of these functions are performed qualitatively, it provides riding comfort, stability and optimal control of the car.

There are different classifications of tires, but primarily to provide summer and winter tires. Some "experts" also produce all-season tires, but this can not be trusted. Remember, there is no all-season tires, the tire can not be both summer and winter. If you are told that the Tires off-season, it means that it can not perform its functions either in summer or winter.

Tires display their properties not only through the tread pattern, but also through the framework defined by the rubber, etc. Summer and winter tires are distinguished design and chemicals that are part of rubber. As a rule, for the manufacture of winter tires used soft grade of rubber which wears out rather quickly, when you come in the warm dry finish. That's why winter tires are not suitable for use in the summer.

If you choose winter tires, one might ask: take with or without thorns? Here the choice depends on the pavement. To ride in the asphalt rubber suit without thorns, but for country travel a dirt road suitable tires. Winter tires are marked with the word «WINTER».

If you want to buy custom tires, you probably need to change the wheels, the width of the rim is calculated as 0,7-0,75 width of a tire.

Depending on the capacity of vehicle is necessary to distinguish the following types of tires:

cars;
cargo;
for motorcycles, mopeds, scooters,
for the handling and road cars;
for the bike.

Also, when choosing tires need to know the indices of speed and capacity. If the load index is between 76 to 83, it means that the load on each wheel should be from 400 to 487 kg, respectively. This index is suitable, for example, Lada. Indexes speed is often denoted by the letters L and Y, where L - the speed of 120 km / h, and Y - no more than 300 km / h. Naturally, the fans of fast trains should choose the second option, since the tire with an index of L is not suited to high speed.

By way of sealing tires are divided into the chamber and tubeless. In the chamber tire fits a camera that is designed to hold a compressed air. Tires marked with the camera so: «TT», «TUBE TYRE» or «MIT SCHLAUCH». In the tubeless tire is no camera, and the air is retained in the Tires due to the pressure sealing side tape, and thanks to the rubber hermetic layer, which is superimposed on the inner cavity of the tire. Precisely because of this design, tubeless tires are valued more than the Tires with a camera. In the case of a puncture or damage tubeless tire does not deflate the ball, and the loss of air would be insignificant. And this, again, a pledge of safety on the road. So choose tubeless tires (marking - «TL» or «Tubless»).

According to the location cords distinguish between radial and diagonal tires. When choosing tires is important point. Of braided cords is tire carcass. If these threads in the frame overlap and are directed from bead to bead along the diagonal, this bias tire. These tires are cheaper than the radial, high-strength and are easy to repair. They are well soften the blow when driving on bumpy roads. One minus - tread wear out quickly.

If the ply cords in the carcass did not overlap and are arranged as meridians, the radial tire in front of you. These tires are better than the diagonal of the following parameters:

have a large carrying capacity (17-20%)
firmly adhere to the road surface;
less heat, and weigh less;
tread less deformed;
suited for relatively high rotational speed.

If you pay attention to the tires, so-called indicator of deterioration of the tread. On the tread pattern is a special projection. When the tread wears out much, an indicator that shows clearly speaking. If on a summer tire tread depth is 2 mm, then it should be changed, the same thing for winter tires, if the depth reached 4 mm.

If you are going to travel by car during rainy weather or very humid areas, it is best to choose a special rain tires. Their advantage over conventional in the fact that there are special tread grooves and channels, which seemed to divert water to the sides. Due to this tire is tightly pressed to the road and risk of loss of control decreases. But the weather is dry these tires do not naturally fit. Marking rain tires - «AQUA CONTACT» or «AQUATRED».

If we talk about the cost of the tire, then buy more expensive tires, you will not lose anything. In the manufacture of expensive tires use the new technology last cord of design, quality materials and a special rubber compound. Remember: saving money on tires, you save money on their own security. Approach to the choice of tires with full responsibility, and they will last you a long time!

Text: Lolo

Review of winter tires imported

Winter tires are classified in studded and non-studded. Non-studded tires can recommend the inhabitants of cities.

In winter, on urban roads is mostly snow-water gruel ("sludge"). Non-studded snow tires, because of its structural features, pushes "sludge" and gets to the hard coating, and "until recently" clinging to the slightest unevenness on the compacted snow and ice. When driving through deep snow winter tire has an undoubted advantage over the all-season, and even more - years. Softer rubber composition reduces the braking distance on snow and ice cover, but more wear on the asphalt.

Studded snow tires primarily intended residents of the region where the ground cover in winter - groomed snow and ice. In contrast to non-studded, studded tires have approximately 10% decreases the acceleration time and braking distance on ice and compacted snow, and a much higher exchange rate stability. On the pavement, all these advantages, because of the reduced contact patch and turn into disadvantages, and indeed the tire wears out faster. The design of modern studded tires contain 90 to 120 studs. When choosing tires is preferable to spikes formed several independent paths. Studded tires heavier than non-studded, so fuel consumption is higher acoustic comfort less, and about one-third reduced smoothness.

Dimension

To understand what the dimensions of tires are put on your car, it's better to look into the manual, rather than focus on the neighbor's garage advice: "Put poshirshe" or "narrower".

When I

Most modern tires designed to operate in temperatures from - 40 ° C to +7 °. For the remainder of winter tires tread should be, depending on the manufacturer, not less than 3-4 mm (Russian requirements stipulate the value of 1.6 mm, but this applies to summer and all-season tires). On modern tires have wear indicator, which tells the time change.

RATE

Choosing tires, pay attention to the speed index: Q - (up to 160 km / h) T - (up to 190 km / h) H - (up to 210 km / h) V - (up to 240 km / h) W - (up to 270 km / h Y - (up to 300 km / h) Snow tires have an index from Q to V. By the way, the use of tires with the wrong speed index can serve as a basis for refusal if the insured event.

from any manufacturer?

Modern technology in the tire industry have reached such a level that the quality of tires from the world leaders is quite comparable. Therefore, choosing winter tires from a reputable manufacturer, you can be assured of quality and brand name on the sidewall of tires depends only on your personal preferences.

PIRELLI

Highlights especially tires Pirelli Carving: snow-tire "Lux", a new way studdable and the new location of thorns "smart" rubber (AST technology - Adaptive Compaund Technology), is able to adapt - to change its stiffness - depending on the ambient temperature in the range from 7 ° to - 40oC. Snowcontrol - snow controller has a trap, allowing the protector to fill with snow and thereby ensuring the best grip. tread blocks in the shoulder region are made of different sizes, ensuring low noise levels. Directional tread pattern and "intellectual" rubber compound provides excellent handling and grip in all winter conditions. Scorpion Ice & Snow - tires SUV. With their design took into account such features of this class of machines, such as high center of gravity, increased weight, longer stopping distances, etc. In order to achieve high-traction on snow and asphalt tread design is made based on the principles used in the Tires Snowsport. « ; Intellectual "rubber compound. Winter Plus - special winter tire, can be used with thorns, and without them. This Tires is used a mixture with a maximum content of silicon-containing polymers. Due to its extreme softness of the tire in non-studded version of its characteristics closer to spiked. Do not use at temperatures above 7 ° C - the tire wears out quickly. Snowsport - Tires is recommended for winter complete set of premium cars: BMW, Mercedes-Benz , Jaguar, Porsche and many more. tread pattern ensures maximum grip on snow and rubber Silika-2 provides the optimum plastic properties.

GOODYEAR

The main innovation of non-studded winter tires Ultra Grip 6 - special design lamellae in 3D-BIS (three-dimensional system of closing pieces), which allows to increase the number of lamellae at 60 %, and their length by 50%. The system of 3D-BIS is not only much improves traction, improves handling and braking performance on winter surfaces, but also optimizes the control on wet and dry roads. In addition, the Ultra Grip 6 are used the V-shaped tread outlet water and slush, and a new rubber compound. Eagle Ultra Grip GW-3 - high-speed winter tire developed for high-speed vehicles operating in mixed winter conditions. rubber compound based on silica. We used 3D technology -BIS slats, first implemented in the non-studded winter tire Ultra Grip 6. tread pattern with V-TRED (V-shaped) unhindered drains water and mud, increasing the resistance to hydroplaning tires. Ultra Grip 6 protects the wheels from minor injuries. For the upcoming winter season, Goodyear introduces new studded winter tire Ultra Grip 500, which is intended both for the city, and winter cross-country. Features of tire: V-shaped tread, new technology anchor studdable multi-layered rubber - the first coat of Ultra Grip 500 with silica filler ensures maximum grip on icy and snowy surfaces, the second layer holds in rubber studs. 4x4 Wrangler AT / R - tires for SUVs. Thanks to innovations in the design of improved durability of the tread and sidewalls. The new tread pattern is not just for resistance akvaplaniroaniyu, but also to reduce noise. His zigzag works to improve traction on any surface and cleansing.

YOKOHAMA

News from Yokohama & mdash ; non-studded tires Ice Guard IG and Ice Guard IG 10 - features a directional tread pattern. A model of Ice Guard IG 721 big twin I-shaped blocks, four drainage channels that increase resistance to hydroplaning. In a series of Ice Guard used three-dimensional grooves, which are formed by solid tread blocks that will ensure maximum grip on wet ice, as well as wet and dry. The new rubber compound with multi-component vodosorbiruyuschim and interspersed with special micro sucks the water film between wheel and the road, increasing traction and handling. Patented and silicate components provide exceptional braking performance and handling, as well as good traction on slippery surfaces. Shipuemye series tires Guardex F 700P / F 700S provide a better grip road and new level of comfort. The original rubber compound remains soft at low temperature, tread pattern of the zigzag blocks and wide grooves in the shoulder area and the tight track at the center, a large track width, six rows of spike - all this has been done to improve the safety of winter driving .

NOKIAN

Nokian Hakkapeliitta 4 - new studded winter tire, designed for use in the Nordic countries and Russia. The new square stud, studding the 14 series, increased in comparison with its predecessor, the width of the steel belt and the treadmill. The numbers of lamellae (curving outward have a zigzag shape). Streloobrazny figure and is widely opened, self-cleaning grooves withdrawn from under the wheels of a layer of snow and water gruel. Use a rubber mixture with natural rapeseed oil, which improves the grip of winter tires on the wet track and, as well as tensile strength. The company is particularly noted Nokian Hakkapeliitta 4 environmental cleanliness.

CONTINENTAL

Barum Polaris 2 - a new economical winter tire for cars and small middle class. rubber compound based on silica, works at low temperatures. Optimized design profile consisting of a thick graded lamella in the center of the tread and sinusoidal sipes in the side, improves handling on snow, ice and wet surfaces. A rigid lamellae in longitudinal and transverse direction is "working" on dry pavement. From its predecessor, the new Tires has been much improved running characteristics in all criteria: aquaplaning, braking and handling on dry and wet surfaces, traction performance on snow. Winter Viking - new shipuemaya tire with studs new, multifaceted design performed on ultra-light technology. A large number of sipes ensures contact stability on wet surfaces and in ice. Longitudinal channels are shifted out to the middle of the tread, and improve behavior in the rotation, and stability control is achieved by large shoulder blocks. A large number of lines studdable. Conti 4x4 Winter Contact - Tires, specially designed for all-wheel drive vehicles. Thanks to advanced technology slats provides traction on snow, ice, wet and dry roads, as well as for winter operation in legkoperesechennoy areas. Gislaved Nord Frost 3 SUV - also tire for SUVs, developed on the basis of the known and proven shipuemoy passenger Tires Gislaved Nord Frost 3. directional tread pattern allows you to increase the maximum safe speed in winter mode.

MICHELIN

Michelin Pilot Alpin 2 - winter tire for high performance cars BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Aston Martin, Maserati. Rubber compound on silicon additions, adapted to low temperatures, a directional tread pattern with the effect of self-purification, self-locking slats VTS and the BDS, a lot of catching the edges in the contact zone are intended to ensure safety, comfort and precision control on all types of winter roads . studless winter tires Michelin Pilot Alpin can be operated in a speed range up to 240 km / h (speed index V). Winter non-studded tire Alpin 2 nd generation features a large number of lamellae. By reducing the proportion of negative profile improves grip on ice: more rubber " , works in the zone of the contact patch. Rubber compound of a new generation with the effect of mikrodeformirovaniya adapted to a wide range of temperatures, provides good control on the snow, reduces the braking distance on wet roads. revolutionary new system of lamellae (BDS System) to optimize the management of self-locking effect on dry surfaces. In non-studded winter tires Maxi Ice - a directional tread with self-cleaning effect with protruding lugs in the shoulder area and the central ribs. Slat System VTS (fins with variable thickness) maintains consistently high performance tires on Throughout its lifetime. Winter tire IVALO with the possibility of 12-row-spike-optimized rubber compound, a large number of lamellae. 2 nd generation VTS-lamellae. directional tread pattern, wide transverse and longitudinal channels . It is characterized by a low noise level and comfort.

COOPER

experts and fans of heavy off-road there is no need to provide all-season tires Cooper Discoverer A / T, as well as mud STT with a characteristic pattern of large pieces. But these tires, excellent work in the mud, helpless on the ice. For the winter season, the company prepared for winter tires Cooper Cooper Discoverer M + S in two varieties - studded and non-studded. Studded Cooper Discoverer M + S proven themselves in the exercises on handling, braking and accelerating dynamics on the ice. And in the snow and sludge of "catch up" non-studded version. In addition, Cooper Discoverer M + S occupy a leading position in terms of price and quality. This is particularly true of large dimension (outer diameter of the tires from 33 inches and larger).

Text: Kononov, Konstantin

Winter tires - the myths and legends

For most drivers the question of "change one's shoes" or not has been resolved: in the winter - only for winter tires!

Especially in light of recent allegations that an aggravating circumstance in the crash will be that one of the participants used the summer tires ... But there are those who are still wavering: the winter we like is not very severe, and roads in the city clean. However, there is another category of people - those who understand the need to "change shoes", but been listening to so many tales about winter tires that just do not know what to do! Scatter some of these myths.

Myth number 1

Studded tires - the panacea for all winter troubles. This is not the case. No studded tires, even the eminent manufacturer, does not guarantee safety on the winter road, if the driver does not comply with speed limits and traffic regulations. Studded tires have an advantage in grip as compared to non-studded only on compacted snow or ice. If the roads on which to ride in the winter, clean and sprinkled with salt, and the wheels all winter asphalt or "porridge", studded tires are unlikely to show its worth.

Myth number 2

In the winter you can do all-season tires. This is not the case. Universal tire, suitable for all weather conditions do not exist. All season tires - a trade-off of summer and winter tire properties. The tread pattern is all-season tires (compared with winter) is less sparse, has a smaller number of lamellae and depth, not a soft rubber compound. These tires provide a fairly good grip on dry and wet pavement, a good level of comfort and efficiency. But demand from them high cross in fresh snow, good traction properties on ice and compacted snow, it is not necessary. Braking efficiency, stability and control all-season tires on the winter road averages. Winter tires also designed to operate at lower temperatures, mud, snow and ice. Traction in the snow of winter tires on 25% higher than the clutch all season. Coupling properties of studded tires on ice is 40% better than the season.

Myth number 3

Car-wheel-drive SUV, and a different class winter tires are not needed. This is not the case. Four-wheel drive does not provide traction on ice and snow, if the vehicle is equipped with summer tires. Especially under braking, when a large difference in the construction of the drive there. Behavior-wheel drive vehicle on slippery winter roads is less predictable than monoprivodnogo, therefore, to improve security and better handling car with a 4x4 to put winter tires on it should be.

Myth number 4

The larger and wider than snow tires, the better. This is not the case. With increasing dimension of summer tires (do not drive!) Car, indeed, in many cases, gets a slight edge in handling and directional stability. As for winter tires, the performance improvement when changing their size when driving on asphalt, not at all, when driving on ice and compacted snow, they are insignificant, and in fresh snow and wet pavement wide tires, by contrast, are more prone to aqua ¬ planning than narrow . On the deep snow wide tires "float", and the tread lugs can not reliably cling road surface to ensure good traction.

Myth number 5

Studded tires less friction ("sticky"). Variant of the myth: frictional worse studded tires. This is not the case. Every tire is good in its own way. Winter tires without studs easier, last longer, have less rolling resistance than a spike, and in most cases provide a good grip. Have good performance on noise, efficiency and controllability, uniform grip on all types of winter roads. Studded tires have an advantage over non-studded on the stopping distance on ice - 20 to 50%, in the snow - from 5 to 10%. On asphalt the same stopping distance car with spike "could increase to 5%. When starting and accelerating the ice tires win up to 30%, in the snow - up to 10%. Therefore, when choosing winter tires, it is important to decide on what roads would have to ride in the winter most of the time, and set the appropriate tires.

Myth № 6

Winter tires are expensive. This is partly true. Reasons for such high-value winter tires a few - an increase in Belarus, the vehicle fleet in recent years, the lack of local Tireses in various sizes, as well as distrust of citizens to domestic products, hard customs control over the import of illegal tires, high customs fees associated with a protective effect in for domestic producers, and the fall of the dollar against the euro. However, winter tires may be one of the bargains that you do for your car. Using winter tires, you thereby extends the life of a summer tire. Winter tires are much longer than the summer (average of 3-4 seasons), because operated during the cold season and at lower speeds.

Myth № 7

Winter tires can be placed only on the driving axle. This is not the case. All tires must be winter, regardless of the drive, preferably the same. If you install winter tires only on the front wheels, the car will gain oversteer, and the risk of failure of the rear axle into a skid increase several times. If only the rear tires will be winter, it will increase the stopping distance car (after all, when braking around 70% efficiency provides just the front wheels). Also increase the risk of failure in front axle slip, which is terrible skid back, because dealing with it much more difficult.

Myth number 8

The high-speed winter tires do not behave very well. This is not the case. Modern winter tires offer a high level of controllability at all speeds. Speed ??characteristics of winter tires for high speeds in the last five to ten years has greatly improved. The index of the rate indicated on the tire letters. For example, the letter Q denotes that this Tires can travel at speeds up to 160 km / h, the letter H denotes the maximum speed of 210 km / h, T - 190 km / h, V - 240 km / h, W - up to 270 km / h. Even at such high speeds winter tires provide maximum level of drivability due to the special composition and tread pattern.

By the way

In winter, it is important to remember that icy road:

- 2 times more slippery than the road covered with snow;
- 4 times more slippery than a wet road or the road, covered melting snow;
- and 8 times more slippery than a dry road ...

When the "change one's shoes?

If someone has not yet made - just look out the window. Although still in the yard in November, according to the number of snow, winter has come to us once and for all. But there are a few recommendations for the future. All tire manufacturers recommend "pereobut" car in the winter tires, when the average temperature falls to +7 oC. At this temperature, ambient air summer tires begins to lose elasticity. With the loss of elasticity of the deteriorating grip tread and the road. Tread rubber compound of winter tires is that the tire stays soft and supple at freezing temperatures and keeps its grip.

What are the winter tires?

The tread pattern of winter tires can be: - Destinations - grooves and checkers disagree "herringbone" symmetrically from the center of the tread (this figure improves the drainage of water, snow, mud and sludge from the contact patch and lowers the noise level); - asymmetrical - the grooves and the checkers are asymmetric. This tread design allows for different properties in the same Tires. For example, the outer side of the tire provides a better grip on dry roads, and the interior - the wet. Tread pattern, intended for the winter, sometimes divided into European and Scandinavian styles. European tires differ in tread, equipped with deep longitudinal and transverse grooves. The surface of the major pieces filled with lots of sipes. These tires are well suited for driving on wet roads with a small amount of mud and snow. Scandinavian tires have wider grooves separating the relatively narrow pieces cut by deep lamellae. As a rule, they have sites for spikes or supplied by them. This design provides efficient cleaning of the contact spot of snow, and increased grip.

Indexes speed tires

What is the speed index:

Speed ??Index shows maximum speed under normal load (a claimed load index) for the duration of the trip. Let's say you drive a car at a speed of 220 km / h on the Tireses with the established maximum speed of 200 km / h for 15 minutes and still nothing happens ... But if we move at the same rate for a longer time, because of possible overheating or deformation of the tires of their destruction.
Standard manufacturer's recommendations, with the loads on the car close to the maximum may be different. This is mainly related to tires for heavy trucks and vans. Let's say at 90% duty rate should not exceed 90% of the maximum at 100% - 80%. Clarification and instructions specified in the detailed specifications of tires.

Index	J	K	L	M	N	P	Q	R	S	T	U	H	V	W	Y	ZR
km / h	100	110	120	130	140	150	160	170	180	190	200	210	240	270	300	240

Tires marked with "ZR" - designed for speeds exceeding 240 km / h .
Tires marked "V" together with an index of carrying capacity, such as 91V, are designed for speeds exceeding 210 km / h to 240 km / h. (This load index is specified for a speed of 210 km / h. The load should be reduced by 3% for each increase in speed of 10 km / h to 240 km / h).
Tires marked "W" together with the load index, for example 100W are designed for speeds exceeding 240 km / h to 270 km / h. (This load index is specified for a speed of 240 km / h. The load should be reduced to 5% for each increase in speed of 10 km / h to 270 km / h) Tyres marked with an index of speed "W", may have additional marking "ZR" .
Tires marked "Y" together with an index of carrying capacity, such as 95Y designed for speeds exceeding 270 km / h to 300 km / h. (This load index is indicated for the speed of 270 km / h. The load should be reduced to 5% for each increase in speed of 10 km / h to 300 km / h).

Speed ??category is assigned to the Tires on the results of the special bench test implies maximum rate that withstands the Tires. That is the rate at the slightest excess of which no one can guarantee that the Tires starts to fall apart. And for the operation, a "gentle" mode - the car must travel at a rate of 10-15% smaller than the one that "allowed for" tires.

How to choose a summer tires

Winter tires for the summer should be changed promptly. Experts do not recommend winter tires operate at a temperature of more than ten degrees. At high temperature, snow tires begins to soften, begin to enhance its wear, worse handling. Too early summer replacement tire for winter leads to even worse consequences.

Run the summer tires possible to zero degrees.

Tires Dunlop - a perfect price / quality ratio

Stability of the road is determined by several factors: the high center of gravity, base, size of tires, speed, condition of track surface.

Due to the large number of competing firms in the global automotive market you can buy any set of machine, including select bus, depending not only on financial opportunities, but also the operating conditions vehicle.

Currently, the services of cars and a wide range of motolyubiteley tires: summer, winter and all season bus for passenger cars and SUVs, and motoshiny bus for vans and light trucks, as well as bus for trucks.

Now everyone has the opportunity to buy tires Dunlop, produced one of the largest companies supplying its products to manufacturers such as Mercedes, BMW, Audi and others.

Tyres Continental (Continental) - details about the brand

Shop Tire Company "tire-Bus offers a wide range of tires Continental. Here you can buy Continental tires for a variety of makes of cars (including increased resistance to puncture).

Tires Continental produced the largest corporation Continental AG (Germany), which belong to another, and such brands as «Semperit», «Uniroyal», «Viking» ;, «Tyfoon», «Gislaved», «Barum», «Tigar» and «General Tire».

Today manufacturing companies producing company not only summer and winter tires Continental for cars, buses and trucks, and tires for motorcycles and bicycles. Tires Continental account for almost ? of the total volume of products made by

specialists closely monitor the quality of rubber Continental, controlling the production process and carrying out the test as its own as well as regularly inviting to test tires Continental independent experts.

Continental ranked fourth in the world and second in Europe for the production of tires.

Tires new generation of pickups and crossovers

Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO) has expanded its line of popular off-road tires with new Bridgestone Dueler Bridgestone Dueler A / T Revo 2.

«Original tires Bridgestone Dueler A / T Revo - this is the famous bus, which set new standards for durability and comfort and the constant demand For several years, "- said Phil Paxi (Phil Pacsi), vice president of consumer marketing for sales of consumer tires BATO in the U.S.

Winter tires Continental ContiWinterViking 2

The sixth place among the popular winter tires 2007, took Tyre - Continental ContiWinterViking 2. Compared with its predecessor, the bus ContiWinterViking 1 new tire has improved handling on dry roads at 2%, grip and control on snow and by 2%, and rates of acceleration and braking on ice - even at 4%.

Winter tires Cordiant Polar

The second place among winter tires in 2007 is a model of domestic production Cordiant Polar - a radial tire with a winter tread for VAZ-2108, -09, -099, -113, -114, -115, Lada-2110, -111, -112, Kalina, Hyundai Accent, Renault Symbol, Renault Clio, Daewoo Nexia, KIA Spectra, Nissan Primera, Nissan Almera, Toyota Corolla, Peugeot 306, GAS, 3110/31105, 3102/310221, 3111, Audi A4, Audi A6, Skoda Octavia, BMW 3, Citroen C5, Fiat Stilo, Honda Accord, KIA Magentis, Opel Astra, Opel Vectra, Volkswagen Bora, Volkswagen Passat, Volkswagen Golf, Peugeout 307, Hyundai Sonata , Mitsubishi Galant, Ford Mondeo, MercedesBenz C-class, Skoda Superb, Toyota Avensis, Volvo S40, Renault Megane, Subaru Impreza.

Tires Cordiant Polar - Dynamics

Directional tread design is modern, stylish design and functionality.

Marking tires

If you take any bus, then on its sidewall can find the whole deposit of numbers, letters, icons and symbols. Of course it is clear that the marking of tires had something to do with their size and characteristics. But how?

Let's start with the simplest - sizes of tires. This is the main criterion for their consumer choices.

Winter tires Bridgestone Blizzak WS-60

The eighth place popular winter tires in 2007 - tires Bridgestone Blizzak WS-60.

In the tire design tires Bridgestone Blizzak WS-60 use the generic method that improves handling on wet and dry road surface, reduces uneven wear of tire tread with a combination of ideal tread tires, forms tires, materials and construction.

More rounded shape bus provides a better balance in the management of dry and wet, and consequently longer life.

Marking disks

All drives have a standard labeling parameters, regardless of what the drive Alloy (cast) or steel (stamped).

For example: 6.5 J May 15 ? 114.3 ET45 d54.1

6.5- The width of the disc in inches. (B)

15- Disc diameter in inches (D)

5 ? 114.3& mdash ; number of bolts (or nuts) in our case 5.

Tires Wanli

Guangzhou South China Rubber Tire Co., Ltd .- great modern state-owned enterprises. Is one of the first in China, which successfully adopts and uses advanced international technology in the production of radial tires WANLI (for cars, vans and trucks).

The factory specializes in manufacturing tires Wanli. History of the plant begins in 1988.

Types of tires

Tyre

Almost all modern car tires - tubeless (no camera inside) and a radial-ply carcass.

In the radial bus thread in the construction of the frame are parallel to each other, then there is no overlap in a diagonal design.
Tire tread can be: with a directional, non-directional and asymmetric patterns.

Directional tread pattern allows the rapid removal of water from the tire contact patch with the road and reduces the risk of floating over the water wheel (hydroplaning).

To tires with its directional pattern is necessarily present marked with arrows labeled Rotation, which indicates the correct direction of rotation of the wheel.

Winter tires, studded tires - in detail!

Every autumn drivers scratching their heads, choosing a winter shoes for your car. And in northern climates winter tires have long turned into an obligatory attribute of a modern car.

Today, nobody will be convinced that the ride in the winter on these tires is far safer than in summer, and even season.

Tyres Vredestein - more than half a century of quality

Although concern Vredestein manufactures rubber products since 1909, it was founded in 1946. Now, as then, Vredestein Tyres BV is committed to developing, marketing, selling is the sale of tires for passenger cars, agriculture and industry.

It took really a lot of courage and understanding of the case in order to establish a new business immediately after the Second World War.

Factory Vredestein in Enshede (Enschede) was a joint Danish-American venture, formed of Vredestein and BF Goodrich.

Important and interesting about tires

The widespread production and tires for sale started in the 40's of XX century, with low and very large containers. Now bus came to a much narrower form, but those supershirokie tires still use for sports cars.

The chemical composition of the best tires include up to twelve different elements and more than twenty structural parts, the first of which is the body that produces the desired degree of softening blows while driving and protector that provides traction and stability on the course.

The first performance tire casing, which was a rubber base, covered outside of linen, was very imperfect, due to rapid wear.

Bus energy - what is it?

Energy-saving tires came on the market for more than fifteen years ago, back in 1992. For the first time introduced the energy saving tires a French company Michelin, for her, these tires are "brand skates."

During the entire history of the production was released more than 600 million energy-saving tires, which are dispersed across all continents of the country.

Wheels: what they are

Wheels for cars fall into two broad categories. This is a standard steel (inflow discharges), which are often set at the factory, and alloy

For most vinnichan problem of choosing the wheels solved the acquisition of modern and beautiful cast wheels. A significant number of new cars priced above 19,000 dollars as standard are alloy wheels.

However, when buying an inexpensive car Vinnytsia drivers often prefer a more aesthetic "casting".

What if a flat tire and no spare wheel?

What to do if a flat tire and no spare wheel? When using no place to wait, how much you can stretch out flat on the wheel? Or should immediately stop?

Today is not lucky rear right wheel of our "Priora". At the disposal of its driver intercom and two fire extinguishers.

Alloy wheels

Alloy wheels. Only aesthetics or real benefit?

The conventional wisdom seems alloy wheels - only a fashion accessory, a stylish addition to a car that has no practical value. But is it really?

After all, if the question: "whether to buy quality tires?" before the owner of the car is usually not worth it, because he had long and seriously decided that yes, they should be fly, then alloy wheels are not considered to be something necessary and even beneficial.

Cracks in the rubber tire

There are few consumer products that are experiencing the same intense impact of the environment, which can withstand tires.

In addition to the regular dilation attributable to the tire during its operation, it is affected by acid rain, dust from brake pads, chemicals and direct sunlight and summer heat and winter cold.

Even though the tire tread compound contains special additives to retard the aging, constant contact with aggressive media causes rubber to lose some of its elasticity and provokes the appearance of surface cracks.

Surface damage is called differently: weather, atmosphere, ozone cracking.

Popular winter tires Goodyear

We present an overview of the popular winter tires from Goodyear. The most popular are UltraGrip Extreme, UltraGrip 500 and UltraGrip 7 +. All other models are far behind

Of course, the success UltraGrip 500 hits. This winter tire for 8 years already popular. Despite the fact that over the years, many new models and pattern tread copy (and pordayut cheaper), the bus remains in the top.

Goodyear Ultra Grip Extreme gives you the ability to control the most treacherous winter roads.

Tests Tire Rack: all-season tires Class Ultra-High Performance

At the tire market are constantly emerging new models across all segments. Therefore, often very large companies conduct their tests new products have emerged.

Today we bring you the test-class all-season tires Ultra-High Performance, the experts of the American Tire Rack.

Tyre: change one's shoes properly

Tyre: change one's shoes right

One of the main issues at motorists in mid-spring and late autumn - is not it time pereobutsya? Behind him are minor: determining whether the old bus repair, where and how to store the second set, and where this all go. Answers to these questions, read our article.

Winter tires with studs it's time to change when the snow and night-zero temperature.

Road Test tires Pirelli and Continental

Ground track length of 10.6 km consists of sections that simulate conditions of highways, local roads and dirt roads, making it possible to test tires at highway speeds, and speed of urban traffic.

In addition, there are areas of smooth and coarse concrete, as well as new asphalt coating after patching.

When and what better to buy winter tires in Ukraine

climate conditions in Ukraine suggest weather with high humidity in autumn and low temperature during winter, resulting in sub-zero temperature of the asphalt surface is covered with a crust of ice or snow.

In this way, the behavior of the car "booted" in the summer tires may be totally unpredictable.

For example, in emergency braking or sharp cornering on slippery pavement car can become unmanageable and thus create an emergency situation.

To minimize the likelihood of such a situation is known to be "pereobut" car in the special winter tires with special tread pattern or spike tires.

Monotyres

Metal Stud designed to improve the adhesion machinery and the road surface in ice or snow.

Hakka Z SUV - car tire from Nokian

Since the spring of 2009, the company Nokian Tyres will begin deliveries of its new design, referred to as Hakka Z SUV, which will go to traditional markets of the CIS countries and the Scandinavian countries.

New car tires from Nokian - this tire for SUVs, and they are intended for summer travel at high speeds.

What are the tire casings world is extremely diverse

What are car tires

The World of tires is extremely diverse. First of all, they differ in their purpose, size, design and operating conditions. World and Russian tire manufacturers to produce products for all types of transport, special equipment and even airplanes.

should be shod car wheels cars and trucks, buses and trolleybuses, road, construction, military and other equipment.

Size tires are very different - from the small diameter tires made at the Nizhnekamsk tire plant for small car such as the Oka, to huge tires supplied Belshina for multi-ton dump trucks, like BelAZ.

Tires differ not only on the outer diameter, but also by internal as well as in width.

Automobile wheels - to select discs

Car wheels - the choice drives

Since then, people have come up with a wheel, they do not cease to improve it. Wheel, or rather wheels, great make life easier for people, helping them to quickly move themselves and goods over long distances.

However, it needs more traction motors or horses, and most importantly - the road.

Auto tires save fuel

Known in the world market tire company Bridgestone will expand in 2009, the line models auto tires, allowing car to save fuel.

In April this year, there were several models under the name Turanza ER300 Ecopia with a special fuel-saving tire tread. Ecopia prefix in the name of a new line indicates the possibility of an effective fuel economy in vehicles equipped with these tires.

Automakers with tire manufacturers have always sought to ensure that their products cause the least possible harm to ecology of the surrounding space.

Manufacturers tires - Continental Teves

well-known manufacturers of tires are distributed in such a way that the company Continental Teves has the second highest in Europe and fourth in the world. Here in Germany, she holds the first place.

Continental Teves - a corporate entity, which has more than 80,000 employees worldwide.

Taking the snowy town

Taking a snowy town

Statistics of traffic accidents shows: most accidents happen in the cold. Of course, to completely avoid the risk to have an accident, you need all winter to ride solely on the subway. However, significantly reduce the probability that an accident can be properly choosing winter tires

Despite the relatively mild autumn, it is impossible not to notice that the car's behavior has changed.

The less fuel, the more tires

Paddy Lowe did not agree that a ban on refueling will race next season, boring. According to the Head of Engineering Department, McLaren, drivers are likely to make more pit stops to replace rubber along the distance, as the impact of high fuel loads on the tires Bradgestone not yet known.

"This is a big change, adaptation, which will require a huge effort by all teams: they will have to develop new fuel tanks, the relevant safety standards, and a new strategy," - says Lowe. "Many people believe that race next year will be boring, but I'm not sure.

Changes in regulations can result in a fresh interest.

Car and Driver: It is worth if all the same to put low-profile tires?

The aesthetic appeal of enlarged wheels and tires is a recognized fact, but what about the more practical benefits? Most often, larger diameter wheels are heavier, but the extra weight negatively affects the performance of the car.

To test the effect of installing large drives, and tires, so-called Plus-Sizing, journalists, publications Car and Driver tested five combinations of tires / disc diameter from 15 to 19 inches on the VW Golf, 2010.

The whole concept of Plus-Sizing is as follows: an increase in disc diameter, the height of the sidewall Bus shall be reduced to maintain a general diameter of the tire - it is necessary in order to remain faithful to the testimony devices, as well as to bus simply fit into the arch.

All the pros and cons of studded tire

Almost a year ago, Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov has initiated the possibility of banning the use of capital studded tires. His main charge to it - it generates a trackway.

A repair roads in a crisis. On the one hand he is right and the conditions of our city, when the roads around the clock watered the dirtiest, it is not necessary.

Tips from Goodyear to change tires and care for them

Winter is near, and it is time to think about finding the appropriate tires. In Europe, different climatic conditions - from extreme cold in northern climates and mountainous regions to the more flexible and unpredictable winters in Central Europe - but all automobile associations are unanimous: winter tires make winter driving safer and more necessary in many parts of Europe.

Visit the tire, once the temperature drops to 7 ° C

As the winter weather, and with it the road conditions are changing.

How obkatat new tires

Siberian winter tires is preferable (in slang motorists - "Pop"). They have a more stable grip in various conditions.

New tires should run-in, not allowing for the first hundred miles, "Books" and "unions". Because to put winter tires is better for a couple of weeks before the snowfall.

If the machine is in an open parking lot or in a metal garage, the engine should change oil for the winter or multigrade.

Preparing the car for the winter

Preparing the car for winter

For a car winter - the most difficult period of time. Even if the car without any problems ran all summer and at first glance technically entirely correctly, in the cold season could go haywire.

The fact is that when the window minus, change, first, road conditions, and secondly, the conditions of the basic units and components: engine, gearbox, rubber products, and process liquids.

For example, riding with water instead of liquid-nezamerzayki incapacitates the glass cleaning system, and the remaining oil in the summer of winter will cause the car just will not start in the bitter cold.

What do the colored dots on the tires?

What colored dots mean on tires?

A yellow dot denotes the lightest side of the tire, therefore, that there must be a place for nipples - on the disc (ie . the most difficult place wheel drive). This provides the most accurate balancing of a wheel.

Red Dot - this way are marked with tires that are installed on the car manufacturer.

And in the cold - thawed! Caring for a car in winter

And in the cold - thawed! Caring for a car in the winter

To a cold winter season with the iron horse had fewer problems, smart people come up with some useful tools.

Defroster

If a frosty morning, you found your car under cover of ice, you can immediately tune to the fact that the work will come for half an hour later.

That's how long it will take to heating and simultaneous stripping ice scraper with a windshield.

The inflation pressure

The inflation pressure. Importance on the importance

Experts recommend checking air pressure in the tires the car every time you visit the petrol station.

The interval between such inspections will allow you to maintain the recommended tire air pressure.

Benefits of proper air pressure in tires

Experts agree that maintaining proper air pressure in tires is as important as tuning the engine.

The choice of rubber - a matter of life

You are an experienced enthusiast, or just make a few kilometers on his new car. It does not matter. The main thing - it's to ensure proper "shoes" for your car.

Quality tires for the vehicle is no less important than a good shoe for a person. And how good you install the tires on the car will depend not only on the mass of technical characteristics of cars, but also your personal security.

On this subject read lately HGV in the network, but again and again have to return to this issue.

How to store the summer tires

To learn how to save the summer tires until next season, think many motorists. In fact, before the summer is still far, months 5-6, and this period in which the wheels can happen, anything.

According to numerous information on the Internet, if not properly stored at the beginning of the summer can get quite a curve and badly cracked rubber, which eventually will have to throw in a landfill.

A properly stored, it means to observe a temperature and humidity, hang the wheel on a special semi-circular brackets, do not forget to periodically turn and aerate.

In fact, most of these tips can not cause anything but a good smile.

What you need to know about winter tires

Although forecasters have promised warming, winter is still close to Buryatia leaps and bounds, and nowhere on it does not go.

And with the cold weather will come to us and the snow and ice. Therefore, the drivers still did not change summer tires for winter, we recommend you to hurry up

Unloved "vsesezonka"

Especially economical and overly thrifty car owners believe that by acquiring all-season tires, they win.

Goodyear on the user side: yesterday, today and tomorrow

Goodyear on the user side: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

In late 2009, the European Parliament adopted Regulation № 1222, according to which all produced in the EU bus, starting from 1 November 2012, will receive a new label, indicating the most important consumer parameters: fuel economy, the level of grip on wet surfaces and acoustic comfort.

Concern GoodYear Dunlop ahead of the timeframe of this project and is ready to provide its dealer network with all necessary information for each product by October 2010, as the accompanying printed materials.

The consumer receives all the data available from the leader of the tire industry to take advantage of the chance of optimal choice due to the extended package of information services.

Why when buying refrigerators, washing machines, microwave ovens and other appliances buyer is entitled to know the amount of electricity consumed, noise and environmental impact of products, but with the tires deprived of such opportunities?

After all these factors affect the attitude to the product and make it possible to save not only the initial stage of operation (acquisition), but also throughout the period of validity.

The criteria of safety, product quality, its cost effectiveness and environmental impacts have a devastating impact on improving customer loyalty, - said Jean-Pierre, Josette, chief technology officer of passenger tires Goodyear EMEA region . - We welcome the new marking and are prepared to provide all the information about each product, as confident in the effectiveness of these measures.

Preparing for winter: tires

Preparing for winter: car tires

Manufacturers, traffic police, services, and most drivers agree that prepare the car for winter should start in October. As soon as the daily average temperature falls to 5 degrees, it is safe (even necessary) to roll out winter tires. Well, or go to buy them.

The problem of choosing rubber rose and stood up before almost every driver.

Preparing the battery for the winter

In winter, the proportion of the battery falls hardest test. Only one cold start which is as silenok something is not enough - how to recharge during the short winter "runs" the battery does not have time.

Therefore, the battery should be helped - it was from him, not least depends whether you travel by road in relative comfort, or dancing in the cold, looking for "brother" who would "light a cigarette."

If you're not going to put the car on the joke, then the battery need to do right now.

Sport Auto: Test winter tires dimension 245/40R18 V

The experts from the German magazine Sport Auto figuring out what tire size 245/40R18 V is best suited for sporty driving in winter conditions.

It happened by accident, but it seems that everything was planned in advance - a dark blue four-wheel drive Audi TT 3.2 Quattro is very photogenic looks against the backdrop of snow-covered tracks, while his identical technically, but the yellow twin brother of the well is allocated to the sad gray asphalt.

Both of them were used to test how they behave on the bus and the snow and on wet and dry surfaces, experts from the team the German edition of Sport Auto.

All six candidates to win, of course, have their both strong and weak sides, but they initially have to be of sufficient quality so that even in the winter to cope with speeds up to 240 km / h, so that the bad tires this test, you will not find.

In addition, all these buses belong to the premium segment, which, though not an absolute guarantee of quality, but says that the fight will be at the highest level.

The test compares the following winter tires:

Continental WinterContact TS 810 Sport
Dunlop SP Winter Sport 3D
Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3
Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme

as well as two recently updated models:

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 2
Pirelli Winter 240 Sottozero Serie II

Snow

In the tests on the manageability and predictability of response to the snow-covered road (the circular track, 1.1 km) both evolved tires valiantly fought for the lead, but the tone in the discipline give Vredestein, immediately followed by Continental and Dunlop.

Of all the sextet's only French Michelin afford some weak - they fell behind by Vredestein in 1.8 seconds.

Proper care of tires

Tyres are the only link between the vehicle and the road. When any road safety depends on the contact patch is relatively small in size.

Thus, it is very important to keep tires in good condition and replace them using the proper equipment.

Tire size on the first complete on your car is determined by the designers and manufacturers of car tires, taking into account all aspects of the operation.

Tires on the car: choosing footwear for the four-wheeled pet

Tires on the car: choosing footwear for the four-pet

Tires can rightly be considered one of the most important and vital for the car and its driver "body." That bus is the sole link that connects the car and roadbed.

And it is on the bus is assigned the task clearly and provide optimal traction vehicle with the road, in the first place and is the main point of safe driving.

Choosing tires for the new season

The right choice of tires largely determines the behavior of the car on the road, especially when it comes to wet pavement, snow and icy conditions.

To "put" car "in season", specialized winter or summer tires - choose a suitable model to help employees salons, that sell tires.

Quality tires and alloy wheels, and even in two versions, for many may seem a luxury, but a so-called "vnesezonka" is proving to be less economical.

Behind the wheel: a comparison of all season and winter tires in winter conditions

We present a test comparing all season and winter tires conducted by experts from automotive magazine "Driving".

This test was conducted specifically for owners of SUVs who think that winter is possible and at the regular-season tires, saying "take out four-wheel drive."

Test car was chosen Toyota RAV4.

The reasons for choosing this car experts taxied named:

this car is considered a favorite women's car, and many believe that women mostly do not have the driving skills in difficult conditions;
RAV4 - quite a modern four-wheel drive vehicle equipped with electronics that not only helps to brake (ABS and EBD) and rotate (VSC and TRC), but also accelerated (when the front wheels slipping torque is applied to the rear axle, turning the car into four-wheel drive)
And the most an important point - as a rule, this car comes with all-season tires.