Tire speed ratings basically tell you how fast you can go before your tires turn into shrapnel. Your everyday grocery-getters can get away with, say, inexpensive S-rated tires that will hold together ...

Consumer Reports runs the largest tire testing program in the United States. And one of the main things we've found in our testing lately is that keeping fresh tires on your car is getting more ...

Last fall, we joined Continental Tires at the Nardo proving ground in Italy, where eighteen tuner cars were invited to show off their top speeds on the 7.8-mile circular track. With our archaic speed ...

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (March 30, 2015) — Since many vehicles have increased their performance potential, tire manufacturers have had to drastically increase a tire's speed rating — the designation ...

NEW YORK—Tires with high speed ratings are growing in popularity among U.S. consumers, according to the latest retail panel findings from market research firm GfK. The sales gains for ...

Shopping for new tires can be a daunting task. There's no way to tell which one provides the best grip, the longest life, or the shortest stopping distance by sight or feel. That's why Consumer ...

Every vehicle owner will need to replace their tires at some point, so it's important to know which tire is right for your vehicle before that time comes. The information on a tire's sidewall, ...

What is a speed rating? Developed in Europe primarily for the German autobahn, speed ratings were originally intended to help owners of high-performance cars select tires to match their vehicle's ...

When it comes time to replace the tires that came on your car, it is important to buy the right ones. "Today, you can have a lot of different aspects of the tire that you really don't know about," ...

Everybody needs tires. Whether you drive your vehicle off-road, pull a trailer, or just jam around town, tires are your all-important contact patch to the ground. There are many types of tires ...

DETROIT — Many tractor-trailers on the nation’s roads are driven faster than the 75 mph their tires are designed to handle, a practice that has been linked to wrecks and blowouts but has largely ...