カテゴリ: General Maintenance

About All Season Tires (GOODYEAR Vector 4Seasons)

"What about all-season tires?"

I had a consultation with our customers.

I used to live in the city and refrained from driving when it snowed, but I moved to a snowy area and it was essential to wear studless tires.

With fewer grooves on summer tires and coincided with the time of the new studless tires, all-season tires that can be used throughout the year have become an option.

It is an all-season tire that can be used both in hot midsummer and snow, but performance does not extend compared to dedicated tires.However, in addition to the light economic burden, you don't have to worry about where to store the tire wheels on the side that you don't wear.

And, the habit of doing driving carefully while talking with the road surface without overconfidence of the tire is the best effect to lead to safety as a result.

This choice is Goodyear's vector.

There is an RFV mark (red point, Radial Force Variation) which is now rare, and advanced uniformity matching was able to be performed together with the low-point marked on the genuine steel wheel.

When I hang it on a wheel balancing machine, every time I see a wheel set that turns beautifully without vertical blur, I feel the feeling of how to assemble not only weight balance.

RfV mark that is marked on the tire wearing a new car even if it is the same brand.I think there is an important reason why manufacturers place importance on it and require suppliers.

I think that there is an impression that it is not in the summer tire such as road noise and rigidity feeling.Please tell us your thoughts on the running potential during the snow.

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