Drivers obsess over gas prices, but one of the most powerful levers on fuel costs is literally where the rubber meets the ...

Drivers obsess over engine specs and hybrid badges, but a quieter fuel economy killer is already bolted to every car: the ...

Tires degrade naturally over time and suffer even more damage from potholes, glass, nails or other debris you may run over. If you maintain your tires by keeping them inflated, getting them rotated ...

As an avid car enthusiast, Joe enjoys time on the track, going to car meets, or simply taking a long drive in the Colorado mountains. Joe has always had a love for writing and cars, so he decided to ...

Drivers will need to purchase new tires every few years to avoid flats, blowouts and achieve peak performance. There are tricks and methods to tell where your tire is in its lifecycle and if it needs ...

The primary purposes of a car’s tires are to carry the vehicle’s weight, transfer braking and traction forces to the pavement, cushion impact from the road and change and maintain the direction of ...

If someone presented you with the abbreviation "XL," what would you assume it meant? Probably "extra large," right? That's a fair assumption if you're talking about food and drinks, but if we're ...

Outside of enthusiast circles, most people don't think about tires all that often. You have to have them to drive, they're expensive to replace, and then they're mostly forgotten until you get a flat.

We’re moving into an electric vehicle transition, but pneumatic tires feel constant. Invented in 1888 by Dunlop but championed in the auto industry from 1891 onwards by Michelin, inflatable rubber has ...

Car tires have various tread patterns depending on the type of tire and the intended application. The tread is the one that touches the road and is responsible for how the tires behave in terms of ...