But differences between our half-tread and full-tread tires were striking: Winter grip slips. Deep grooves and an array of small slits, called "sipes," help most new tires bite into snow.

These tires usually have many grooves and sipes (which are small slits in the tread) that help them deal with a variety of conditions, such as rain and snow. They tend to last longer than other ...

Among this tire’s key features is its use of Kevlar ... Engineered full-depth sipes and grooves promise useful grip on slippery surfaces and good water and mud evacuation for continuous traction ...

features multiple sipes on the tread blocks for additional contact points with the surface and ensuring consistent and safe grip, as well as significantly reducing the risk of skidding, the tire maker ...

Tire-tread patterns can tell you a lot about a car's overall performance. You may be familiar with palmistry, a category of fortune-telling based on interpreting the creases and lines on the inner ...

For instance, the Ziex ZE950 tire was engineered with Falken’s 3D canyon sipes — zigzagged grooves that connect the tread block shoulders for optimal grip in cold and wet conditions.

Ford’s latest Explorer and Capri all-electric SUVs will come factory-fitted with Continental tires. The Blue Oval has approved the fitment of EcoContact 6 Q summer tires in 19-, 20- and ...

Ford’s new Explorer and Capri electric SUVs come factory-fitted exclusively with Continental tires. The US automotive ...