When it comes to selecting new tires for your car, truck, or SUV, the tires' speed rating is just one of many factors you should consider. Because there are so many different ratings and types of ...

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 ...

A new generation of efficient engines has significantly increased the performance potential of even the most basic family vehicle. To keep up, tire manufacturers have had to drastically increase a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...