Winter studded tires Goodyear UltraGrip 8 appeared this year and has a circulation went more than 50 million units. Novelty managed to win prizes in many competitions conducted by the European automotive media.
Several independent European expert organizations, including and Automobile Club ADAC (Germany), supported the decision of journalists from German Auto Zeitung, Auto Express British and Finnish Tekniikan Maailma. Comparative tests new tires-winter season 2011-2012 conducted by specialized media, showed that the most suitable for the climate is continental tires Goodyear UltraGrip 8.
The largest German automobile club ADAC tested vehicles of different classes – Skoda Octavia with tires of the dimension 195/65 R15 and the Ford Fiesta with rubber 175/65 R14. Numerous races in different road conditions secured by Goodyear title leader in traction on snow and on dry surfaces, with various degrees of resistance to aquaplaning. Their colleagues from Auto Motor und Sport conducted comparative trial involving 14 models of winter tires dimension 205/55 R16 91H, using only one car – Volkswagen Passat. According to the results of the test Goodyear UltraGrip 8 topped the rating in the category of "a complete lack of weaknesses and exemplary performance on snow and wet pavement."
New winter tires series Goodyear UltraGrip 8 with factory index 8 debuted this year. And for all of 2011 has sold more than 50 million tires. According to the manufacturer, it is the world's first tire designed with a patented three-dimensional reciprocal linking tread block 3D-BIS. The difference in stopping distance UltraGrip 8 in comparison with other models ranging from one to fifteen feet – in many cases this is enough to avoid a collision, or significantly reduce its effects.
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