Tire wear and mileage (VW Touareg 1)

General information

All sorts of requirements are placed on the tire.

Each of these requirements is incorporated into the tire to a certain extent.

Depending on the operation and type of vehicle, certain requirements may be more pronounced, while others may be less so.

Tires with speed ratings H, V and Z for "high-performance vehicles" are expected to have excellent grip even on wet, flooded road surfaces. In return, these tires may not have as much mileage as, for example, tires with speed ratings S or T.

Requirements for the tire

The circle represents the tire life. It shows how the shares of requirements from A to H can be distributed in the tire structure and in the rubber compound.

Improving one characteristic entails a deterioration in another.

Example

Improving wet braking behaviour A has a negative impact on comfort B, rolling resistance G and expected service life F.

The expected life of a passenger car tire depends not only on the rubber compound and tire design. Operating conditions, vehicle-specific features, and driving style greatly affect tire mileage.



On modern cars and with the corresponding motorization, both especially careful and economical and extremely sporty driving styles are possible. The tire resource is possible from 5,000 to 40,000 km and even more.

NOTE: Driving style is the most significant factor affecting tire life.

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