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Tire manufacturers tend to have different compounds for Europe (focused on lower rolling resistance) and North America (focused on traction and a wider range of
by ragall 29d ago
Tire manufacturers tend to have different compounds for Europe (focused on lower rolling resistance) and North America (focused on traction and a wider range of working temperatures). I'd guess that California will now simply get the EU variants instead of the NA variants.
- Melatonic 29d agoFrom what I remember European tired were often outperforming American tires in stopping performance and other metrics. So not sure that's true.
- ragall 28d agoEU tires focus on low rolling resistance and low breaking distance (due to environmental and safety regulations), NA tires focus on durability (became people drive a lot more) and suitability for a wide range of temperatures (became of the climate).
- AngryData 29d agoI would assume US tires also focus more on milage too. Europeans don't drive as far and you don't really want a bunch of old aged tires still driving around even if they got the tread.
- ragall 28d agoPrecisely because NA drivers drive a lot more, NA compounds are more focused on durability rather than increasing car mileage. EU drivers are alright with less durable compounds because rubber gets cooked after a few years and would have to be replaced anyway.