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 ...

The string of letters and numbers wrapped around your tire sidewall is not decoration. It is a compact spec sheet that tells ...

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 ...

Question: I am buying a set of performance tires for my Chevrolet Camaro, and I have been told some different things at tire stores about speed ratings on tires. Some explanation of what they mean, ...

The numbers and letters on a car tire may seem confusing, but they're actually relatively simple once you understand them. Here's what they mean.

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 ...

Everybody needs tires. Whether you drive your vehicle off-road, pull a trailer, or just jam around town, tires are your all-important contact patch to the ground. There are many types of tires ...

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 ...

I didn’t give much thought to speed ratings last year when I bought a set of new tires for my Taurus station wagon. And why would I? I mean, who needs tires rated at 130 mph when the top speed of your ...

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 ...

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 ...