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Journalists were introduced to the new product before the start of the season. And now it's time to change shoes. The experts behind the wheel, as always help, choose the right shoe for the car.
But back to the new product, which has not yet reached our test. The tire is distinguished by triangular spikes and a protruding part of the spike in the form of a trapezoidal polyhedron. All together, in the language of Goodyear experts, it is called Multicontrol Ice technology, which consists not only in giving the spikes a special shape, but also in making them work correctly. And for this, the spikes need to be firmly fixed in a given direction.
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Strict fixing of the stud in the tire body is called body interlocking geometry, which can be translated as interdependent geometry, which guarantees high controllability in icy conditions. The sharp front edges of the spikes provide better grip during acceleration, and their elongated shape improves lateral grip for better control in cornering on an icy road. The wide rear edge of the spike increases the grip area for more confident braking. The optimized spike distribution reduces, according to the developers, the level of noise produced by the tires.
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On a snowy road, the tire and tread design ensure safe driving. Straight V-shaped lamellas allow the tread block edge to act as a dynamically changing surface when driving on a snowy road and improve grip.
Meanwhile, winter is not only snow and ice, so when creating new tires Goodyear experts paid a lot of attention to handling and braking performance when driving on dry and wet asphalt. When the surface of the asphalt is wet, deep tread grooves effectively remove water and wet snow from the contact spot, and a new silica-based rubber compound helps to effectively absorb the kinetic energy of the car during braking on wet roads.
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The Goodyear UltraGrip Ice Arctic studded winter tires are recognized as the best in the winter test conducted by Test World, an independent testing and certification organization. Experts gave this review: “The new Goodyear studded tires showed excellent results on a snowy and icy road, especially during acceleration and braking. With these tires, the car demonstrates excellent handling and steering sensitivity in extreme situations."
