The numbers on a tire's sidewall provide information about its size, manufacture date, load rating, speed rating, and maximum ...

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 ...

Driving through snow and ice this winter? You'll be safer if your tires display this small (but important) symbol.

High speed does not just shorten your reaction time, it quietly reshapes the rubber that keeps your car on the road. Push your tires hard enough and long enough and the heat, flexing, and friction at ...