The Achilles Desert Hawk HT2 is an all-season, highway terrain that’s meant for use on light trucks and SUVs and is designed with a fuel-efficient, long-wearing silica-enriched tread compound. A solid center rib enhances straight-line road manners, and the Desert Hawk HT2’s all-season tread pattern allows for year-round traction and performance while large shoulders put more rubber on the road to boost strength, handling, and cornering performance.
An all-season tire, the Dueler H/T 840 from Bridgestone is meant for use on pickup trucks, CUVs, and SUVs. Wide grooves funnel water out of the tread to reduce the risk of hydroplaning on wet roads, and the Dueler H/T 840’s profile puts more rubber on the road for consistent handling while also fending off uneven wear. Additionally, the Dueler H/T 840’s angled tread blocks bite into the road to boost traction year-round.
The Nokian Outpost APT is an all-terrain all-weather tire that’s designed for use on CUVs, SUVs, and light trucks and features Aramid Strong Sidewalls that guard the tire from damage. Three Peak Mountain Snowflake certified for use in moderate to severe winter weather conditions, the Outpost APT’s Torrent Grooves improve grip on soft surfaces such as mud while Double Diamond Lifts provide grip on unpredictable surfaces such as sand and rocks. A dual sidewall design allows drivers to choose the look that’s right for their ride, and the Outpost APT utilizes a low rolling resistance rubber compound that enhances fuel efficiency so that drivers spend less at the pumps and more time on the road and trails.
Bridgestone Dueler H/L Alenza Plus P245/60R18 104H
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The Bridgestone Dueler H/L Alenza Plus tire delivers all-season performance for light trucks, SUVs, and crossovers along with touring-tire levels of comfort and quiet. The Dueler H/L Alenza Plus is packed with features like Bridgestone’s Long Link Carbon tread compound for low rolling resistance and long wear, O-Bead single strand bead wire, circumferential tread grooves, and a continuous spiral-wound nylon wrap for enhanced stability. Where the rubber meets the road, the Dueler H/L Alenza Plus features a solid center rib that boosts straight-line stability, plus large shoulder blocks and a dual-layer tread area that improves heat dispersal for lower rolling resistance. Additionally, the Dueler H/L Alenza Plus is backed by up to an 80,000 mile limited manufacturer tread life, depending on the tire’s speed rating.
Get the crisp, responsive handling of an ultra-high-performance tire and the year-round traction of an all-season tire with the Bridgestone Potenza RE980AS. The Potenza RE980AS features an advanced rubber formulation molded into a 5-rib asymmetrical tread pattern, plus chamfered slots, interlocking sipes, open shoulder slots, and a solid center rib for enhanced road manners. Additionally, the Potenza RE980AS is backed by a 50,000 mile tread life.
The Firehawk A/S V2 is Firestone’s best high-performance all-season tire, and features a denser pattern of channels for good water drainage, extra biting edges for snow, mud, and slush traction, and a design that’s aimed at better handling, even as the tread wears down. Additionally, the Firehawk A/S V2 is backed by an up to 50,000 mile limited manufacturer tread life, depending on the tire’s size.
Toyo Extensa A/S II is a touring all-season tire for passenger cars, SUVs, CUVs, and light trucks. It features symmetric, non-directional tread design that enables cross rotation and oriented to deliver long tread life. Extensa A/S II enhanced with Optimized Center Block Arrangement and Variable-pitch angles on center blocks for better road contact and increased comfort while driving. These M+S rated all-season tires provide excellent wet braking and handling, as well as great fuel efficiency. Four wide circumferential grooves along with Variable Pitch Channels evacuate the water from the tire’s tread for improved wet traction and hydroplaning resistance. The shoulder rib that connects all the shoulder blocks along with Multi-Wave Sipes together minimize irregular wear, increase stability, and all-season traction.
The Maxxis Bravo HP-M3 tire is a long-lasting all-season touring tire for the most common car, minivan and SUVs. The tire features a continuous center rib with slanted sipes which give the tire wet and snow traction as well as better high-speed stability. Th intermediary circumferential grooves are wide open which helps to channel water away from under the contact patch with the road. This feature also helps to improve hydroplaning resistance. For driver comfort, the tire has flexible sidewalls and a tread that generates barely detectable noise levels. This means a whisper quiet, smooth ride at a much lower price than the premium brands.
Designed for use on touring and luxury touring cars, the Vezda Touring A/S (KR205) from Kenda is an all-season tire that’s backed by a 65,000 mile limited manufacturer tread life warranty. An asymmetric tread pattern enhances handling and steering performance, and the Vezda Touring A/S (KR205)’s extra siping creates additional biting edges for better grip and traction on wet and wintry roads.
Designed for use on coupes, sedans, and minivans, the Nokian WR G4 tire delivers true all-weather performance. The WR G4 is designed with an asymmetric tread pattern that features winter tread design elements (including jagged sipes and deep channels) inboard with a dry-weather design toward the outboard shoulder and two circumferential grooves for water drainage. The WR G4 delivers winter performance with a year-round tread pattern, and is protected by a 60,000 mile limited manufacturer tread life.
