Goodyear has a long history of introducing innovative tires. Some are built using sustainable materials that could help drivers reduce their vehicle’s environmental footprint and fuel consumption.
Some of the new material highlights include silica that comes from rice husk waste rather than mining, polyester for cord fabric made from recycled plastic bottles and pine tree resins instead of petroleum-based ones. Goodyear says these materials can lower a tire’s rolling resistance, which also improves fuel economy.
All-Season Tires
Goodyear all-season tires provide a great balance between traction and highway handling for most drivers. Their internal structure uses twin steel belts reinforced by a polyester cord body to provide both stability and ride comfort. Additionally, Goodyear all season tires feature tread wear indicators to help drivers maintain their tire’s lifespan.
Assurance All Season tires are designed to perform well in all seasons with excellent traction across dry, wet and light snow roads. They also offer good highway cruising capabilities with minimal noise.
Wet road performance is enhanced by notches and sipes which increase biting edges for exceptional traction. Thanks to lateral notches, the tread pattern also has superior self cleaning capability.
However, this tire cannot cope with heavy loads or sudden accelerations. Its traction in ice and deep snow is below par with most other all-season tires. This is due to its rubber compound which tends to freeze below 7 Celcius degrees. This tire also has decent hydroplaning resistance thanks to circumferential grooves and open shoulder blocks that evacuate water.
Performance Tires
If you want to take your vehicle’s performance to the next level, Goodyear makes tires that will deliver. They provide a comfortable ride, even over rough road surfaces. They also help you save on fuel costs with their low rolling resistance.
These tires are made for drivers of modern muscle cars, sports sedans, and sporty coupes who crave high-speed traction and handling. They also offer secure grip in inclement weather, including rain and light snow.
The Eagle Exhilarate uses an asymmetric tread design with an all-season silica compound. This increases responsiveness, especially when braking. Wide lateral notches and four circumferential grooves evacuate water to reduce hydroplaning. The tread pattern also features sipes that enhance traction on ice and light snow.
Off-Road Tires
The Goodyear Wrangler All-Terrain Adventure with Kevlar is an excellent all-terrain tire that’s designed for SUVs and 4X4s. It’s made to conquer rough, rocky off-road environments and grip onto wet roads with ease. Consumer Reports gave it high marks for ride comfort, too. This is due to the tires’ near-silent tread that barely taps against the road.
The symmetrical tread pattern boasts open shoulder blocks that self-clean, removing mud, dirt and snow to improve off-road traction. Its biting edges help it hold on to wet surfaces as well. All of this is aided by the rubber compound’s durability and the tire’s layer of DuPont Kevlar, which bolsters its rugged strength and helps prevent cuts in its sidewalls with Durawall technology.
This model comes with a 6-year limited warranty that covers the tread, materials and workmanship. It’s also eligible for the company’s satisfaction pledge, which allows you to exchange your tires if you’re not completely satisfied with their performance.
Removable Pneumatic Tires
Goodyear is an industry leader when it comes to off-the-road tires. Its durable tires can be used in surface and underground mines, quarries, construction sites, ports and more. Goodyear also makes retread tires that are a great choice for long hauls and offer cut protection and air pressure monitoring.
Goodyear is always trying to improve its tires. One way it does this is by incorporating sustainable materials into car tires. These include recycled rubber, bio-based compounds and carbon-free production. They also use steel with high-recycled content and electric arc manufacturing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Using these materials helps to make tires last longer and help protect the environment.