EU Tyre Label

[Tesla]

Have you noted new, standardised tyre labelling coming in to play from next month?

http://www.conti-online.com/generat.../press_services/hidden/2012-pr-EUtyre-en.html

Tyres are rated A-G on fuel efficiency, wet grip and external rolling noise.

There is no group D as they wish to avoid an average performing tyre.
Oh, there is also no group G for wet grip ratings.

Seems a good idea but why screw with the simple and recognisable A-G ratings by omitting the middle value?

 

[[TW]Fox]

It's going to be ****. Everything by anyone half decent is going to get 'A' for grip making all tyres appear the same to consumers :/

 

[ubersonic]

There is no group D as they wish to avoid an average performing tyre.

Why not just do A-F instead of A-G omitting D then?

Oh, there is also no group G for wet grip ratings.

So G is the worst except for wet grip where F is the worst and the band for each letter is wider? Why not just include G instead of making F worse? do these idiots buy amplifiers that go to 11?

Yep, its got EU written aaaaaall over it

 

[PhillyDee]

What an odd way of doing it. Is it based on a never changing scale? Because what happens when they get all A and B tyres, will they move the goal post?

All consumers are really bothered about is cost. Otherwise why would cheap and nasty sell.

 

[jamoor]

Am I missing something? Why have they put wet grip levels but not dry?

 

[Overlag]

Am I missing something? Why have they put wet grip levels but not dry?

because its wet grip where most "ditch finders" fail. They do relatively fine in the dry but the wet they are damn right dangerous. Case point my Nissan Primera with "Arrow Speed" tyres will understeer and 4 wheel slide at 15-20mph on a damp roundabout where i could take it 25-35 in mine...?

The rules on wet grip is why road legal track tyres are going to disappear.