The Headway HW501 winter passenger studded tire is one of the most successful developments of Chinese tire manufacturers. This model owes its popularity not only to its low cost, but also to its good traction and coupling properties on any winter surfaces, for which it was created. At the same time, it is impossible not to note the thoughtfulness of the size range, which is represented by the most popular types, thanks to which this tire can boast excellent applicability.
Classic V-shaped tread pattern
Since foreign specialists were involved in the creation of this tire, it is not surprising that its tread pattern contains the same features characteristic of winter models of leading world brands. For decades, most of them have not changed the V-shaped scheme of tread elements, which is still considered one of the best for winter tires. As for this model, its tread pattern was created not by the method of blind copying, which could not but affect its operational qualities.
Rigid central rib
Like most winter models of leading world brands, the Headway HW501 tread pattern consists of five longitudinal ribs, only one of which is solid. It is located in the very center. Due to its rigidity, this tread element provides the tire with excellent directional stability on winter roads, as well as clarity and speed of reaction to steering wheel turns.
Excellent grip on snow
The Headway HW501 model owes its excellent grip properties on snow to several technical solutions. First of all, this is the block structure of the tread pattern. Thanks to the numerous grip edges created by the multitude of individual blocks, the tire grips the snow cover perfectly.
In addition, there are many cross-shaped drainage channels in the shoulder areas of the tread. When in contact with a snowy road surface, they capture a certain amount of snow, which creates additional grip.
Excellent traction properties on ice
In order to ensure reliable grip on ice, Chinese specialists equipped the tread with a multitude of studs. Their location is chosen so that the contact patch at any time has the maximum number of studs, evenly distributed over its entire area.
As a supplement to the studs, Chinese tire manufacturers resorted to a long-tested remedy. We are talking about lamellas, which are located in huge numbers throughout the surface of the tread pattern. During movement, they form an countless number of sharp edges, which makes the grip with the slippery road even more reliable.
Main features of the Headway HW501 tire
- due to the involvement of European specialists in the development, the tire has an excellent price-quality ratio;
- the original symmetrical V-shaped tread pattern guarantees excellent traction properties on any winter surface;
- the rigid central rib has high resistance to dynamic deformation, due to which the tire demonstrates good directional stability and response speed;
- excellent snow grip due to the multitude of massive tread blocks;
- the combination of studs and zigzag-shaped lamellas allows you to confidently move on ice;
- short braking distance due to the transverse arrangement and massive size of the shoulder area blocks.
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