The name of the Pirelli Winter Snowcontrol winter tire quite accurately describes its strongest sides. This model is characterized, first of all, by increased grip properties on snowy roads. However, its other operational properties are also at a level that is more than sufficient to successfully compete with the majority of tires from other equally well-known tire brands.
Original central tread design
Two of the four longitudinal ribs of the tread pattern of this model are located in its central part. Each of them contains a multitude of individual blocks arranged in a checkerboard pattern and having an original quadrangular shape with curved faces and smoothed corners. Such a design improves several technical characteristics at once. First of all, this is an improved grip on snow. At the same time, the arrangement of the block faces at a sharp angle and the smoothed forms significantly reduce fuel consumption and the level of noise and vibrations generated by them.
Wide shoulder blocks
In turn, the peculiarity of the design of the shoulder zones lies in the following features. First of all, these are the massive sizes and transverse arrangement of the blocks located here. This improves the tire's stability when maneuvering, and also increases its performance when accelerating and braking.
Key features of Pirelli Winter Snowcontrol
- the original design of the central part of the tread improves longitudinal traction characteristics on snow, reduces rolling resistance, as well as the level of noise and vibrations generated by the blocks located here;
- wide shoulder zones with transversely arranged elements increase stability when maneuvering, as well as traction when accelerating and braking;
- lamellas of several types, one of which provides a contact patch with several thousand edges of grip, and the other - dries it, removing the water film from the icy or wet surface.
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