Your Guide to Tire Speed Rating. When it comes to selecting new tires for your car, truck, or SUV, the tires' speed rating is just one of many factors you should consider.

The maximum speeds for more common car and light truck tire speed ratings are as follows: T – 118 mph (190 kph) H – 130 mph (210 kph) V – 149 mph (240 kph) W – 168 mph (270 kph) ...

Every tire manufactured since 1979 needs to feature Uniform Tire Quality Grading (UTQG) markings that provide the treadwear, traction, and temperature ratings. Treadwear corresponds to how long a ...

The codes on tires at the faster end of the scale can appear with some variations. Michelin and General Tire place a Z in front of the R in the size code for tires with speed ratings of W or Y ...

The ratings run from M for 130 km/h to Y for 300 km/h. In North America, where the maximum legal limit is 75 mph or 122 km/h in some U.S. states, virtually every passenger car tire sold exceeds ...

Read this car news article from 2013-03-14. Tire Speed Ratings. Search. FR. News; Cars for sale; Technical Specs ... That letter defines the speed rating of any given tire.

You may never achieve speeds like this at home, but all new car and truck tires sold in the United States have speed ratings on them. A tire's ability to deal with high speeds doesn't necessarily ...

Read this car news article from 2013-03-14. Tire Speed Ratings. Search. FR. News; Cars for sale; Technical Specs ... That letter defines the speed rating of any given tire.

Most people in Calgary worry about whether their tires will get them through the winter unscathed but many don’t know that the wrong speed rating can be just as hazardous as a slippery street.

NEW YORK—Tires with high speed ratings are growing in popularity among U.S. consumers, according to the latest retail panel findings from market research firm GfK. The sales gains for ...