Choosing the right tires is important to getting the most out of your car. Just because tires all look more or less alike doesn't mean they all perform the same, especially when it comes to speed.

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. Because there are so many different ratings and types of ...

Different tire compounds excel in different areas, which is why tires have speed ratings — not all materials can handle the extra heat and stress that come with high-speed driving. However, upgrading ...

As a car owner, you probably already know that tires come with a size designation. It's a standardized code that helps you identify what exact tires will fit your vehicle perfectly. But the size ...

The speed ratings of tires are more than just about the maximum allowable speed that the rubber can carry a load before failing, exploding, and causing a massive accident. It's one of the many numbers ...

Tire speed ratings basically tell you how fast you can go before your tires turn into shrapnel. Your everyday grocery-getters can get away with, say, inexpensive S-rated tires that will hold together ...

Not everybody comes to the table with the inherent knowledge of what does and doesn't make a good tire. Often when shopping for new tires for your car, truck, or SUV, price is the one and only ...

The go/no-go decision during takeoff has little margin for error and the consequences of making the wrong decision can be unrecoverable. This accident illustrated ...

The NTSB’s investigation of the Learjet 60 accident focused on the high-speed failures of the main landing gear tires. Shown here is the right outboard main landing gear tire’s outboard sidewall ...