While automakers love to boast about the blistering performance stats of their flashy sports cars and the smooth, elegant ride of their decked-out luxury vehicles, much of a car's performance and feel ...

Q–The tires on my wife’s 1996 Pontiac Trans Sport squeal almost every time she turns a corner. The van and tires have 54,000 miles. I would guess they have 16,000 more miles left on them. I rotated ...

A good set of tires has always made a big difference in safety, fuel economy and handling, but one area that is getting new attention is the quality of tires to reduce or increase the amount of noise ...

In the past several months of writing the C5/C6 Solutions column here in Corvette Fever, I've received a surprising number of letters and emails from various readers looking for quieter replacement ...

Q. I own a 2002 Volvo S60. The present tire size is P195 65 R 15. I’d like to know if I can move up to 205 60 R 15s, and what you’d suggest for an all-weather quiet tire. I have Michelins now, and ...

Rolling noise is generated by two things: movement of the tire's tread block on the road surface and the sound of air being expelled from between the tread blocks as the tire compresses. Racing slicks ...

ATLANTA — Professional driver Bryan Germone uttered instructions under his breath as we traversed a wet track recently at Atlanta Motorsports Park in a 2023 Subaru BRZ to experience Bridgestone's new ...

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