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All Season Tires






Most vehicles have steel belted All Seasons radial tires as standard equipment. These tires are identified by an "M+S" molded in the tire sidewall along with the tire size and the Tire Performance Criteria (TPC) specification number. They qualify as snow tires, with a 37 percent higher average rating for snow traction than non-All Seasons radial tires. Other performance areas such as wet traction, rolling resistance, tread life and air retention, are also improved slightly.