Nitto NT860
FEATURES AND BENEFITS
- Summer weather traction
- High speed controllability
- Fuel efficient performance
- Reduced road noise levels
OVERVIEW
The Nitto NT860 is a summer tire manufactured for passenger vehicles. Depending on its speed rating, the tire can be a performance or high performance model.
The model promotes a secure summer weather performance. The asymmetric dual purpose tread pattern and the silica-based tire compound improve the dry and wet weather road gripping ability. The tire compound keeps the tire's flexible traction in summer weather, under the high heat pressure. The tread pattern with the F-shaped siping detail increases the grip the tire has on dry and wet road surfaces. These sipes heighten the number of biting edges gripping the road during the model's high speed performance. The circumferential round-edge grooves prevent hydroplaning. They disperse water and slush from below the tire's footprint and improve the wet weather high speed driving safety.
The tire guarantees a secure high speed performance and controllability. The asymmetric ribbed tread design closely follows the road surface at all times and maintains the tire's contact with the road. This significantly boosts the steering responsiveness and its driving stability. The steering becomes faster and more precise in its response to the driver's commands, while the structure is secured against the driving pressure affecting the model. The silica-based compound prevents heat build-up from affecting the tire's performance. This, along with the constant road contact and balanced pressure distribution, enables the tire to increase its high speed driving capability and power.
The silica-infused tire compound also provides a fuel efficient performance. The silica in the rubber compound actively prevents heat build-up along the tread area. This eases the driving pressure off the tire and ensures the tire's optimal performance. As a result, the model's rolling resistance is decreased. The rolling resistance is the driving pressure affecting the model, which determines the amount of energy the vehicle needs to keep the tires in rotation. The lowered rolling resistance reduces the vehicle's fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, guaranteeing a fuel conscious and environmentally friendly driving experience.
The NT860 provides a quiet drive. The tread design features special serrated groove walls that manage to lower the road and tread pattern noise generated while the tires are in motion. They channel the airwaves through the tire's footprint and bounce them off the walls, dampening them in the process. This prevents the creation of soundwaves while the tries are in motion, resulting in them not being heard in the vehicle's cabin. This allows the tire to have a quiet and comfortable performance.
