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Winter's ice- & snow-covered highways
may require more traction than the typical All-Season original
equipment tires used on sport utility vehicles provide. Pirelli
Scorpion Ice & Snow winter tires are designed primarily for the
drivers of luxury sport utility vehicles who want to enhance their
vehicle's winter driving performance by combining high speed
capability with good handling on wet or dry winter roads, & snow
& ice traction. The Scorpion
Ice & Snow tire features a tread rubber compound that remains
flexible at lower ambient temperatures to enhance grip & handling
in typical winter conditions. The tread compound is molded into a
subtly asymmetric tread design that features a stable shoulder area
to enhance dry road handling, circumferential grooves to provide
hydroplaning resistance & help maintain good traction on wet &
slush-covered roads, & angled independent tread blocks with
circumferential & lateral sipes that help the tire bite into snow.
The Scorpion Ice & Snow winter
radials meet the industry's severe snow service requirements & are
branded with the snowflake-on-the-mountain symbol. They feature a
stylized blackwall & are available from The Tire Rack in selected
70-, 65- & 55-series; T-& H-speed rated sizes for 16" through
18" wheel diameters.
Vehicles should always be equipped
with equivalent tires at all wheel positions. These winter tires,
due to their exceptional snow & ice traction provided by their
unique tread compounds, must be used in sets of four to help ensure
proper vehicle control.
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