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high-performance tire [1 record]

Record 1 2007-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
CONT

Performance tires tend to be designed for use at higher speeds. They often have a softer rubber compound for improved traction, especially on high speed cornering.

CONT

There are quite a few levels ... of performance tires available on the market, from barely-street-legal race tires to mildly improved passenger car tires. ... The main objective of a performance tire is to increase traction. ... There are some tradeoffs associated with running a high-performance tire. Besides the increased noise and stiffer ride, the most important is less-than-optimum performance in the wet stuff.

Key term(s)
  • high-performance tyre
  • performance tyre
  • high performance tire
  • high performance tyre

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
CONT

À l'extérieur, cette Protegé 5 comporte plusieurs modifications incluant notamment une suspension plus basse et des pneus performants montés sur des jantes Momo.

OBS

performant : Capable de hautes performances (Le Petit Robert de la langue française 2006, p. 1903).

Key term(s)
  • pneu haute-performance
  • pneu hautes performances

Spanish

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