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Dry performance

L Asymmetric pattern design                       Inside  Outside  N Strengthened pattern
                                                                     stiffness
   A enhanced outside stiffness ensuring
   improved dry handling performance.                              Longitudinal stiffness 2% increased.
                                                                   Lateral stiffness 1% increased.
M Step tie-bar
                                                                                                                                                       105Lateral stiffness (Y-direction)
   •  Application of a stairway-shaped tie-bar
      enables the tread wear level to be checked          K 104
                                                                                                                                                       103
   • R  educed block movement establishes                                                                                                              102
      strengthened block stiffness and improved                                                                                                        101
      driving safety                                                                                                                                   100
                                                                                                                                                         99
                                                                                                                                                         98
                                                                                                                                                         97
                                                                                                                                                         96
                                                                                                                                                         95 Longitudinal stiffness (x-direction)
                                                                                                                                                             95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105

                                                                                                    Conventional

Inside        Outside                                              Dry braking

                                                  L

Conventional                                                                                                                  Stopping distance

                                                          L 4% shorter

                                                                                                                                                                Stopping distance [index]
                                                                                                                  98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105

                                                                                                                       Conventional
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