What Are The Most Popular Tyre Types?

Choosing high-quality, durable tyres that are suitable for a vehicle’s regular use is an important step to driving fuel-efficiently and keeping your car in good condition. Ensuring that your car’s tyres are kept in good condition is one of the most cost-effective steps to improving the performance of your vehicle. In addition to improving fuel economy, choosing the right tyres is a significant step from a safety standpoint.

Read more for some further information on some of the most popular options for tyre types.



Standard Tyres

Standard road tyres provide a cost-effective choice suitable for the vast majority of road conditions. In offering enough traction for these conditions, standard tyres do not have the amount of grip provided by winter tyres ensuring that rolling resistance is optimised and benefiting fuel economy. Vehicle technicians at your local garage will be able to advise you on the range of options for standard tyres suitable for your vehicle.

Winter Tyres

Providing more grip on icy conditions, winter tyres provide a valuable option to ensure your vehicle can be used in all weather conditions. In normal weather conditions, winter tyres would reduce fuel economy by increasing rolling resistance which is why they would only be used when necessary. However, for lower temperatures, they are the ideal options and even if there is not snow or ice winter tyres will still provide improvements to a vehicle’s grip offering considerable safety and performance benefits.

Run Flat Tyres

Run-flat tyres provide the option to continue driving for a period of time following a puncture. This can be beneficial for a number of reasons. There is a clear safety benefit as it is possible to find a safe point to stop the car and change the tyre or call for assistance. Whilst they are more expensive than standard tyres many drivers favour this option for the range of benefits provided.

Reinforced Tyres

Reinforced tyres are suited to heavier vehicles providing a stable option through the use of stronger or thicker materials used. This can be useful if your vehicle is regularly loaded with heavy items ensuring that traction is maintained.

Get in Touch

Based in Aylesbury our experienced technicians at Acorn Tyres can provide a range of efficient and cost-effective auto services for your vehicle including a tyre-fitting service. If your vehicle requires new car tyres contact us today for a free quote by calling 01296 612 075.