The CW-20 is a tyre designed especially for transporters and vans and features excellent efficiency and performance properties. It has a robust built and gives an impressive car-like driving comfort.
Optimal lateral grooves reduce the noise generated from air consonance and increases riding comfort.
Four-straight grooves ensure driving safety on the wet ground.
Shoulder rigidity enhancement prevents from irregularly wearing and is suitable for long distance driving.
Sipes on the bottom of shoulder grooves keep tread soft and riding comfort in the terminal wearing stage.
EU Tyre Label and Efficiency Classes
The European Union has introduced the EU Tyre Label by Regulation (No. 1222/2009) identically and bindingly for all EU member states. It applies to passenger car tyres, light commercial vehicle tyres and heavy commercial vehicle tyres produced after 01.07.2012.
Three different areas are tested: rolling resistance, wet grip and the rolling noise the tyre makes on the road.
The following are not affected by the EU Tyre Label: retreaded tyres, professional off-road tyres, racing tyres, tyres with additional devices to improve traction such as spiked tyres, T-type emergency tyres, special tyres for fitting to vehicles first registered before 1 October 1990, tyres with a maximum authorised speed of 80 km/h, tyres for rims with a nominal diameter of 254 mm or less or 635 mm or more.
With this regulation, the European Union is pursuing the goal of promoting economic and ecological efficiency in road traffic as well as increasing road safety on the one hand, and on the other hand, granting consumers more product transparency and at the same time serving as an active decision-making aid.
Already during the incorporation, experts criticise the fact that the EU Tyre Label unfortunately only shows a few product characteristics. Apart from rolling resistance, wet grip and rolling noise, which are the main focus of EU tyre labelling, tyres have much more important and safety-relevant product characteristics, such as aquaplaning properties, driving stability, service life, braking properties on dry and wet roads, behaviour in wintry conditions, etc.
Tyre manufacturers point out that test results from various institutions and journals remain an important information medium for the end consumer. These tests usually focus on further safety-relevant product characteristics besides the EU standard qualifications for tyre labelling, which are always important for the final customer.
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13.06.2019 from Luke These replaced the Dunlop econdrive that came factory fitted. I must admit I was worried about noise as it is a taxi. To be honest performance wise the tyres feel as good as the frightenly expensive Dunlops. Nankang have an impressive history with commercial tyres and it certainly shows with this tyre.