The Nexen N Blue S guarantees maximum comfort and handling for a powerful car at high speeds in urban driving. The tyre's parameters fully comply with European requirements.
The asymmetry in the car tyre's pattern extends the already versatile capabilities of a sports car wheel in the summer season. The more segmented outer part of the pattern is designed to cope with wet driving, while the larger and less frequent inner part of the pattern is responsible for dry traction.
The proprietary Sidewall Aero Dynamic technology enables the sidewalls to reduce the rolling resistance of the wheel with great aerodynamic capabilities and extend the life of the tyre through high wear resistance.
The three central drainage channels have sufficient width and depth to collect and evacuate moisture from the contact patch. The dense arrangement of the three elements optimises the grip area when the road quality or condition changes to shorten the braking distance.
The Nexen N Blue S has wide lateral sipes, which contributes to the vehicle's steering stability and safe cornering when manoeuvring in dense urban traffic. The solution also prevents excessive rubber material from being drawn away when cornering.
The compound also incorporates innovative solutions to maintain the material's stiffness at the original level, so that the tyre compound does not "melt" in the summer heat, but maintains the pattern elements in the correct position relative to the contact patch for handling.
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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