Himalaya Kattura studless winter tires are specifically developed for markets in Central and South Europe, aimed to bring drivers higher stability, traction, and comfort whether on wet, slush, or icy roads. From tread patterns to tire compounds, these studless tires are built for better grip and controls in wet and winter conditions. Unique tread designs including grooves and bars offer superior steering while trapezium sipes enhance durability at the same time, resulting in better braking performance on snow than top brand products by 5 percent.
The European Union, under CE 1222/2009, has mandated that all tyres manufactured after the date of July 1 2012 for cars and commercial vehicles include standard EU Tyre Labels classifying them by three performance characteristics:fuel efficiency classified from A to G,wet grip classified from A to G, and noise emission in decibels.
Categories of tyres unaffected by this regulation include: retreaded tyres, professional off-road tyres, racing/sports car tyres, as well as certain types of tyres designed to improve traction such as studded tyres, T-type temporary spare tyres, tyres for cars built before 1990, tyres with a maximum allowed speed of 80km/h, tyres for rims with a diameter less or equal to 254 mm or greater or equal to 635 mm. This label is intended on one hand to promote economic and ecological efficiency in traffic, as well as increase road safety, and on the other hand to help consumers select appropriate tyres by ensuring a certain degree of product transparency.
Nevertheless, the label has been criticized for only showing a very limited number of characteristics. Professionals argue that tyres have many more features that are important and relevant to road safety, including but not limited to aquaplaning properties, driving stability, service life, product properties on wet and dry roads other than wet grip, properties on snow. Tyre manufacturers suggest that the test results from various institutions and industry magazines should remain a very important source of information for the end consumer, because they focus on and rate a wide variety of tyre properties and features.
Brand
Federal
Model
HIMALAYA KATTURA
Dimension
205/60 R16 96H XL, studdable
Tyre width
205
Tyre profile
60
Construction type
R
Tyre size
16
Tyre load index
96
Speed index
(H)
With/Without Valve (TT/TL)
Tyre requires tube
M/C
No
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