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MTD October 2014 P-metric light truck tires Our newest P-metric LT is a size expansion of our Wild Peak H/T, an on-highway, all-season tire designed for use on pickup's, SUV's, commercial vans and some CUV ftments. Davis, Goodyear: Te Goodyear Wrangler All-Terrain Adventure with Kevlar... is optimized for both everyday highway driving and going of-road, with an emphasis on tread life performance and an extensive size line-up in LT and Standard Load oferings. Durawall Technology ofers toughness and helps resist cuts and punctures. Kopacz, Hankook: Hankook's newest P-metric light truck tire is the Dynapro HT. Te premium highway, all-season Dy- napro HT provides drivers of light trucks, vans and sport-utility vehicles improved snow traction, low rolling resistance and longer tread wear. A wide, computer-generated tread enables beter mileage, less noise and excellent grip. Te Dynapro HT is available in 15-inch through 20-inch sizes. Liu, Hercules: Te Hercules Terra Trac Cross-V ofers a unique mix of wear resistance, all-weather traction, low roll- ing resistance and outstanding value. Te Cross-V features a 70,000-mile/112,000-km limited warranty on P-metric sizes and a 65,000-mile/105,000-km warranty on LT sizes, road hazard protection and the 30-day Trust Our Ride test drive. It is available in 32 SUV/CUV and LT-designated sizes with 16- to 20-inch rim diameters. Kim, Kumho: Te Kumho Crugen KL33 is ofered in the United States in two sizes: 235/60R18 and P235/55R19. Additional sizes will be available in December ranging from 16- to 20-inch ftments. Te Kumho Crugen KL33 features a four groove, fve rib tread design that provides excellent on-road handling and all-season traction. Te tire's variable pitch tread design reduces noise for a quieter ride and the wide circumferential grooves contribute to confdent wet and snow traction. Ewing, Pirelli: Pirelli's newest light truck tire for P- and Euro-metric applications, the Scorpion Verde All-Season Plus, is designed for on-road use by SUV/CUV owners. It uses innovative materials and construction processes to give consumers the best performance and feature benefts — low tread wear, low noise and rolling resistance, coupled with high mileage, comfort and excellent handling in all weather conditions. It is currently available in 29 sizes from 16-inch to 22-inch rim diameters in the H and V speed ratings. Vance, TBC: Tis year, we introduced the Sumitomo HTR Enhance C/X that specifcally targets the SUV and crossover market with 15 16- to 19-inch metric sizes, along with a 60,000-mile tread wear warranty, a free one-year road hazard coverage, and two-year roadside assistance. Te HTR Enhance ofers durable and dependable long-lasting performance combined with outstanding all-season traction and superior highway ride quality. Mayfeld, Toyo: Te Open Country A/T II all-terrain tire (features)... a blatantly aggressive tread design and a quiet ride. P-metric sizes ft 15-, 16-, 17-, 18- and 20-inch rim diameters. Abram, Yokohama: Yokohama's newest highway terrain tire, the Geolander H/T G056, launched on Sept. 1, 2014. It's available in 38 sizes — 27 P-metric, 11 LT-metric — from 15-inch to 20-inch diameters. It has Advanced Orange-Oil Compound and Triple 3D Sipes to achieve a 70,000-mile limited tread wear warranty — 50,000 on LT-metric — and outstanding all-season traction. ■ The Continental CrossCon- tact LX20 was introduced in August 2011. It features EcoPlus Technology. The Kumho Crugen KL33 is available as OE ftments on the 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe and Kia Sorento. CMA will continue to add popular OE sizes (up to 20 inches) in the new Travia H/T line throughout 2015. The Bridgestone Dueler H/L Alenza Plus is available in 34 T-, H-, V- and W-rated sizes up to 20 inches in diameter. P-metric vs. Euro-metric, there is a slight difference According to The Tire Rack, Euro-metric and P-metric tires in the same size, say, P225/60R16 and 225/60R16, "are equiva- lent in their dimensions with just slight differences in their load capacity calcu- lations and infation pressure tables. So if Euro-metric and P-metric tires have the same numeric size, the same tire performance category and the same speed rating, the two are considered equivalent and interchangeable if used in axle pairs or sets of four." Tire Rack recommends dealers and consumers defer to the vehicle manufac- turer's recommended infation pressures provided in the vehicle's owner's manual or on the vehicle tire placard for the load-carrying capacity for either size tire. 28 28