Is there any connection with gas and tires ? It does not make sense I hear that slogan in a commercial
well i've seen the commercial for the Goodyear tires that supposedly save you i think 2600 miles of gas over the life of the tire, i think its something like that, it says its because it provides less friction so i guess the vehicle moves better, but it doesn't say what vehicle they tested it on so it could have been a small compact car which would save more miles worth of gas than if you had a full size truck/SUV, and honestly 2600 miles worth of gas over the full life of the tire you wouldn't even notice at each fill up and its not like you'll save a few bucks from each fill up and have a few grand saved up at the end of each set of tires, it might be true but its just to get them to sell the tires, you just wouldn't notice any savings if it does
I don't know about Tire King tires specifically but the same physics applies to all tires/ vehicles. Tires and how you take care of them can have an effect on fuel mileage. First off the compound the tire is made of will play a part as stickier (performance) tires will have more rolling resistance as they are formulated to be sticky and grip the road surface better which causes more drag. An economy tire which is usually made of a harder rubber compound does not give you the grip and performance of a sporty tire but because of this factor the tire will have less rolling resistance than a sticky tire, less drag and will give you better mileage. Tread pattern also plays a part in drag. One of the most neglected things on most cars which is also one of the best ways to improve your gas mileage is to maintain your tires and alignment. Keep your tires at the proper inflation level, which you can usually find on a sticker in your vehicles door jamb or your owners manual. Check your pressure once a month minimum and visually check your tires every time you get gas. Also keep up on your tire rotations and alignments. Rotations will help to keep the wear patterns on the tires more or less equal. The alignment is super important, it aligns the wheels in relation to the vehicle and each other. If your wheels are not in proper alignment you can get abnormal tire wear and excessive drag which will not only ruin your tires but can reduce your fuel mileage because of excessive drag along the way. Hope that helps
Yeah there is a lot. More to do with their inflation than anything else: . Here is a good example of under inflated tires costing you money. The taxi cap drives in Las Vegas were only inflating the tires on their cabs to around 15psi. As a result of the tires being under inflated it ran the meter up costing the customer more. . When under inflated the tire is a smaller diameter making it have to turn more times for the same distance a fully inflated tire will turn. Another example: Going from where I live to Dallas Texas: With my tires inflated to just 45 psi my odometer read out that I have traveled 230 miles: With my tires inflated to the full 80 psi my odometer reading will be just 216 miles. That is about 15 miles difference and about 2 gallons of gas difference. . This is what confused people on that. If figuring off the odometer and gasoline used you still come out to the same miles per gallon. However, your odometer will show that you have traveled further than you really did. I use that as an example because I know exactly how far it is from my starting point to my destination. You can verify that yourself rather easy. to simulate a fully inflated tire and an under inflated tire; Get yourself a small tire like a scooter tire. Then a bicycle tire. Now set you out a course. Mark two places several feet apart. Then roll the scooter tire from start to finish counter the number of revolution it makes Now Roll the bicycle tire from start to finish counting the number of revolutions it makes Now imagine in your head how much more gas it will take you with the scooter sized tire on you car compared to the bicycle sized tire on your car. With that little primer on tires and inflation: Yes they can if kept fully inflated: But, so will any other tire if kept fully inflated and properly maintained:
