Bandag
BTL-SA: spread axle trailer precure tread.
Features: Specifically engineered for spread axle and multi-axle trailer applications; offers a tread design with durable shoulders for tires that twist, scrape and scrub as lateral stress is created when trailers corner.
Sizes: 210, 220 and 230 mm in a 16/32-inch tread depth.
Hankook
Ventus AS RH07: light truck and sport-utility vehicle tire.
Features: Six circumferential grooves; all-season traction; two high-tensile steel belts along with nylon belt overlays to help absorb road shocks; special rim protection bars to help prevent the sidewall from rolling over the rim flange and protect against rim scuffing; and an open shoulder tread that helps evacuate slush.
Sizes: Available in 14 sizes to fit 17- to 22-inch rim diameters.
Hoosier
Pro Street Radial: hot rod/street rod tire.
New sizes: 28x9.50R-15LT and 31x12.50R-16LT.
Lexani
N3000: ultra-high performance tire.
Sizes: 205/40R17W, 215/45R17W, 225/45R17W, 235/45R17W, 215/35ZR18Y, 225/40ZR18Y, 245/40ZR18Y, 245/35R20Y, 255/35R20Y.
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Roadian HP: ultra-high performance tire.
Sizes: 265/35R22V, 305/40R22V, 305/45R22V, 305/35R24V.
Michelin
X-Crane AT: off-the-road tire.
Features: Designed for self-propelled all-terrain cranes; comes with an asymmetrical tread pattern that incorporates small blocks for driving comfort and precise traction on soft ground; specially developed rubber compounds provide 7 percent less rolling resistance than comparable tires, Michelin said.
Sizes: 445/95R25 (16.00R25); in 2007, 385/95R25 (14.00R25) and 385/95R24 (14.00R24) will be available.
Nitto
Dune Grappler: light truck tire.
Features: An aggressive tread pattern; tread blocks arranged to reduce noise levels; Bead Block technology; a rim protector feature designed to offer increased wheel protection.
Sizes: Available in 15- to 22-inch wheel sizes with D and E load ratings in certain sizes, with additional sizes available later this year.
Yokohama
Advan Sport: ultra-high performance tire.
New sizes: 21 sizes ranging from 205/50ZR17 93Y to 265/30ZR22 97Y to fit 17-, 18-, 19-, 21- and 22-inch rims.
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Advan S.4: ultra-high performance tire.
New sizes: 245/45R19 98Y, 255/40R19 100Y, 255/35R19 96Y, 275/40R19 105Y, 225/45R17 94W, 225/50R16 92W, 225/55R16 95W.
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ES100: ultra-high performance tire.
New sizes: 245/35ZR20 97W, 245/40ZR20 99W.
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Parada Spec-X: high-performance SUV tire.
New sizes: 17 sizes ranging from 265/50R20 111V to 315/35R24 114V to fit 20-, 22-, 23- and 24-inch rims.