A Russian manufacturer has developed a studded tire for the first time

The Cordiant holding presented a new studded winter tire, Gislaved One W, developed from scratch by a Russian engineering center. Izvestia reports this. Production of One W is organized at factories in Kaluga and Ulyanovsk. The name of the tire stands for “first winter”.

This is the first winter model created by specialists from the Intyre scientific and technical center, part of the holding. The line is designed for 75 standard sizes from 16 to 22 inches. The tire was designed for high-end cars, including large crossovers and expensive sedans like Aurus. The 22-inch size was the debut for Cordiant.

The tread design, rubber composition and tire characteristics are the result of the work of a Russian team of about 400 engineers and technologists. A four-centimeter stud-free zone is left in the center of the tread for closer contact of the rubber with the road, and the studded zones are concentrated along the shoulder areas of the tire. The studs have a special design with a carbide tip and are supplied by a Finnish manufacturer.