Michelin latitude cross summer tires are designed for those crossover owners who prefer to test the capabilities of their cars not only on a flat track, but also on impassable roads, but do not want to sacrifice comfort while driving. This model is available in more than 20 sizes, which allows you to easily select the right rubber for almost any modern SUV, crossover or pickup.
When creating this tire, the French manufacturer made every effort to ensure that driving off-road with an even hard surface was as comfortable as on them. Achieve excellent results in this direction has allowed a unique tread with an asymmetric design and directional pattern. The tread design of the michelin latitude cross is called Mud Catcher.
The main distinguishing feature of his drawing is a large number of cutting edges, which are formed by many tread blocks. This pattern is more inherent in winter models - it allowed to significantly improve grip on various types of road surfaces. And numerous tread blocks increased braking performance in slippery surfaces, for example, on wet grass.
As already mentioned, Michelin tires are characterized not only by excellent cross-country ability, but also by a high level of comfort on roads with especially hard surfaces. An elastic rubber compound called Terrain-Proof, which is used to produce rubber for heavy construction equipment, and meticulously selected shapes and sizes of tread blocks provided exactly these characteristics to michelin latitude cross tires.
The massive dimensions of the drainage channels allow the tire tread to easily get rid of pebbles, earth, gravel and other objects that are stuffed while driving on the road - this significantly increased the permeability. In addition, thanks to the unique rubber compound, the michelin latitude cross model is very resistant to abrasion, punctures, cuts and other aggressive factors.
For the creators of michelin latitude cross tires, the reviews and wishes of car owners played a significant role, because they helped the manufacturer make the product one hundred percent success. One of the interesting technical solutions was, for example, the use of two different types of lamellas in the design of the tire tread - S-shaped and straight.
S-shaped slats provide extra grip on wet and slippery surfaces. They form numerous sharp edges that penetrate the water film on the road surface and reliably cling to any irregularities. In addition, the S-shaped shape increases the reliability of fixing the walls of the lamellas, thereby increasing the rigidity of the tread block structure, which significantly improved handling on a dry surface.
Straight lamellas have an increased length and are located on the surface of the tread blocks. They provide reliable grip when driving in rain. Straight lamellas have the same principle of operation on a wet surface as conventional car wipers-wipers.