Focused on mileage improvement, and overall wet and dry handling these
new tires feature new profiles, structure, tread pattern and compounds.
New Compound technology offers improvement in two important areas:
material and process. The compounds offer better abrasion resistance,
thus providing more mileage, but at the same time the choice of new
resins improve the level of chemical grip on wet surfaces. Tread design
not only gives increased mileage vs. ME 880, it also has better water
drainage, resulting in more resistance to aquaplaning. Tire’s profile
modifies the shape and dimensions of the footprint. The contact patch is
5% shorter and 15% wider vs. ME 880. This profile has been chosen to
improve the wear of the compound under footprint. A shorter and wider
profile helps by better distributing the force necessary to transfer the
engine torque to the ground. The focus is on uncompromised mileage, but
without sacrificing the key Metzeler philosophy of stability, handling
and wet and dry traction. All sizes in the ME 888 range benefited from
mileage increase and wear regularity upgrades, placing ME 888 on the top
of the category in mileage and handling, stability, and comfort - until
the end of its life. This is a black wall tire.