Which Nokian tires feature Low Rolling Resistance?
In Finland, where gas is about $7 a gallon, Low Rolling Resistance tires are not a new trend. Nokian has been designing it into our tires for years in order to save consumers money and minimize emissions from their vehicles. We can confidently say that we have done more research in this area than many of our competitors and also have the most comprehensive line of Low Rolling Resistance winter tires (we incorporate the technology into our summer tires too). Sidewall deformation is the biggest inhibitor to rolling resistance not tread pattern, so winter tires don’t necessarily need to have bad rolling resistance. Our tire with the least rolling resistance is the Hakkapeliitta R, a true winter tire that out rolls many competitors’ all season “fuel efficient” tires. Nokian’s WR G2 is also an environmentally friendly low rolling resistance tire. The range of Nokian WR G2 is the largest All Weather tire program in the trade, with 67 sizes from 14 inches (speed index T) to 20 inches (speed i
