Your Guide to Tire Speed Rating. When it comes to selecting new tires for your car, truck, or SUV, the tires' speed rating is just one of many factors you should consider.

There's a lot of numbers associated with picking out tires for your car, but one you may not look too closely at is arguably the most important: speed rating.

This rating corresponds to a list of speeds on a tire speed rating chart. The speed rating is typically selected to match the vehicle's top speed. In the example "H", the letter indicates that the ...

Common examples are H and V: An H-rated tire can safely run at a sustained maximum speed of 130 mph and a V-rated tire at 149 mph. Other common speed ratings are S (112 mph) and T (118 mph).

Confused about the pressure number on your tire? Learn why the tire’s pressure rating isn’t what you should use and what to ...

We’ll discuss the tire basics, including load and speed ratings, what the writing on the sidewall means, metric vs. standard sizes, and how to best maintain them. 0:00 / 0:00.

As of 1991, tires are marked with information designating their size and speed rating. In the following examples, the speed rating is designated by the letters H and/or S: 215/65R16 98 H, 225 ...

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Stick with your speed rating. If your car came with all-season tires (S- or T-speed-rated tires can sustain a maximum speed of up to 112 and 118 mph, respectively), you might be tempted to move up ...

Q:I just replaced the original tires (V rated) for my 2004 Honda Accord 4 cylinder automatic with tires that had a lower speed rating (H rated). The car's manual strongly recommended that I buy ...

This month, we’ll discuss the tire basics, including load and speed ratings, what the writing on the sidewall means, metric vs. standard sizes, and how to best maintain them. 0:00 / 0:00 See All ...