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ice GUARD iG50 PLUS

ice GUARD iG50 PLUS
Ice Snow Wet Fuel Saving Dry Mileage Asymmetric
The ultimate ice-grip with fuel-saving.

Benefit ;
- Extreme ice grip - Fuel saving - Long-life grip - Outstanding snow handling

7% shorter braking distance on ice vs conventional

Asymmetric design

Image:Asymmetric design

  • Inside ice
  • Outside snow
  • (A) Larger contact area
  • (B) Higher density sipes
  • (C) Larger groove area
  • (D) Higher blocks stability
Sipe arrangements

Contact, Edge, Stability on ice, wet, dry, handling

Image:Sipe arrangements

Triple 3-D Dimple Sipes(centre blocks)
Image:Triple 3-D Dimple Sipes(centre blocks)
Image:Triple 3-D Dimple Sipes(centre blocks)
Triple 3-D Sipes
Image:Triple 3-D Sipes
Block arrangements
Image:Block arrangements

Multi sipe-combination blocks

Ice, Snow

Multi belt blocks

Ice, Wet, Dry, Handling stability

Big ice grooves

Ice

Groove arrangements
Image:Groove arrangements

Multi straight grooves

Ice, Snow, Slush, Wet

Slush grooves

Snow, Slush, Wet

Micro diagonal sipes

Ice (break-in period)

Image:Micro diagonal sipes

Super Absorptive Compound

Image:Super Absorptive Compound

Image:Super Absorptive Compound

  • (A)(C) Absorptive Micro Baloons
  • (B)(D) Absorptive Giant White Gel
Material 1

Absorptive Micro Balloons

Image:Absorptive Micro Balloons

Image:Water Absorbing

Water Absorbing

Micro-bubble with hard shell

Benefit
- Water absorbing by its cavity
- Edge effect by its hard shell
- Reinforces compound by its hard shell
Material 2

Absorptive Giant White Gel

Image:Absorptive Giant White Gel

Image:Water Absorbing

Water Absorbing

Image:Contacting

Contacting

Giant White Gel with elasticity

conventional
Illust:conventional
Illust:ice GUARD iG50 PLUS

Enlarge max 30 times than previous one

Benefit
- Water absorbing by its undulation for rubber
- Rubber-tractabilityby its elasticity
Low-Heat-Generating Under Tread

Illust:Low-Heat-Generating Under Tread

Reduce energy-loss with sustaining rigidity

  • (A) Conventional under tread
  • (B) Low-heat-generating
Anti Energy-loss Profile

conventional

Image:Anti Energy-loss Profile

Illust:Anti Energy-loss Profile

1 ) Fuel saving
by anti Energy-loss
2 ) Stability
by construction stiffness