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Re-activateIt's been three years since we first posted "Tire testing by the numbers," where we shared some of the details of our extensive tire testing program. And since we ran that blog post, our testers have gotten even busier.
Tires and tire buying advice continue to be an area of great interest to our readers, and one of the most searched categories on our website. That's why our tire testing staff spends an entire year to complete the program.
It begins with selecting and purchasing tires in the fall, continues with our annual January trip to Vermont for testing in snow, and continues back at our track for months of acceleration, braking, and handling tests, and countless laps around the skid pad-- performed in dry and wet conditions.
By the time it's all said and done, we'll have racked up more than a million miles, and our tire testers will have spent more than a little time with a jack and a wrench.
Here's a look at last year's tire testing by the numbers:
This years testing of ultra high-performance tires is well underway now, and we'll be publishing the results in November. And then, we'll start all over again.
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