Everyone loves the chance to add personal touches to their vehicles, but tires only come in one color. Why are tires black, ...

Why Are Tires Black? Tire manufacturers discovered that adding carbon black, polyester, metal and other synthetic rubber compounds to natural latex helps tires perform better and last longer.

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Natural rubber is white, and so were the earliest car tires. So, why are modern-day tires black? The answer is linked to Crayola and carbon black.

While tread spacing and stagger is still key in a true mud tire, the addition of extra sipes, biting edges, and block alignment, is upping the on-road benefits of the modern mud-terrain radial.

Until recently, the biggest cash crop on Nelson White`s Kankakee County farm was scrap tires. His 78-acre spread, on a sand road in dirt-poor Pembroke Township 62 miles due south of Chicago`s Loop,… ...

Early on, tire sidewalls were coated with zinc oxide while the tread utilized carbon to maximize traction. These compounds gave tires a distinct look, with white walls and black rubber.

Walmart is getting an early jump on the Black Friday madness. Right now, you can save up to $30 each on select tires from Goodyear or Cooper.

The tread pattern is different on winter tires than what is on all-season and summer tires. Summer tires are more suited for curvy cruises on dry roads, with wide tread patterns.

Epsilon Carbon announces the launch of Terrablack, a product line that aims to shape the carbon black sector with sustainability at its core.

The treads of these tires are notable for their blocky construction with narrow “sipes,” or thin grooves cut into them to grip and expel, well, mud and snow.

The look of the Michelin Man was inspired in 1894, when a pile of tires at the Lyon Universal Exhibition caught company co-founder, Édouard Michelin's eye.