The tread has four grooves that delimit a central, intermediate and edge regions. Each intermediate region is divided into elongated raised elements that delimit oblique grooves which open into the circumferential grooves and are inclined at an average angle of between 30 and 60 degrees relative to the circumferential direction. The raised elements have an average circumferential length of between 50 and 70 mm. The depth of the oblique grooves is at least 30% of the depth of the circumferential grooves. Each raised element has a plurality of sipes that open into the oblique grooves. Each raised element also has an internal and oblique cut that has a total depth at least equal to 75% of the thickness PMU to be worn away. The oblique cut has a wide part and a part that forms a sipe that extends by a channel that forms a new groove after wear.

A tire comprises a tread portion including a first land portion provided with axially extending first lateral sipes. The first lateral sipe has a first sipe wall and a second sipe wall, and opens at a ground contacting top surface via a chamfer portion. The chamfer portion comprises a first sloped surface and a second sloped surface respectively connected to the first sipe wall and the second sipe wall. In a top view of the first land portion, the width W1 of the first sloped surface is larger than the width W2 of the second sloped surface.

A tire includes a tread having main grooves linearly continuously extending in tire circumferential direction, and a first land portion formed between the main grooves. The first land portion has first transverse grooves such that each first transverse groove is extending inclined in first direction with respect to tire axial direction and completely across the first land portion, and first blocks formed between the first transverse grooves such that one or more first blocks have a first slot extending from first side surface of the first block on one side in the tire axial direction, a second slot extending from second side surface of the first block on the opposite side in the tire axial direction, a first sipe extending from the first slot and terminating within the first block, and a second sipe extending from the second slot and terminating within the first block without intersecting the first sipe.

Provided is a pneumatic tire. Distances from a tire equator of the first to third main grooves and narrow groove respectively are from 5% to 20%, 20% to 35%, 55% to 70%, and 40% to 60% of a tire ground contact half-width TL/2. First lug grooves reach a ground contact edge on a vehicle inner side and terminate within a first rib, second lug grooves communicate with the third main groove and terminate in a second rib, third lug grooves communicate with the second main groove and terminate within a third rib, fourth lug grooves communicate with the first main groove and terminate within a fourth rib, fifth lug grooves intersect the narrow groove and terminate within the fourth rib and a fifth rib, and sixth lug grooves reach a ground contact edge on the vehicle outer side and terminate within the fifth rib.

A pneumatic tire 1 comprises a tread portion. The tread portion 2 is provided with a plurality of oblique main grooves 3 and oblique land regions 4. The oblique land regions 4 each divided by a first vertical groove 6 into a shoulder block 10 and a middle block 11 disposed axially inside thereof. The shoulder block is provided with a plurality of transverse sipes 15 whose angles with respect to the tire axial direction are less than 45 degrees. The middle block 11 is provided with a plurality of vertical sipes 16 whose angles with respect to the tire circumferential direction is less than 45 degrees.

A pneumatic tire comprises a tread portion provided on each side of the tire equator with a middle land portion defined between a shoulder main groove and a crown main groove each extending continuously in the tire circumferential direction. The middle land portion is provided with axially inside middle lug grooves and axially outside middle lug grooves arranged alternately in the tire circumferential direction. The axially inside middle lug groove is connected to the crown main groove at an angle θ1 of from 20 to 45 degrees with respect to the tire circumferential direction and has an axially inner opened end and an axially outer closed end. The outside middle lug grooves is connected to the shoulder main groove at an angle θ2 of from 60 to 80 degrees with respect to the tire circumferential direction and has an axially outer open end and an axially inner closed end. The tread portion may be provided with a shoulder land portion comprising circumferential sipes, axial grooves terminating at the circumferential sipes, and a circumferentially continuous rib.

A pneumatic tire tread pattern includes, on a first side in a width direction relative to a tire centerline, first lug grooves in a shoulder land portion extending from an outer side in the width direction toward and connecting with a shoulder side main groove; and second lug grooves in a middle land portion between the shoulder side main groove and a center side main groove, the second lug grooves extending from a portion of the shoulder side main groove between connection positions of circumferentially adjacent first lug grooves with the shoulder side main groove, toward the center side main groove, and being closed within the middle land portion. The first lug grooves are inclined, at the connection position, to one side in the circumferential direction relative to the width direction. The second lug grooves are inclined to be parallel with an inclination direction of the first lug groove.

A pneumatic tire includes in a land portion (center land portion 4A) defined by a first circumferential groove (3A) and a second circumferential groove (3B), narrow grooves (third narrow grooves 6C) formed as one set of two grooves provided intersecting the tire circumferential direction and arranged side by side in the tire circumferential direction, communicating with the first circumferential groove (3A) and terminating in the center land portion (4A); and auxiliary grooves (fifth auxiliary grooves 5E) provided intersecting the tire circumferential direction communicating with the second circumferential groove (3B) and terminating within the center land portion (4A) with the positions of the terminating end portions disposed between the terminating end portions of the set of the third narrow grooves (6C) in the tire circumferential direction.

A pneumatic tire comprises an inner circumferential groove and an outer circumferential groove in a tread portion and extending in a tire circumferential direction. A land portion between circumferential grooves is defined by the inner and outer circumferential grooves. The pneumatic tire includes first and second auxiliary grooves disposed in the tire circumferential direction that communicate with the inner and outer circumferential grooves, respectively, and terminate within the land portion between circumferential grooves. The first auxiliary grooves and the second auxiliary grooves have a non-intersecting, alternating arrangement. At least one narrow groove is disposed between adjacent first auxiliary grooves. At least two narrow grooves are disposed between adjacent second auxiliary grooves. The at least two narrow grooves between second auxiliary grooves are disposed in a greater number than the number of the at least one narrow groove between first auxiliary grooves.

A pneumatic tire, includes: an annular-shape tread portion; a sidewall portions; and bead portions. JIS hardness of tread rubber is within a range of 40 to 60 and snow traction index is 180 or higher. A rib positioned between circumferential grooves is demarcated in a center region of the tread portion. Closed grooves are formed in the rib. The closed grooves are inclined with regard to a tire axial direction such that a closed end faces a leading side. A groove wall of the closed groove on the leading side protrudes more outward in the tire axial direction than a groove wall on a trailing side. A difference between angles θ1 and θ2 of the groove walls on the leading and trailing sides of the closed grooves, respectively, with regard to the tire axial direction is within a range of 0°≤θ1-θ2≤5°.