A tire comprises a directional tread of width (W), having a total volume VT, comprising voids (221, 211, 212) defining a voids volume VE. There is defined a volumetric voids ratio TEV=VE/VT, part of the voids (211) delimits blocks (21A, 21B) which are organized into patterns (26) of blocks of pitch P succeeding one another in the circumferential direction (X). Part of the voids forms sipes (211, 212) in one of the patterns. The sipes density SD corresponds to the ratio of a sum of the projected lengths (lpyi) of the sipes in an axial direction to the product of the pitch P of the pattern times the width (W), all multiplied by 1000. SD in any pattern of pitch P is comprised between 10 mm.sup.−1 and 70 mm.sup.−1. TEV is at least equal to 0.29 and at most equal to 0.35.

A tire comprises a directional tread which forms a contact patch AC during running. The tread comprises a plurality of blocks (21A, 21B) which form a contact surface SC. The surface voids ratio is defined by TES=(AC−SC)/AC. The blocks (21A, 21B) are organized into patterns (26) of blocks of pitch P which succeed one another in the circumferential direction (X), in a pattern comprising at least one sipe. The sipes density is defined by the formula

[00001]$\mathrm{SD}=\frac{{.Math.}_{i=1}^n\mathrm{lpyi}}{P*W}*1000,$

where n is the number of sipes, lpyi is the projected distance of the sipe i in the axial direction (Y), and W is the width of the tread. Simultaneously, SD is at least equal to 10 mm-1 and at most equal to 70 mm-1, and TES is at least equal to 0.40 and at most equal to 0.70.

A tire comprises a tread of width (W), having a total volume VT, comprising voids (221, 211, 212) defining a voids volume VE. There is defined TEV=VE/VT. Voids (211) delimit blocks (21A, 21B) organized into patterns (26) of pitch P succeeding one another in the circumferential direction (X). Part of the voids forms sipes (211, 212) in one of the patterns. SD corresponds to the ratio of a sum of the projected lengths (lpyi) of the sipes in an axial direction (Y) to the product P times W, multiplied by 1000. The tread forms a contact patch AC and blocks (21A, 21B) form a contact surface SC: TES=(AC−SC)/AC. For the tread when new, SD in any pattern of pitch P is comprised between 10 mm.sup.−1 and 70 mm.sup.−1, and TES/TEV is comprised between 1.5 and 1.9.

A tire has a tread portion that can include a first tread ground contact end on one side in a tire axial direction, a first shoulder circumferential groove closest to the first tread ground contact end, and a first shoulder land portion demarcated to be disposed outwardly of the first shoulder circumferential groove in the tire axial direction. A plurality of first shoulder grove portions extending from the first shoulder circumferential groove to the first tread ground contact end e1 can be in the first shoulder land portion. A pair of first shoulder groove portions adjacent to each other in a tire circumferential direction can have different angles relative to the tire axial direction. The plurality of first shoulder groove portions can include a plurality of kinds of first shoulder groove portions having different first pitch lengths at a connecting portion to the first shoulder circumferential groove. A maximum value of the first pitch length can be 1.2 to 1.5 times an average of the first pitch lengths.

A tire has a tread comprising at least two tread pattern elements (MA, MB) distributed periodically in the circumferential direction at pitches (PA, PB). Each tread pattern element is formed of three portions (Z1, Z2, Z3), each defining a volumetric element of which the leading edge corner is the one common to the tread surface and is the first to enter the contact patch in which the tire is in contact with the ground. With each leading edge corner being chamfered, in the portions Z1 and/or Z2, and/or Z3, the widths of the chamfers of the leading edge corners (LC.sub.i.sup.A, LC.sub.i.sup.B, i ranging from 1 to 3) satisfy the following inequalities: a) for the portion Z1:

[00001]$\left[\left[\right]\right]0.8*\frac{PA}{PB}\le \frac{L{C}_1^A}{L{C}_1^B}\le \frac{PA}{PB}*1.2;$

b) for the portion Z2:

[00002]$\left[\left[\right]\right]0.8*\frac{PA}{PB}\le \frac{L{C}_2^A}{L{C}_2^B}\le \frac{PA}{PB}*1.2;$

and c) for the portion Z3:

[00003]