The Nokian summer tyres, Nokian zLine for fast driving and Nokian Line with strong grip on wet surfaces, offer high levels of safety and satisfaction in challenging summer conditions. As the cool top model, the sporty Nokian zLine Ultra High Performance tyre is stable, precise and quiet, even at extreme limits. On fast, sporty cars it shows fast-response handling and firm grip on wet surfaces.
The high-performance Nokian Line, designed for high-powered and middle-sized cars, provides optimum grip and precise handling, especially on wet roads, in the rapidly changing road conditions in Europe. Drivers are delighted by its excellent aquaplaning protection, great comfort and reasonable economy.
There are now six new sizes of the Nokian zLine (17, 18 and 19 inches) and of the Nokian Line (13, 16 and 17 inches), available from tyre retailers. As a premium brand, Nokian Tyres, the leading winter tyre specialist from Finland, also offers a large, varied range of summer tyres, in a total of 196 sizes.
Swoop Grooves effectively prevent aquaplaning
Nokian summer tyres have tested unique innovations. Swoop Grooves effectively prevent aquaplaning. The elliptical slots on the transversal grooves on the outer shoulder store more water, as the volume of the transversal grooves increases. Their shape ensures that the firm tyre has excellent grip on wet surfaces, even when it is showing signs of wear. The transversal grooves are also cut to be more open, which accelerates the flow of discharged water. This prevents aquaplaning.
Silent Groove Design delivers greater driving comfort and better durability
The Silent Groove Design from Nokian provides a more enjoyable driving feel and makes the travel comfortably quiet. The round holes on the walls of the transverse grooves, like those on a golf ball, minimise noise inside the vehicle and when driving past. The holes direct air-flow, absorb noise and therefore prevent unpleasant whistling sounds. This shape also reduces air resistance and cools the tyre, which results in increased mileage.
New, easy to use Nokian Driving Safety Indicator (DSI) with aquaplaning warning
Nokian summer tyres have a new, easy to use Driving Safety Indicator (DSI) on their tread surface, patented by Nokian Tyres. The numbers that show the groove depth and the water drop symbol that advises of the danger of aquaplaning have been angled to be in the line of sight of drivers inspecting the tyres. The water drop symbol disappears at the point that less than four millimetres of tread are remaining, indicating an increased risk for aquaplaning.
Nokian SUV tyre is the test winner in the 2014 summer tyre test of the German magazine OFF ROAD
Nokian Z SUV is the winner of the 2014 summer tyre test in the German magazine OFF ROAD, with the rating “very recommended” and “overall rating 1-“. In the German grading system 1 is the best grade very good, 1 – is slightly less than 1. “Strengths: The Nokian achieves the top rating for braking and handling on dry and wet surfaces.” “The Nokian crosses the line clearly in first place: It responds to steering immediately and corners like it is on rails … The Finnish Nokian is also at the head in the braking test. It takes exactly 28.63 metres to brake from 80 to 5 km/h.” In the summer tyre test of German SUV MAGAZIN, the Nokian is also the test winner. The safe, strong Nokian Z SUV with firm grip is available from tyre service outlets in 17 sizes, from 17 to 22 inches.
Durable and strong Nokian HT SUV excels on asphalt, but it also works reliably when driving off of the main roads, such as on sand or gravel. There are 21 sizes available, from 15 to 18 inches.
Nokian tyres are test winners in the 2013 summer tyre tests in German car magazines Auto Bild and auto TEST
Nokian summer tyres are multiple test winners, offering high levels of safety and saving fuel. Nokian tyres are test winners in the 2013 summer tyre test of the German car magazine Auto Bild, with the top rating “exemplary”, and auto TEST, with the top rating “auto TEST test winner 2013”. The Nokian tyre was awarded the top rating “good” by ADAC, the German automobile club, and the consumer protection organisation Stiftung Warentest. The Finnish tyre came second in the auto motor sport test with the top rating “highly recommended” and in the car magazine Auto with “very good”. Overall, Nokian tyres achieved 17 very good and good test results in the 2013 summer tyre tests in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Nokian tyres are also test winners in the 2012 summer tyre tests in Auto Bild, outperforming all other brands with eight test wins.
In 113 test reports from autumn 2011 to spring 2014, Nokian tyres were test winners or among the leading test winners group 66 times, scoring good 48 times – in Central Europe alone.