DEVELOPMENT OF GENERAL MOTORS FOURTH GENERATION TPC TIRES

General Motors requires that tires used on its vehicles meet certain performance requirements. Since the establishment of this Tire Performance Criteria (TPC) System, tire design, compounding technology, and testing capabilities have improved. Additional performance parameters important to the total tire/vehicle system have been identified and appropriate additional tire performance requirements have been established. Updated TPC test procedures and specifications are presented. Prior to 1984, three generations of TPC specification tires had been developed for General Motors' vehicles. For 1984 and 1985 model years, development of a fourth generation of TPC specification tires was completed. The considerations which led to establishment of performance goals are discussed. Test data in major tire performance categories are presented in general summary form comparing fourth generation to third generation TPC specification tires. Fourth generation tire performance specifications are contained in the Appendix.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • International Congress and Exposition, Detroit, Michigan, February 25-March 1, 1985.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • WOOD, D L
• Publication Date: 1985

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 19 p.
• Serial:
  • SAE Technical Paper
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • ISSN: 0148-7191
  • EISSN: 2688-3627
  • Serial URL: http://papers.sae.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Performance; Performance based specifications; Specifications; Test procedures; Tires
• Subject Areas: Design; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00450773
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 850464, HS-038 941
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 31 1985 12:00AM