Studless winter tire
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August 5, 2015
The present invention provides a studless winter tire that has enhanced performance on ice and snow both initially and after degradation while maintaining good abrasion resistance. The studless winter tire includes: a cap tread formed from a rubber composition A; and a base tread formed from a rubber composition B, wherein the studless winter tire satisfies the following formulas (1) and (2): a × c / 100 < b × d / 100 ; and a ‰¥ 8 wherein a represents the softener content (% by mass) based on 100% by mass of the rubber composition A; b represents the softener content (% by mass) based on 100% by mass of the rubber composition B; c represents the percentage by mass (% by mass) of the cap tread based on the entire tread; and d represents the percentage by mass (% by mass) of the base tread based on the entire tread.
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