PNEUMATIC TIRE
DRIVE
July 30, 2025
There is provided a pneumatic tire that allows enhancing braking performance on wet road surfaces and snow-covered road surfaces without changing the appearance of the tire, and reducing poor appearance. The pneumatic tire includes a tread portion (1) molded by a plurality of sectors divided in a tire circumferential direction. The pneumatic tire includes a plurality of circumferential grooves (9), a plurality of rows of land portions (10), and a plurality of sipes (20). The plurality of circumferential grooves (9) extend in the tire circumferential direction in the tread portion (1). The plurality of rows of land portions (10) are defined by the plurality of circumferential grooves (9). The plurality of sipes (20) extend in a tire width direction in at least one row of the plurality of rows of land portions (10). The plurality of sipes (20) include at least one shallow bottom sipe (21) and a plurality of regular sipes (22). The at least one shallow bottom sipe (21) is disposed in a boundary region (S) including a dividing position (P) of each of the plurality of sectors. The plurality of regular sipes (22) are disposed at positions more separated from the dividing position (P) of each of the plurality of sectors than the at least one shallow bottom sipe (21). The at least one shallow bottom sipe (21) is shallower than the plurality of regular sipes (22).
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