Michelin Defender LTX M/S Highway Tire The LTX M/S delivers excellent All-Season traction predictable handling and long-lasting wear. Michelin’s Highway All-Season light truck tire the Defender LTX M/S combines long tread life with all-season potential for vans pickups and sport utility vehicles. The LTX M/S is also recommended for shuttles commercial vans and chassis cab vehicles using heavy-duty/light-truck sizes. It blends a smooth quiet ride with year-round traction in wet dry and wintry conditions including light snow. The new Defender LTX M/S improves upon the popular Michelin LTX M/S2. They both share the same highly functional tread pattern while offering improvements in wear life/longevity to better meet the demands of modern trucks. However the Defender LTX M/S is designed to be stronger for an extended amount of time. Featuring Michelins Evertread compound the Defender LTX M/S tires feature an advanced compound that effectively resists wear and tear even when exposed to heavy loads and severe road conditions. The molded compound of symmetric tread design features stable independent tread blocks with high-density 3-D Active Sipes delivering all-season traction on dry roads as well as in tempestuous weather. Wide circumferential channels open shoulder slots and multiple lateral grooves gives water expulsion to improve wet traction and stopping performance. The tire features Michelin’s MaxTouch Construction that enables a contact patch to promote reliable traction and long wear.
- A symmetric all-season tread design.
- High-density 3-D Active Sipes provide responsive handling and the best all-season traction on dry roads.
- Michelin Evertread compound- stronger and advanced compound that holds up to tougher conditions longer.
- Latest Michelin technologies improve fuel efficiency and environmental impact reducing fuel usage and carbon dioxide emissions.
- MaxTouch Construction maximizes the tires contact with the road and evenly distributes the acceleration braking and cornering performance.