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"Buying a replacement tire isn&amp;#039;t so simple. The tires that came on your new car were carefully chosen for it, or possibly even designed specifically for your particular model. An aftermarket tire may not provide the same performance, comfort, quietness or mileage, so you need to be careful. Nobody likes an ill-fitting pair of shoes.   I&amp;#039;m not talking to you racers out there\u2014you know what tire you want next, and have likely heard or seen the racy Nitto NT01. I&amp;#039;m talking to those of us with stock daily drivers that need an alternative to the stock tires. We want to know our options. And this is where Nitto comes in.        Nitto Motivo    Nitto Tire was born in the U.S., and absorbed by Toyo Tire in 2000. It&amp;#039;s a solid company, with tire engineering proficiency. Most Nitto tires, including the new Motivo line, are made at the Toyo tire factory in White, Georgia. Some of the exotic race rubber comes from the home plant in Japan. The U.S. manufacturing plant can currently produce about 2 million tires a year, and there are plans to grow that to 6 million.   Leading the charge to sell more tires here is Nitto&amp;#039;s new Motivo model. It&amp;#039;s an all-season performance tire that&amp;#039;s been in development for more than four years and is designed to help buyers get the most for their money. The Motivo does that by providing OE performance, and backing it up with a 60,000-mile warranty and a lower price.        Nitto Motivo    In my limited time with the tire I was able to do a back-to-back comparisons in a 2011 Jaguar XF sedan. The OE rubber was the Continental ContiProContact 245/40R19 94H with a UTQG treadwear of 400, while the Nitto-equipped car had the same size rubber but with a treadwear rating of 560.   All things being equal, that would indicate the Nitto has a longer service life, but both tires come with a 60,000-mile warranty. The Nittos, though, are said to save the buyer more than $100 per set of four. Available sizes range from 17 to 20 in., in varying widths, and all are speed rated to W or Y standards (168 and 186 mph, respectively).   Performance is the question. Does the Nitto Motivo provide the same level of quality, comfort and handling? The short answer: Yes.        Nitto Motivo    Here&amp;#039;s the long answer: The Motivo is an asymmetric design with modern construction. Its nylon plies are spiral-wound for uniformity and balance. Construction is fully automated to maximize production consistency. Tread on the inner two shoulder blocks is optimized for wet weather, while the center is a continuous rib for improved initial steering response. The outer tread blocks are optimized for dry grip. As an all-season tire, the Motivo has M+S on its sidewalls and sipes cut into its tread blocks. These sipes are three dimensional and lock together in both fore-aft and side-side deflection.        Nitto Motivo    In steering feel, the Nitto felt sharper and slightly more responsive than the Conti. The Motivo provides slightly more grip, but in a non-linear way. The OE tire was uniformly mushy in the corners and lost grip predictably at the limit. Driven below the limit, the Motivo felt superior. In the wet, the same was true. Although I couldn&amp;#039;t hear a difference in noise from the tires, it was possible to feel a difference from the seat of my pants. The Motivo is slightly stiffer. It&amp;#039;s subtle, but the Motivo also provides a less squishy ride. All told, the Nitto Motivo represents a slight performance enhancement over the stock OE tire, and it&amp;#039;s just the ticket for those enthusiastic drivers looking to put a little more spice into their daily commute. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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