Falken targets UHP market with latest all-season tyre

A new tyre has joined the Falken Euroall Season line-up, and Falken Tyre Europe tells us that this product is “designed specifically for high-performance vehicles,” with development focusing on “good all-round winter performance.” The Falken Euroall Season AS220 Pro is available in a range of 46 dimensions.

The tyre’s asymmetric tread pattern is configured to “offer both grip and a quiet and smooth ride.” It boasts a uniform outer shoulder and two wide tread grooves throughout the circumference, and Falken says these facilitate particularly good water drainage and minimise the risk of aquaplaning.

In fact, Falken refers to the Euroall Season AS220 Pro’s pattern as a “synergistic all-season tread” that provides “a balanced performance in all driving conditions.” We’ll back up and explain what the tyre maker means: Falken shares that its tyre development team assessed AS220 Pro performance in wet, wintery conditions and targeted superior grip levels for slushy and snowy carriageways, developing a tread to meet these requirements. They tweaked the inner running surface for driving on snow and slush and Falken says that when combined with the outer tread, this delivers “optimum performance in both wet and dry conditions.”

Furthermore, step-down tread grooves are present on the inside tread in an offset configuration. The tyre maker explains that these provide good grip and traction when accelerating and braking on snow. In addition to the fine profile recesses, additional grooves “ensure both good grip and precise handling by gripping and compressing the snow.”

Construction & compound

On to tyre construction, and Falken speaks of an improved contour. It elaborates that the construction of the Euroall Season AS220 Pro “prevents deformation of the running surface caused by centrifugal forces at high speeds,” thereby maximising the contact patch. “As a result, driving stability remains outstanding – even at high speeds – and the response between steering and braking remains high,” the manufacturer adds.

Falken’s parent company Sumitomo Rubber Industries employed its 4D Nano design technology to formulate a compound for the Euroall Season AS220 Pro that “ensures lower wear rates and a longer lifespan.” Depending on dimension, tyres in the AS220 Pro range have EU tyre label B ratings for wet grip and noise emissions and either B or D ratings for rolling resistance.

5-year warranty

The 46 sizes in the Falken Euroall Season AS220 Pro line-up span 17 to 21 inches and cross-sections from 35 to 65, with speed index options including V, W and T. All dimensions are XL rated for higher load-bearing capacities, and the line-up includes eight of the ten top tyre sizes in Europe as well as eight EV-specific dimensions. Most tyres in the AS range also come with a rim protection strip.

Falken considers appearance to be “an important factor when it comes to high-performance vehicles,” and it has therefore given the Euroall Season AS220 Pro an “aerodynamic sidewall design and attractive nano-black inscription.” Appearance may be important, but reliability is an even higher priority: For motoring peace of mind, Falken says its warranty provides protection “should the worst happen” and, depending on the residual depth of the tread, compensates customers for product defects for a service life of five years.