Finally, the differing demands made on a modern tyre and progress made in tyre development are presented briefly.
The figure shows the various objectives that a manufacturer had to fulfil in the years 1960, 1970, and 1992. It can be seen that bias tires had very good convenience characteristics earlier, but were not sufficiently fulfil the characteristics relevant for vehicle dynamics. It is the opposite in the case of earlier radial tires while the modern tyre represents a good compromise concerning the fulfilment of all requirements. Meanwhile some manufacturers offer different tyre sets that allow the driver to set his main focus on certain criteria (e.g. comfort or sporty).