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Audi Original Tires

Tires engineered for your Audi.

Specifically engineered for your Audi, Audi Original Tires (AO) help maintain a smooth ride. Learn more about Audi Original Tires below.

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Audi Original Tires

Tires vary just like vehicles. Audi Original Tires are known for their performance and ride comfort and designed to complement your Audi to optimize driving experience. Audi Original Tires are engineered in collaboration with leading tire manufacturers strictly for Audi vehicles. With our distinctive “AO” or “RO1®” sidewall marking, you’ll know it’s original.*

More than 200 different materials go into making an Audi Original Tire.


Audi Original Tires features

Diagram of the Audi Original tires.

Audi Original Tires features

1. Tread area for superior road grip and maximum water displacement.

2. Zero-degree ply for advanced high-speed capability.

3. Steel belt package optimized for stability and handling.

4. Cord body insert for shape retention even at high levels of interior pressure.

5. Side strip to help guard against lateral tire and wheel damage.

6. Butyl liner to help prevent pressure loss during normal operation.

7. Steel bead to help ensure firm grip on the wheel.

8. Bead reinforcement to help maximize driving stability and steering response.


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Ready for new tires?

The Audi Tire Center offers the convenience of online ordering from leading tire manufacturers designed to fit and perform with your specific Audi vehicle. Here are 5 reasons why you should buy from an Audi Tire Center:

1. Professional mounting, balancing and alignment
2. Installation by factory-trained technicians
3. Equipment calibrated to Audi specifications
4. An extensive inventory of name-brand tires at competitive prices
5. Road Hazard Coverage for 24 months or until 2/32" or less of tread remains, whichever comes first—100% coverage for the first and second year*


*Road Hazard Protection provided by an authorized third party. Coverage ends at the earlier of (1) expiration of 24 months from date of purchase or (2) when less than 2/32” of tread remains. Only Audi original equipment tires, original equipment alternative tires, winter tires, and wheel and tire packages are eligible. Excludes mounting, balancing, and Nexen™ tires. Non-transferrable. Other restrictions apply. See participating dealership or program brochure for details.

How do I know when it’s time for new tires?
Close-up of the Audi Original Winter Tires that are designed to remain pliable below 45°F with person in the background taking a picture.

Winter Wheels & Tires

Designed for enhanced handling so you can better handle winter driving. When season-long temperatures drop below 45⁰F, it can affect your tire performance. That’s why Audi Original Tires are designed to remain pliable at temperatures well under that threshold. Plus, they’re performance-matched for your Audi, so when you choose an Audi Winter Wheel & Tire Package, it can help you meet the challenges of winter driving and help you drive with greater confidence.¹


¹ When driving during cold, snowy or icy weather conditions, ensure that your vehicle is equipped with appropriate all-season or winter weather tires. Even with appropriate tires, you must always drive in a manner appropriate for the weather, visibility and road conditions.

Close up of the Audi winter tire tread.

Winter Wheels & Tires features

  • Tread compounds remain pliable below 45°F help enhance traction.
  • Deep tread grooves provide better grip in snow, and channel slush and water away from the tread.
  • Horizontal and lateral grooves help evacuate snow and slush to help maintain traction.
  • Thousands of sipes (slits) in the tread create biting edges to enhance traction.
  • Self-interlocking sipes maintain tread block stiffness to help provide excellent handling.


Find your Audi winter tires
Find your Audi winter tires
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All-Season Tires

Audi Original High-Performance All-Season Tires * are made to help balance comfort, handling, a quiet ride, and tread life while helping to maintain traction in snow.* Audi All-Season Tires are high-performance speed rated for sporty sedans, avants and cabriolets.

Features:

  • Outside tread stabilized with larger blocks helps maximize cornering and high-speed stability.
  • Horizontal grooves and siped tread blocks help increase traction on wet roads.
  • Deep grooves help push water aside to help resist hydroplaning.
  • Tread compound balances wet/dry traction.
  • Increased tread blocks on inside shoulder of tire help maximize wet traction.


Close up of the Audi Ultra-High-Performance tires tread.

High-performance tires

The most powerful Audi vehicles require tires that help maximize technology and performance.* * Our selection helps deliver optimum traction along with outstanding handling and braking for drivers who demand nothing less from S, RS and R8 models.

Features:

  • Larger tread blocks on the outside tread maximize cornering performance.
  • Stabilized tread increases high-speed capability.
  • Circumferential grooves push water aside to help resist hydroplaning.
  • Tread compound is designed to help balance wet/dry traction.
  • Minimal siping (slits) maximize tread-to-road contact.


Road Hazard sign.

Road Hazard Coverage at no extra charge

Road Hazard Coverage* helps cover the cost to repair or replace a damaged tire.* Unlike other tire stores that charge for this coverage, we include it on all eligible tires.

  • Road Hazard Coverage for 24 months or until 3/32" or less of tread remains, whichever comes first*
  • 100% tire replacement cost first year
  • 50% tire replacement cost second year


*Road Hazard Protection provided by an authorized third party. Coverage ends at the earlier of (1) expiration of 24 months from date of purchase or (2) when less than 3/32” of tread remains. 100% coverage the first year; customer responsible for 50% of the current retail price of the tire second year. Only Audi original equipment tires, original equipment alternative tires, winter tires, and wheel and tire packages are eligible. Excludes mounting, balancing, and Nexen tires. Non-transferrable. Other restrictions apply. See participating dealership or program brochure for details.

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