Tire tracker: Goodyear adds sporty all-season, with soybean oil

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Goodyear has rolled out the Cooper Cobra Instinct all-season tire, billed as a “hyper-responsive, high-performance tire that delivers decisive maneuvering... with confident sports performance.” High-performance vehicle fitments, it said, include the Chevrolet Camaro, Ford Mustang, Mazda 3, Lexus IS 300 and Acura TLX. Features include an asymmetric tread pattern and sweeping tread grooves for agile traction, enhanced grip and improved braking distance on wet and snowy roads. The tread compound that contains soybean oil, which replaces a portion of the petroleum-based materials used in production and helps the tread to stay pliable and grip the road in colder temperatures.