A tire (100, 200) defining a radial direction, an axial direction, and a tire centerline (C/L), the tire (100, 200) comprising: a pair of opposing bead portions (102, 104); a pair of opposing sidewall portions (106, 108, 206) connected with the opposing bead portions (102, 104); a crown portion (110, 210) connecting the opposing sidewall portions (106, 108, 206); at least one body ply extending between the bead portions (102, 104) and through the sidewall (106, 108, 206) and crown (110, 210) portions, the body ply having a curve along a meridian plane, wherein s is the length in mm along the curve from the centerline (C/L) of the tire (100, 200); and at least two belt plies (112, 114, 116, 241, 243) positioned in the crown portion (110, 210), each belt ply (112, 114, 116, 241, 243) comprising belt ply reinforcement elements that are crossed with respect from one belt ply (112, 114, 116, 241, 243) to the other belt ply (112, 114, 116, 241, 243), the reinforcement elements forming an angle ± α with respect to an equatorial plane of the tire (100, 200) having an absolute value of between 10° and 45°, wherein s M is one-half of the maximum curvilinear width, along the axial direction, of the widest belt ply in the meridian plane of the at least two belt plies (112, 114, 116, 241, 243); characterized by a circumferential layer comprising circumferential reinforcement elements and having a width along the axial direction; and wherein when a basis curve having three points of tangency p, d, and q as defined in paragraphs through of the description is constructed for the body ply, along at least one side of the tire centerline (C/L) the body ply has i) a deviation D(s) from the basis curve in the range of - 4.25 mm ≤ D(s) ≤ 0.5 mm at a point P 1 = 0.13 s q + 0.87 s M - 56.6 mm, and ii) a deviation D(s) from the basis curve in the range of - 0.5 mm ≤ D(s) ≤ 1.25 mm at a point P 2 = 0.8 s q + 0.2 s M - 13 mm; where s q is the length along the curve of the basis curve at which point q occurs. a pair of opposing bead portions (102, 104); a pair of opposing sidewall portions (106, 108, 206) connected with the opposing bead portions (102, 104); a crown portion (110, 210) connecting the opposing sidewall portions (106, 108, 206); at least one body ply extending between the bead portions (102, 104) and through the sidewall (106, 108, 206) and crown (110, 210) portions, the body ply having a curve along a meridian plane, wherein s is the length in mm along the curve from the centerline (C/L) of the tire (100, 200); and at least two belt plies (112, 114, 116, 241, 243) positioned in the crown portion (110, 210), each belt ply (112, 114, 116, 241, 243) comprising belt ply reinforcement elements that are crossed with respect from one belt ply (112, 114, 116, 241, 243) to the other belt ply (112, 114, 116, 241, 243), the reinforcement elements forming an angle ± α with respect to an equatorial plane of the tire (100, 200) having an absolute value of between 10° and 45°, wherein s M is one-half of the maximum curvilinear width, along the axial direction, of the widest belt ply in the meridian plane of the at least two belt plies (112, 114, 116, 241, 243); characterized by a circumferential layer comprising circumferential reinforcement elements and having a width along the axial direction; and wherein when a basis curve having three points of tangency p, d, and q as defined in paragraphs through of the description is constructed for the body ply, along at least one side of the tire centerline (C/L) the body ply has i) a deviation D(s) from the basis curve in the range of - 4.25 mm ≤ D(s) ≤ 0.5 mm at a point P 1 = 0.13 s q + 0.87 s M - 56.6 mm, and ii) a deviation D(s) from the basis curve in the range of - 0.5 mm ≤ D(s) ≤ 1.25 mm at a point P 2 = 0.8 s q + 0.2 s M - 13 mm; i) a deviation D(s) from the basis curve in the range of - 4.25 mm ≤ D(s) ≤ 0.5 mm at a point P 1 = 0.13 s q + 0.87 s M - 56.6 mm, and ii) a deviation D(s) from the basis curve in the range of - 0.5 mm ≤ D(s) ≤ 1.25 mm at a point P 2 = 0.8 s q + 0.2 s M - 13 mm; where s q is the length along the curve of the basis curve at which point q occurs.