A pneumatic tire with a designated orientation for mounting to a vehicle, the pneumatic tire comprising: a carcass configured from a carcass ply provided with a carcass cord extending from a tread to a sidewall and up to a bead core in a bead ; a rubber apex extending in the bead along the carcass ply in the radial direction of the tire ; wherein the bead includes an outer bead and an inner bead , the outer bead located outward of the vehicle from the tire equator (C), and the inner bead located inward of the vehicle from a tire equator (C) when the pneumatic tire is mounted to a vehicle; in a tire meridian cross section which includes the rotation axis of the tire in a normal state, the normal state being when the tire is assembled on a standard rim and filled to a standard inflation pressure, the rubber apex includes an outer apex part and an inner apex part at the outer bead and the inner bead respectively; the outer apex part includes a first outer apex portion , and a second outer apex portion , the first outer apex portion located inward from the carcass ply in the axial direction of the tire , and the second outer apex portion located outward from the carcass ply in the axial direction of the tire ; the inner apex part includes a first inner apex portion , and a second inner apex portion , the first inner apex portion located inward from the carcass ply in the axial direction of the tire , and the second inner apex portion located outward from the carcass ply in the axial direction of the tire ; the pneumatic tire being characterised in that the height (H1) of the second outer apex portion in the radial direction of the tire is greater than the height (H2) of the second inner apex portion in the radial direction of the tire . a carcass configured from a carcass ply provided with a carcass cord extending from a tread to a sidewall and up to a bead core in a bead ; a rubber apex extending in the bead along the carcass ply in the radial direction of the tire ; wherein the bead includes an outer bead and an inner bead , the outer bead located outward of the vehicle from the tire equator (C), and the inner bead located inward of the vehicle from a tire equator (C) when the pneumatic tire is mounted to a vehicle; in a tire meridian cross section which includes the rotation axis of the tire in a normal state, the normal state being when the tire is assembled on a standard rim and filled to a standard inflation pressure, the rubber apex includes an outer apex part and an inner apex part at the outer bead and the inner bead respectively; the outer apex part includes a first outer apex portion , and a second outer apex portion , the first outer apex portion located inward from the carcass ply in the axial direction of the tire , and the second outer apex portion located outward from the carcass ply in the axial direction of the tire ; the inner apex part includes a first inner apex portion , and a second inner apex portion , the first inner apex portion located inward from the carcass ply in the axial direction of the tire , and the second inner apex portion located outward from the carcass ply in the axial direction of the tire ; the pneumatic tire being characterised in that the height (H1) of the second outer apex portion in the radial direction of the tire is greater than the height (H2) of the second inner apex portion in the radial direction of the tire . <EOS>