Patent ID: 8746304

Claim:
A pneumatic tire comprising: two circumferential-direction main grooves disposed outside quarter point sections of a tread contact width (TW) in a tread width direction, respectively, the two circumferential-direction main grooves extending in a tire circumferential direction, each of the quarter point sections of the tread contact width (TW) being a midpoint between a tire equator line and a corresponding tread end portion; a plurality of lug grooves extending outwardly from the circumferential-direction main grooves in the tread width direction; a center land portion defined by the circumferential-direction main grooves includes a width-direction narrow groove which extends in the tread width direction, has a width of 0.5 to 5.0% of the tread contact width (TW), and terminates inside the quarter point section; and multiple belt layers provided inside of a tread portion, wherein each quarter point section of the tread contact width (TW) is formed only with a rib-like shape continuously extending in the tire circumferential direction, each quarter point section formed without the lug grooves and the circumferential-direction main grooves; each quarter point section of the tread contact width (TW) is located, in the tread width direction, outside each end portion of a belt layer located innermost in a radial direction among the multiple belt layers; and wherein the width-direction narrow groove includes a pair of width-direction narrow grooves, the pair of width-direction narrow grooves are provided in such a manner so as to be shifted in the tire circumferential direction, a circumferential-direction narrow groove is provided in an interstice between the pair of width-direction narrow grooves and terminates inside the pair of width-direction narrow grooves.