Patent ID: 8322388

Claim:
A tire for a motor vehicle comprising a tread, said tread comprising a first and a second circumferential grooves which separate a central region from a first and a second shoulder regions, wherein: a) the first shoulder region comprises a plurality of shoulder blocks that are circumferentially separated by shoulder transverse grooves; b) said central region comprises a plurality of substantially transverse grooves extending from said first circumferential groove toward an equatorial plane of the tire, wherein two circumferentially consecutive substantially transverse grooves delimit a central area comprising: a first central block having one side forming a part of a wall of said first circumferential groove; a second central block circumferentially consecutive to said first central block, having one side forming a part of said wall of said first circumferential groove; and a third central block circumferentially shifted with respect to said first central block and positioned at a distance from said first circumferential groove, said third central block being separated from said second central block by a central transverse groove which is inclined with respect to the tire equatorial plane; and c) said substantially transverse grooves have respective end portions at a distance from the tire equatorial plane, wherein said central area comprises a further central transverse groove between said first central block and said second central block, and wherein said further central transverse groove is parallel to said central transverse groove.