Terrain · H/T
Highway-terrain tread is the closest of the five to a standard passenger tyre: quiet, smooth and long-wearing on sealed roads, with minimal off-road capability. It suits a 4WD or SUV that mostly stays on the bitumen.
Where H/T sits on the scale
Highway-TerrainThe sealed-road end of the scale. Quiet and long-wearing, with minimal off-road capability.
The terrain scale
Terrain types, ordered by how much time you spend off sealed roads. The rule of thumb: the more time off-road, the further along the scale you go — and the more noise and wear you accept for the grip.
Counts are the tyres listed in each terrain type right now. Types marked “Coming soon” have nothing listed yet.
Is it right for you?
The quietest and smoothest of the five, and the longest-wearing on sealed roads — the closest thing to a standard passenger tyre tread.
Minimal off-road capability — sealed roads and the odd well-kept dirt road. A highway tyre is not built for loose surfaces, and deep mud or sand is not its job.
You give up off-road grip for road manners. If your weekends involve tracks, beaches or campsites, step along the scale to an all-terrain.
4WDs, SUVs and wagons that live on sealed roads — the school run, the commute, the long highway haul.
H/T patterns we stock
Every tyre on this page comes from the patterns below. Sizes are listed individually — pick yours in the results.
Highway-Terrain tyres
Every price is GST-inclusive. Sizes without a listed price can be quoted — ask and we'll price them for you.
Common questions
Highway terrain. The tread is closest to a standard passenger tyre: quiet, smooth and long-wearing on sealed roads, with minimal off-road capability.
A well-kept dirt road is about as far as it goes. A highway tread is not designed for mud, sand or rock, and it will not grip like an all-terrain once the surface gets loose.
That size is listed but has no published price yet. Send the request and we will come back with a GST-inclusive quote for it.
Tyre guide
The guide walks through the scale in plain English, with no jargon and nothing to sign up for.