Nitto Tire Enters Side-by-Side Market

Nitto Tire U.S.A. Inc. has driven into new territory with its first-available tire for side-by-side vehicles.

The new Nitto Trail Grappler SXS shares technology and design details with Nitto Trail Grappler light-truck tires. For instance, the tires feature a reinforced shoulder groove for greater off-road handling performance without sacrificing tread block stiffness and computer-designed tread blocks for optimized mud and dirt evacuation from the tread, according to the company.

“Nitto Tire is excited to enter the booming powersports market with the Trail Grappler SXS,” said Angelo Naval, Nitto Tire U.S.A.’s senior director of product planning and business development. “We’ve drawn on our years of experience in race-winning and proven off-road tire construction to bring signature Nitto performance to an entirely new market segment.”

The Trail Grappler SXS was first teased at the 2019 SEMA Show before taking three of the top 10 finishes at the 2019 Can-Am UTV King of the Hammers Presented by HCR, according to the company