Pneumatic vehicle tire having a rubber layer between belt plies

A pneumatic vehicle tire comprised primarily of elastomeric material and having a radial carcass, sidewalls including portions having rubber layers adjacent to side strips, as herein defined, a tread, and a pull resistant belt having edges associated therewith and being located between said carcass and said tread, said belt extending approximately over the width of said tread and including at least two cord fabric plies radially superimposed upon one another, the cords of which have a given diameter;

• said tire further comprising a rubber layer arranged at least partially between two of said plies and having a thickness of from said given cord diameter to 5 mm, said rubber layer including a central strip located entirely between said two belt plies, and two side strips having a predetermined hardness and having a radially inner side thereof respectively, one on each side of and adjoining said central strip, said side strips respectively having a width relative to said belt and projecting partially laterally beyond the associated edges of said belt, said central strip of said rubber layer being considerably softer than said side strips thereof, approximately half of the width of each of said side strips of said rubber layer being arranged as a portion with a thickness between said two belt plies, with the other half of the width of each of said side strips as a portion with a thickness projecting laterally beyond the associated edges of said belt.