Vehicle tire with continously reducing vertical spacing of tread surface with respect to breaker

A vehicle tire comprising a carcass ply (1) extending between two bead regions, a tread region disposed between side walls (7,8) any having a tread surface (6) curved in the axial direction and also a breaker (5) reinforcing the tread region and arranged between the carcass ply and tread region, wherein in the normally inflated state of the tire mounted on a tire rim, the vertical spacing of the tread surface (6) with respect to the breaker continuously reduces, starting from the region of the center of the tire (3), towards the breaker edges (13,14) and the side walls (7, 8) are made at least substantially self-supporting, and wherein the breaker (5) is made substantially flat over its entire width and is first curved in the direction of the carcass ply (1) in the region (9,10) of the breaker edges (13,14).