KayGee
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If the link you provided is the one from quora.com, it is quite misleading as the tirerack text mentions asymmetric, but seems to be referring to non-directional asymmetric tires which allow using multiple tire rotation patterns. The picture in your link is indicated as a photoshop and appears to be a single tire that has been mirrored to show what directional asymmetric tires would look like when mounted. Directional asymmetric tires would not be able to be put on any position of the vehicle as they would be right/left specific and should be mounted accordingly (if all same size, they can only be rotated front/back - if staggered sizing, directional asymmetric tires cannot be rotated at all).Actually the link I provided shows asymmetrical tires that can be rotated to any position on the vehicle. No matter what side you move the tire to the outside edge will always be on the outside of the vehicle. The link even mentions the rotation pattern.
I apologize, but just because an asymmetric tire is mounted properly with the outside marking facing the outside of the vehicle does not mean the tread will be mirrored from right to left sides.
Here is another example of asymmetric non-directional tires (Nitto Neo Gen). The tires are identical and the large blocks are to the outside as they would be when mounted on the vehicle, but they are not a mirror image of each other. These tires can be rotated front/back and/or right/left because they are non-directional, but some people might think they are not mounted correctly as the tread is different from side to side.