Continental Tires
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Continental Tire entered the North American Tire industry with its 1987 purchase of General Tire, forming Continental Tire of North America (CTNA). At the time, Continental was following other tire manufacturers, such as Bridgestone and Michelin, into the American tire market.Tires produced by Continental:
- Enhanced performance in dry conditions.
- Improved water evacuation for outstanding wet handling.
- Reduced distortion for enhanced energy delivery, lower rolling resistance and improved treadlife.
- Consumer friendly indicators alert drivers to tire's performance level in Dry and Wet conditions
The ExtremeContactTM DW has pushed the envelope in performance with completely new technology exclusive to Continental Tire. The ExtremeContactTM DW delivers excellent traction and responsive handling in both wet and dry conditions, improved ride comfort, all while delivering better mileage at industry leading rolling resistance levels.
Benefits:
- Enhanced performance in dry conditions.
- Improved water evacuation for outstanding wet handling.
- Improved snow performance.
- Reduced distortion for enhanced energy delivery, lower rolling resistance and improved treadlife.
- Consumer friendly indicators alert drivers to tire's performance level in Dry, Wet, and Snow conditions.
The ExtremeContactTM DWS features improved grip and braking in both dry and wet conditions with a unique asymmetrical tread design. This tire includes an advanced tread compound for improved traction in all-weather conditions including snow, significantly improved mileage, and an industry leading level of rolling resistance for better fuel economy.
Benefits:
- Straight circumferential groove for greater water evacuation and outstanding braking on wet surfaces.
- Central rib reduces tread pattern noise level for a quiet ride.
- Optimized shoulder lug stability for enhanced steering response.
- Optimized sipes with defined radius create an interlocking effect for improved stability and dry handling.
- Versatile, all season tire.
The ContiProContact features unparalleled wet-braking capacity and year-round traction. This tire performs with outstanding handling, control and high-speed capability.
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With the ContiSportContactTM Vmax, Continental introduces the world’s first road-legal tire which is capable of speeds up to 360 km/h. Thereby is important the need for safety at top speeds as well as the increasing number of ultra-high performance cars in the tuning sector which reach a final speed over 300 km/h.
As the world’s first road-legal tire up to 360 km/h the ContiSportContactTM Vmax just realised a Guinness World Record.
The ContiSportContactTM Vmax is the natural heir to the successful ContiSportContactTM 2. Its tread and carcass were adapted to the high technical requirements. A slightly reduced tread depth and a tread structure with more grooves on the inner part of the tire reduce heat generation. New cooling grooves on the inner part of the tire as well as deeper and wider tread grooves on the outer part lead to a better heat dissipation and allow a safe and dynamic way of driving also at top speeds. A multiple radii tread contour optimised for high-speed performance as well as an adapted, strengthened sidewall guarantee a precise steering response also at extreme centrifugal forces.
The ContiSportContactTM Vmax is currently available in five sizes:
235/35 ZR19 XL FR
245/35 ZR19 XL FR
275/30 ZR19 XL FR
325/30 ZR19 XL FR
315/25 ZR19 FR
One of the most cruicial requirements of tires fitted on high performance, sports cars is agile steering precision. This ensures your vehicle maintains good adherence to the road in face of the considerable forces acting on the tires when driving at high speeds, making abrupt manoevres or changes in road surfaces. The asymmetric tread ribs on the new ContiSportContactTM 3 are designed to absorb these forces.
On dry roads, the new tread pattern ribs provide outstanding braking capability and steering precision, by absorbing the forces exerted on braking. This means a reduction in stopping distances.
On wet surfaces, the unique grooves allow increased clearance of water for better resistance to aquaplaning.
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Highlights
- Outstanding road adherence
- Stable straight-running ability
- Excellent grip on wet and dry surfaces
- The best performing Ultra High Performance tire in all-weather conditions
- Excellent wet grip and resistance to hydroplaning
- Silica-based, high-grip tread compound
- Smooth ride, even at high speeds
Benefits:
This new ultra-high performance all-season tire provides the optimum angle of attack resulting from Shark Fin bio-mechanics.
- Offers superb cornering stability and precision steering response
- Provides outstanding grip on wet surfaces to reduce hydroplaning
- Delivers excellent straight-line stability and smooth, quiet ride
Benefits
- Wear resistant
- Hydroplaning resistant
- Uniform ride with minimal noise
- Unique compound lowers rolling resistance for better gas mileage
- Excellent wet and snow traction
- Unique Compound Technology
- Tri-Radial tread contour
- Weight-optimized construction
- Jointless spiral cap ply
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Perfect for high-performance touring cars, this innovative product line offers a smooth, low noise ride and an unbeatable warranty.
The comfortable winter tire for medium and luxury-class cars.
The ContiWinterContactTM TS 810 for the medium-size and high-end categories is designed to provide excellent handling in winter conditions, superb comfort, high mileage and good braking and wet-weather performance. The highly structured inside of the tire's tread provides many biting edges to ensure maximum traction on snow and wet roads. Thicker sipes with their sipe spacers on the inside of the tire keep the sipes open when they pass through the ground contact area. This makes the sipe fill up with more snow and boosts the amount of extra grip on roads in winter conditions. This makes it a particularly well-balanced winter tire for the premium segment.
The sporty winter tire for powerful medium and luxury-class cars:
As a sports tire for winter use, the ContiWinterContactTM TS 810 Sport combines superb handling with good wet grip and safe driving characteristics on wintry roads. Stiff shoulder blocks deliver outstanding cornering stability. Its band-shaped tread structure in the center zone, similar to that of summer tires, ensures shortest braking distances on dry roads. Thicker sipes with their sipe spacers on the inside of the tire keep the sipes open when they pass through the ground contact area. This makes the sipe fill up with more snow and boosts the amount of extra grip on wintry roads.
- For high speed road use
- Short braking distance through bionic contour
- High cornering stability and large safety reserves
- Outstanding handling and driving enjoyment
- Excellent protection against aquaplaning
For high-performance four-wheel drive vehicles.
Highlights:
The well-balanced tire for medium-weight to heavy 4x4 vehicles.
Thanks to the open outer shoulder, this tire provides good handling and braking properties even on easy terrain. The four deep and broad circumferential grooves widen towards the opening, ensuring very good aquaplaning resistance and reducing tire damage by hindering stones from getting caught. Thanks to their rib characteristic and pronounced siping, the three circumferential block rows make for precise steering response and very good straightline performance while guaranteeing that the tire rolls very smoothly and quietly.
- High cornering stability
- Excellent directional stability and precise steering response
- Outstdanding protection against aquaplaning
- Low tire noise
- Speed index H, V or WYZ
For high-performance four-wheel drive vehicles.
Highlights:
- Very good directional stability
- Fast steering response and comfortable ride
- Outstanding protection against aquaplaning
- Good traction on easy terrain
- Low noise levels
For four-wheel comfort.
Highlights:
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Benefits:
- All-season performance and light off-road use
- Excellent durability for exceptionally quiet ride
- Enhanced resistance to hydroplaning for comfort and safety
- Balances traction, mileage, ride comfort and noise performance
The ContiTrac is a premium tire providing the driving comfort and safety required by today's generation of SUVs and Light Trucks.
- Good driving and braking performance on easy terrain
- Very good aquaplaning safety and minimal stone rentention to reduce damage
- Precise steering response and good straight line driving stability
For medium to heavy 4x4 vehicles.
Highlights:
- Continuous central ribs, fine venting and lateral grooves deliver precise steering response and low tire noise
- Four wide circumferential tread grooves provide enhanced stability and control on wet roads
- Staggered tread pattern and deep self-cleaning grooves provide excellent snow and mud traction
Specifically designed to meet the demanding needs of today's SUV and light truck enthusiasts. German engineered to deliver precise steering, enhanced stability and traction for both on and off-road use.
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