CHARLOTTE, NC (September 2004) - Continental Tire North America, Inc. (CTNA) is introducing the new ContiSportContact 2 Vmax to the North American market. 

This tire is the world's first road tire approved for speeds up to 220mph/360kmh. The ContiSportContact 2 Vmax was especially developed for ultra high-speed cars like Porsche and Ferrari. This tire is available in four sizes.

The starting point for this high-tech tire was the already proven ContiSportContact 2. To improve high-speed capability, the Continental engineers incorporated more tread grooves to attain maximum cooling of the ContiSportContact 2 Vmax tire, even when traveling at highest speeds. Furthermore, increased proportion of negative tread provides the driver with better handling on wet roads.

"The ContiSportContact 2 Vmax truly represents innovation and advanced technology in one. Not only that this tire is the first road tire approved for speeds up to 220mph/360kmh worldwide, its dynamic design also completes the modern ContiSportContact 2 Vmax style of today's sports cars," said Joe Maher, CTNA's product planning & brand development manager. "The ContiSportContact 2 Vmax is one more example of Continental's continued commitment to provide high quality and leading edge products to the North American market."

The ContiSportContact 2 Vmax currently comes in the following sizes:

• 245/35 ZR 19
• 275/30 ZR 19
• 235/35 ZR 19
• 315/25 ZR 19

Continental Tire North America, Inc. (www.continentaltire.com), based in Charlotte, North Carolina, is a group company of Germany-based Continental AG, a leading systems supplier to the automotive industry. With annual sales of more than a billion dollars, Continental Tire North America, Inc. has about 7,000 employees and operates six plants in North America.  CTNA is a major supplier to the original equipment and replacement tire markets, selling Continental, General, Euzkadi and private brands in North America.

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