09/12/2005 Continental - Premium Summer Tires For All Passenger Cars

Frankfurt/Hanover, September 2005.  With the ContiPremiumContact 2, Continental’s tire engineers have succeeded in making further advances in terms of short braking distances, safe driving properties in the wet and handling performance. This new summer tire for mid-sized passenger cars upwards has been available in a big range of sizes since the spring.  The model series for all other types of cars have also been expanded: A special favorite among drivers of sports cars, operators of tuning firms, and the vehicle manufacturers is the ContiSportContact 2, which is produced in over 100 different sizes. This year's high-tech tire can optionally be produced with runflat capabilities. The ContiSportContact 2 Vmax version is the only series-produced tire in the world to be approved for speeds of up to 360 km/h. On compact vehicles, the ContiEcoContact 3 delivers short braking distances and a low rolling resistance.

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The ContiPremiumContact 2

Thanks to the exceptional tread design of the new ContiPremiumContact 2, the summer tire sets standards for braking on dry and wet roads. The tread's unique feature is the 3D groove with its flat and steep flanks that make the tread blocks very stable, even in critical driving situations such as avoidance maneuvers. With the new tire, which was developed especially for the medium-size and luxury categories, Continental engineers have made considerable advancements in aquaplaning performance, steering precision, handling characteristics and rolling noise. Additionally, a new type of tire contour in conjunction with the use of a 3rd generation silica compound made it possible to improve the mileage performance even further.

The ContiSportContact 2 Vmax – approved for speeds up to 360 km/h

The starting point for this super sports tire was the successful ContiSportContact 2 rated for speeds up to 330 km/h which was enhanced to deliver a significant gain in high-speed capability. Continental's tire engineers incorporated more tread grooves in order to attain maximum cooling of the tire, even when traveling at the highest speeds. Tire handling also benefits from tread depths of between 6.3 and 7 millimeters, which are slightly lower than those of the basic model. And to ensure its safety properties on wet roads, the negative tread ratio was increased. Theses features also give the new asymmetric ContiSportContact 2 Vmax a very different look from the "standard" ContiSportContact 2.  The ContiSportContact 2 Vmax is the world's first road tire approved for speeds up to 360 km/h.

The ContiSportContact 2: Sports tire – now with runflat capabilities

The ContiSportContact 2 has been specially developed for fast sports cars and outshines other sports tires thanks to its precise steering response and high cornering stability right up to its limits. In addition, the high-tech tire from Continental provides optimum braking performance on wet and dry roads. The aquaplaning resistance of the ContiSportContact 2 is likewise very good.

No wonder that this sports tire is now the first choice of vehicle manufacturers and tuners for virtually all sports cars and prestigious sedans. The range is comprehensive, with an impressive spectrum of over 100 different versions and sizes – one of the biggest ranges of sports tires for one brand in the market. The ContiSportContact 2 is also produced as a Continental SSR model. SSR tires have runflat capabilities and are mainly suitable for Porsche, Mercedes and BMW cars.

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The ContiEcoContact 3 for the compact class

The ContiEcoContact 3 delivers short braking distances on dry and wet roads, low rolling resistance and long tire life. Tires made by Germany's leading tire manufacturer, Continental, set standards in terms of safety and economy. The ContiEcoContact 3 provides an ideal opportunity for almost all compact-category vehicles to convert to a reliable fuel economizer. This tire is industry approved as original equipment.

Available tire sizes:

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ContiPremiumContact 2
Series 50:	Series 55:
195/50 R 15 V	185/55 R 15 H, V
205/50 R 15 V	195/55 R 15 H, V
225/50 R 16 W	205/55 R 15 V
235/50 R 18 W	185/55 R 16 V
	195/55 R 16 H, V
Series 60:	205/55 R 16 H, V, W
185/60 R 15 H	215/55 R 16 H, V, W, Y
195/60 R 15 H, V	215/55 R16 XL V SSR¹
205/60 R 15 H, V, W	225/55 R 16 V, W, Y
225/60 R 15 V, W	215/55 R 18 H, W
225/60 R 16 V, W
235/60 R 16 V, W
Series 65:
175/55 R 15 T, H
185/65 R 15 H, V
195/65 R 15 H, V
205/65 R15 H, V

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ContiSportContact 2 Vmax
Series 35:	Series 30 / 25:
235/35 ZR 19 XL	315/25 ZR 19
245/35 ZR 19 XL	275/30 ZR 19 XL
	325/30 ZR 19 XL

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ContiSportContact 2
Series 50:	Series 55:
195/50 R 16 V XL¹	205/55 R 16 H/ V /V XL/ W
205/50 ZR 16	205/55 R 17 Y N0
225/50 R 16 V	235/55 R 17 W
225/50 R 16 V SSR ²
225/50 R 16 W SSR ²	Series 45:
205/50 ZR 17 N2	195/45 R 15 V
205/50 R 17 V SSR ²¹	205/45 R 16 V / W
205/50 R 17 W XL	225/45 ZR 16
225/50 R 17 W SSR	205/45 R17 V
225/50 R 17 Y XL / W XL / W SSR ²	205/45 ZR 17 XL
235/50 ZR 17 Y NO ¹	215/45 R 17 V / V XL / W XL / V
	215/45 ZR 17 XL
Series 40:	225/45 R 17 V /W / Y /Y SSR*
195/40 ZR 16 W XL	225/45 R 17 W XL / V XL ¹
215/40 ZR 16 W XL	225/45 ZR 17 Y
225/40 ZR 16	235/45 ZR 17 Y / W XL
195/40 R 17 V XL	245/45 ZR 17 W SSR ² , W, Y
205/40 ZR 17 XL	245/45 ZR 17 Y XL
215/40 ZR 17 Y XL	235/45 ZR 18 W XL / Y XL
235/40 ZR 17	245/45 R 18 W XL
245/40 R 17 W	245/45 ZR 18 Y
245/40 ZR 17 Y	255/45 R 18 Y XL / Y
255/40 R 17 W SSR* ²	275/45 R 18 Y
255/40 ZR17	245/45 R 19 Y
255/40 ZR 17 N2
245/40 ZR 18 Y / Y	Series 35:
215/40 ZR 18 W XL	215/35 ZR 16 W XL
215/40 ZR 18 XL	215/35 R 17 V XL
225/40 R 18 W / W SSR ²/ Y	245/35 ZR 17
225/40 ZR 18 N2	215/35 ZR 18 XL / Y
225/40 ZR 18 W / Y XL /XL	265/35 ZR 18 Y XL
225/40 R18 Y XL/ W XL	225/35 ZR 18 XL
235/40 R 18 Y	245/35 ZR 18 XL / Y XL
235/40 ZR 18 Y NO	255/35 ZR 18 W SSR ² / W / Y XL
235/40 ZR 18 Y XL	265/35 ZR 18 N2 / XL / XL
245/40 R 18 Y /Y XL / Y*	275/35 R 18 Y/ Y XL
265/40 ZR 18 Y XL NO	275/35 ZR 18
275/40 ZR 18 Y	295/35 ZR 18 Y N0
245/40 ZR 19 Y XL	225/35 ZR 19 XL
255/40 ZR 19 Y	235/35 ZR 19 Y NO / XL
255/40 ZR 19 / XL	245/35 ZR 19 XL
275/40 R 19 Y	255/35 ZR 19 XL/ Y XL
245/40 ZR 20	255/35 R 19 W
	265/35 ZR 19 NO
Series 30:	275/35 ZR 19 Y XL/ Y XL
255/30 ZR 18 XL	285/35 ZR 19
285/30 ZR 18 N2	245/35 ZR 20 XL
295/30 ZR 18 N2	255/35 ZR 20 Y XL J
255/30 ZR 19 XL	275/35 ZR 20 Y XL
265/30 ZR 19 XL
275/30 ZR 19 XL	Series 25:
295/30 ZR 19 / Y XL N0	315/25 ZR 19
235/30 ZR 20 XL	285/25 ZR 20 XL
245/30 ZR 20 XL	305/25 ZR 20 XL / XL
255/30 ZR 20 XL	295/25 ZR 21 XL ¹
265/30 ZR 20 XL	295/25 ZR 22 / XL ¹
275/30 ZR 20 XL
255/30 ZR 21 XL
265/30 ZR 22 XL
285/30 ZR 20 Y XL
285/30 ZR 21 Y XL

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ContiEcoContact 3
Series 80:	Series 70:
145/80 R 13 T	145/70 R 13 T
155/80 R 13 T	155/70 R 13 T
165/80 R 13 T	165/70 R 13 T / T XL
175/80 R 14 T	175/70 R 13 T
	185/70 R 13 T
Series 65:	165/70 R 14 T
165/65 R 13 T	175/70 R 14 T
155/65 R 14 T	185/70 R 14 T / H
165/65 R 14 T
175/65 R 14 T / H	Series 60:
185/65 R 14 T	165/60 R 14 H
165/65 R 15 T	185/60 R 14 T / H
175/65 R 15 H /T / T	175/60 R 15 H
185/65 R 15 T / H
195/65 R 15 T / H

¹ ) = In preparation

² ) = At present, only vehicles with a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) may be equipped SSR tires.

The Continental Corporation is a leading supplier of tires, brake systems, chassis components, vehicle electronics and technical elastomers. In 2004 the corporation realized sales of EUR12.6 billion. At present it has a worldwide workforce of more than 81,000.

The Tires division is an Official Partner of the 2006 FIFA World Cup GermanyTM. Further information is available at www.conti-online.com and www.ContiSoccerWorld.com.