Tires from Semperit - Alpine-Tested

(Hanover / Essen June 2004) Tires from Semperit are tailored to the demands of Alpine motoring. Winding roads, uphill gradients and downhill stretches, and the variable weather conditions in high mountain regions make major demands on the grip needed for braking and starting, for optimum cornering and for good properties on wet roads as well. Added to this is the motorist’s wish to get around comfortably or sportily, depending on the model being driven. Semperit tires satisfy these requirements and thus offer a wide margin of safety even for motorists north of the Alps. For the summer season, Austria’s time-honored tire brand offers a wide range of tires approved for speeds of up to 270 km/h in sizes running from 12 to 19 inches (rim diameter).

Here you can find all Continental press releases for Reifen/Tyres 2004 ...

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The Speed-Comfort:

Safe and comfortable

The exceptional directional stability and good handling of the  Speed-Comfort is a product of its special tread design with sturdy shoulder blocks and an elevated tread base in the center area. Together they provide for unwavering directional stability and for good cornering through to the breakaway point. The numerous biting edges in the shoulder area make for good grip, even on wet roads. The wide circumferential grooves and traverse grooves penetrating deep into the tire´s center area ensure efficient expulsion of water and thus minimize the aquaplaning risk. Thanks to its especially good damping properties, the Speed-Comfort harmonizes well with the vehicle´s suspension and damping characteristics, absorbing roadway irregularities or abrupt, wavelike bumps. At the same time the tire swallows the noise generated by the roadway for a quieter ride.

Sporty and attractive: the Direction-Sport

The Semperit Direction-Sport with its silica compound offers driving pleasure and safety thanks to its attractive directional tread pattern. Its massive, ultra-rigid shoulder blocks provide for high cornering stability, while its wrap-around center band gives the tire superb straight-ahead tracking and prompt, harmonious steering response. To deal with rainy weather the tire is equipped with four wide circumferential grooves that channel water out of the contact patch via numerous traverse grooves extending deep into the center area. The Semperit Direction-Sport is available in a wide range of sizes - even in the 19 inch spectrum - for approved speeds of up to 270 km/h. It is thus the ideal tire for drivers interested in upgrading the appearance of their vehicles with a smart-looking tire that goes together well with modern aluminum rims.

An endurance champion: the Top-Life 2

Semperit´s Top-Life 2 is the economical tire for compacts and lower-range standard-sized cars. It delivers good mileage performance thanks to its flat contour, uniform wear pattern and tracking stability on straight stretches and in curves. The new tread compound used for the Top Life 2 effectively lowers rolling resistance for greater fuel efficiency. The tire also offers uncompromisingly good protection from aquaplaning and ensures a quiet, comforta­ble ride.

For snappy little cars: the Semperit Sport-Life

Semperit has developed a special summer tire that ensures fast and agile compacts good cornering and tracking stability, even for drivers inclined to a sportier driving style. Its attractive directional tread pattern accentuates the snazzy look of these nippy little cars. At the same time the Sport-Life provides for good water expulsion and thus protection from aquaplaning, good handling properties and minimum wear. The Sport-Life is thus a tire that fully delivers what drivers of fast, agile compacts expect from their tires.

The size selection:

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Speed-Comfort:
70 Series:	65 Series:
175/70 R 13 H*	175/65 R 14 H
175/70 R 14 H*	185/65 R 14 H
185/70 R 14 H	195/65 R 14 H / V
195/70 R 14 H*	185/65 R 15 H
	195/65 R 15 H / V
60 Series:	205/65 R 15 H / V
185/60 R 13 H
185/60 R 14 H
195/60 R 14 H / V
185/60 R 15 H
195/60 R 15 H / V
205/60 R 15 H / V
215/60 R 15 V

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Direction-Sport range:
60 Series:	50 Series:
225/60 ZR 15 W	195/50 R 15 V
225/60 ZR 16 W	205/50 R 15 V
	195/50 R 16 V
55 Series:	205/50 ZR 16 W
185/55 R 14 H	225/50 ZR 16 W
185/55 R 15 V
195/55 R 15 V	45 Series:
205/55 R 15 V	195/45 R 15 V
205/55 ZR 16 V/W	195/45 R 16 V
215/55 ZR 16 W	205/45 ZR 16 V/W
225/55 ZR 16 V/W	225/45 ZR 16 W
	215/45 ZR 17 W
40 Series:	225/45 ZR 17 W
215/40 ZR 16 W	235/45 ZR 17 W
205/40 ZR 17 W XL
215/40 ZR 17 W XL	35 Series:
235/40 ZR 17 W	225/35 ZR 18 W XL
245/40 ZR 17 W	245/35 ZR 18 W XL
255/40 ZR 17 W	225/35 ZR 19 W XL
225/40 ZR 18 W XL	235/35 ZR 19 W XL
235/40 ZR 18 W	245/35 ZR 19 W XL
245/40 ZR 18 W
30 Series:
265/30 ZR 19 W XL
275/30 ZR 19 W XL

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The Top-Life 2 is available in the following sizes:
82 Series:	80 Series:
145 R 12 S*	135/80 R 13 T
185 R 14 S*	145/80 R 13 T
	155/80 R 13 T / T RF
70 Series:	165/80 R 13 T / T RF
145/70 R 13 T	175/80 R 14 T
155/70 R 13 T
165/70 R 13 T
175/70 R 13 T
185/70 R 13 T
165/70 R 14 T
175/70 R 14 T
185/70 R 14 T
205/70 R 14 R RF*
205/70 R 15 T*

*= different tread pattern type

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The Sport-Life for snappy little cars is offered in the following sizes:
65 Series:	60 Series:
165/65 R 13 T	175/60 R 13 T
175/65 R 13 T	185/60 R 14 T
165/65 R 14 T
175/65 R 14 T	55 Series:
185/65 R 14 T	195/55 R 13 T
165/65 R 15 T	185/55 R 14 T
195/65 R 15 T

Semperit is a tire brand in the Continental AG family. The Continental Corporation is a leading supplier of brake systems chassis components, vehicle electronics, tires and technical elastomers. The company realized sales of EUR11.5 billion in 2003 with a worldwide workforce of around 69,000.