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Demonstrating its commitment to safety, performance and excellence
in engineering,
Continental announces Australia-wide availability of its newest
ultra high-performance
tyre, the ContiSportContact 3.
According to Continental’s, Michael Revill, the third generation
of this award-winning tyre
range features marked and measurable improvements on its highly
successful
predecessor, the ContiSportContact
2.
“Continental developed the new ContiSportContact
3 with
manufacturers and drivers of
sports cars in mind. Accordingly, the new asymmetric high-tech
tyre offers shorter braking
distances, even better handling properties and enhanced safety on
wet roads, to cite just
its main characteristics. Continental carries a special tread
pattern for rear-wheel-driven
sports cars with powerful engines and another for tuning
requirements.
“Continental’s globally renowned team of engineers has reduced
braking distances on
both wet (5%) and dry (3%) surfaces, whilst aquaplaning protection
has increased by 6%.
Our testing has also shown rolling resistance has been reduced by
5%, which results in
better fuel economy.”
Motorists expect sports tyres to do more than just perform well at
high-speeds. They must
also provide a wide margin of safety on dry and wet roads and
exhibit ideal cornering
characteristics. These are much the same demands that automakers
specify when testing
tyres for the coveted original equipment releases.
According to Revill, “Automakers also look to see whether the
vehicle and tyre make a
good match. To meet these demands, Continental has found a way to
up the new
ContiSportContact
3 high-tech sports tyre's handling performance
on dry and wet roads
by as much as five percent over its predecessor. For the 2007
season, Continental has
added an impressive 90 sizes to the range for this tyre.
“We have sold over 30 million ContiSportContact
tyres globally
and the range has
received more than 200 approvals from the automotive industry,
making it the most
successful sports tyre range in the world.
“We are expecting the ContiSportContact
3 to be very popular in
Australia, particularly
for consumers who demand ultra high-performance tyres, without
compromising on
safety,” concluded Revill.
Tantamount to its safety and performance, the ContiSportContact
3
is already original
equipment on vehicles including Mercedes Benz, AMG, Audi, Porsche,
BMW, Volvo, VW,
Jaguar and Renault. Additional original equipment announcements
for some of the world’s
most prestigious automotive brands are expected to be made over
the coming months.
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