Continental Tyres Achieve Success in Automotive Trade Magazines

AutoBild and auto motor und sport test new summer tyres

Hannover, March 18, 2008 -- The latest tests on summer tyres published by AutoBild and auto motor und sport (ams) rated the tyres produced by the Continental Corporation as "exemplary", "good" and "recommended". In particular the testers praised the tyres' excellent balance, good brake performance, secure handling characteristics on wet and dry roads combined with low rolling resistance. In the final ratings ContiSportContact 3 was classed as "exemplary", ContiCrossContact UHP and Barum Bravuris 2 were "recommended" and the new RainSport 2 from Uniroyal was classed as "good". ams awarded ContiPremiumContact 2 second place with a "recommended" rating.

AutoBild's testers (Issue 11/08) commended the ContiSportContact 3 in particular for its excellent balance and high aquaplaning safety. The new RainSport 2 from Uniroyal was praised for its good aquaplaning safety and its smooth handling on dry roads, whilst the Barum Bravuris 2 was "recommended" for its secure handling characteristics on wet roads. AutoBild tested the Dimension 225/45 R 17, which is suitable for vehicles such as the Audi A3, the BMW 3 Series or the Merce­des C-Class. A total of 15 products were tested. Four products were classed as "exemplary", five were classed as "good" and four were "recommended". Only two models scored "satisfactory" or "unsatisfactory" – an all-season tyre and a cheap Chinese import. In the test for 4x4 tyres the ContiCrossContact UHP came second. In addition to its "recommended" rating, testers also commented that it offered "extremely safe summer tyres with secure handling characteristics and excellent side guidance in wet and dry conditions".

ams concentrated on the 235/55 R 17 size of tyres and tested these on a Mercedes S-Class 5.5 l V8. Testers awarded the ContiPremiumContact 2 second place with a "recommended" rating. Its main strengths were its "excellent handling characteristics on wet and dry roads, aquaplaning safety, extremely precise steering response and minimal rolling noise" (ams issue 7/08).

Once again the test results showed that the best tyres were those that offered an ideal compromise between characteristics on wet and dry roads, good handling and secure brake performance and low rolling resistance. Consequently, the products that were designed with one factor in mind were generally rated as "not recommended" or "unsatisfactory".

With targeted annual sales of more than €26.4 billion in 2008, the Continental Corporation is one of the top automotive suppliers worldwide. As a supplier of tyres, brake systems, powertrain and chassis systems and components, instrumentation, infotainment solutions, vehicle electronics and technical elastomers, the corporation contributes to enhanced driving safety and protection of the global climate. Continental is also a competent partner in networked automobile communication. The corporation currently employs approximately 150,000 people at more than 200 locations in 36 countries.

The tyre divisions are an Official Sponsor of UEFA EURO 2008TM, to be held in Austria and Switzerland in June 2008. For further details, visit the websites ContiSoccerWorld.de, contifanworld.com and conti-online.com.

Source: Continental AG

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