Continental Tyres Takes Top Honours in First Test of the Year

Continental Tyres has taken out top honours in the first tyre test of 2010, carried out by respected German automotive magazine “Auto Zeitung”

The ContiPremiumContact 2 earned top marks for safety in both wet and dry conditions, with test editors praising the product’s “superior wet properties” and “top dry performance.”

In total, ten products used for a variety of compact and mid-sized passenger cars all in the 205/55R16 size class were tested.

With safety given top weighting in testing, the ContiPremiumContact 2 proved the benefits of an optimised product offering which combines excellent braking, maximum grip and low rolling resistance over tyres that focused solely on significantly reduced rolling resistance.

The findings showed how the concentration by some tyre makers on low rolling resistance values, can inherently lead to longer braking distances on wet roads.

In a side-by-side comparison, it took the last- ranked tyre 5.8 meters longer to brake from 100km/h than the top rated ContiPremiumContact 2.

It was a case of double celebration for the German tyre manufacturer, when for the third consecutive year, Continental Tyres was also voted “Best Brand” in the ‘tyre’ category by over 20,000 readers of the same magazine.

About Continental:

With sales exceeding €24 billion in 2008, the Continental Corporation is one of the top automotive suppliers worldwide. As a supplier of brake systems, systems and components for the powertrain and chassis, instrumentation, infotainment solutions, vehicle electronics, tires and technical elastomers, the corporation contributes towards enhanced driving safety and protection of the global climate. Continental is also a competent partner in networked automobile communication. The corporation currently employs approximately 134,000 at nearly 190 locations in 37 countries