Discover the Continental PremiumContact 6, a tire that sets a new standard in premium performance, designed for all vehicle classes. The innovative silica compound ensures outstanding wet braking capabilities while simultaneously enhancing tire longevity. This crystal-like silica composition delivers excellent braking performance, particularly on wet roads, maintaining top-notch safety standards and significantly improving mileage—a challenging balance in tire development.
Enhanced Driving Comfort
Experience increased driving comfort with the optimized contact patch of the PremiumContact 6. The tire's durability is boosted by a specially formulated polymer mix, resulting in a 15% increase in mileage. Additionally, the uniform tread stiffness contributes to a smoother ride and reduced road noise, ensuring a comfortable journey.
Sporty Handling for Every Vehicle
Enjoy sporty driving in any vehicle, thanks to the handling-optimized tread design. The advanced macro-block design guarantees maximum control and stability in corners. Meanwhile, the geometry of the asymmetric circumferential grooves enhances grip by effectively utilizing lateral forces.
SSR Technology for Uninterrupted Mobility
The SSR (Self Supporting Runflat) technology stands for a self-supporting runflat tire with reinforced sidewalls. Unlike conventional tires, the SSR principle relies on a self-supporting, strengthened sidewall that prevents the tire from pinching between the road and rim in the event of a puncture. This design allows continued driving for up to 80 km at a maximum speed of 80 km/h, depending on road conditions and vehicle weight.
Advantages of SSR Runflat Tires
With SSR tires, stay mobile in case of a puncture and reach your destination or the nearest workshop without the hassle of changing to a spare tire. These tires are compatible with standard rims, easy to install, and save space and weight, which in turn conserves fuel and increases trunk space by up to 80 liters.
PremiumContact™ 6 A truly premium experience.
Developed for all classes of passenger cars.
Maximum wet braking while improving mileage due to Safety Silica Compounds
Extended driving convenience updated by the comfort-optimised performance footprint
Sporty driving in every car thanks to handling-optimised pattern design
Safety
Maximum wet braking while improving mileage due to Safety Silica Compounds. The crystal silica composition enables superior braking performance especially in terms of wet road conditions. While keeping the safety performance at the maximum level, the mileage improved significantly – a solved conflict in tyre development.
Comfort
Extended driving convenience updated by the comfort-optimised performance footprint. The wear-optimised polymer blend provides an outstanding improvement of more than 15% in mileage performance. In addition, the smooth pattern stiffness improves driving comfort and mileage, and lowers the exterior noise.
Handling
Sporty driving in every car thanks to handling-optimised pattern design. The advanced macro-block design ensures maximum control and cornering stability. Furthermore, the asymmetric rib geometry provides a better grip under the effect of lateral forces.
SSR - the Self-Supporting Runflat tyre
Changing a tyre at the roadside can be a thing of the past.
Drive up to 50 miles at a maximum speed of 50 mph in the event of puncture
No spare wheel necessary
Compatible with conventional rims
Fuel efficient (weight of 4 SSR tyres < = 5 standard tyres)
The Self-Supporting Runflat (SSR) technology is based on a self-supporting reinforced sidewall. When there is a puncture, the sidewall is prevented from being crushed between the rim and the ground, as well as the tyre from slipping off the rim, which can make it impossible to fit a spare tyre.
An SSR tyre not only takes the danger and inconvenience out of punctures, it also helps with fuel efficiency and frees up interior space in your vehicle.
With four SSR tyres fitted you will not need to carry a spare tyre, which means less weight and improved fuel efficiency as result. It also adds up to 80 litres of free space in the boot.
At Continental, we highly recommend fitment on all four wheels and once the SSR tyre has been damaged, a new one needs to be fitted.
Technical requirements:
Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) essential
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) recommended
SSR Tyre (Deflated)
An SSR tyre has a reinforced sidewall that prevents it from being flattened and ensures the driver can continue driving for up to 50 miles at a maximum speed of 50 mph.
Standard Tyre (Deflated)
When a puncture occurs with a standard tyre the sidewall can become crushed between the rim and the ground. This can cause a potentially dangerous situation like a blowout or the tyre slipping off the rim, which could make it impossible to fit a spare tyre.
The Tire Labeling Ordinance specifies the information requirements on fuel efficiency, wet grip and external rolling noise from tires. In addition, reference is made to the winter properties of the product.
The EU 1222/2009 regulation that has been in force since November 1st, 2012 has been revised and will be replaced by regulation EU 2020/740 from May 1st, 2021; From this point on, new requirements apply. The rating classes for fuel efficiency, wet grip and exterior noise have been changed and the layout of the EU label has been adjusted. The manufacturer's product data sheets stored in the EU database can be downloaded via a QR code integrated into the label. Information on snow grip and ice grip is also newly included for tires that meet these criteria.
The following tires are exempt from the regulation: - tires that are designed exclusively for installation on vehicles that were first registered before October 1, 1990 - retreaded tires (until a corresponding extension of EU VO 2020/740 has taken place) - professional off - Road tires - Racing tires - Tires with additional devices to improve traction, eg studded tires - T-type emergency tires - Tires with a permissible speed below 80 km/h - Tires for rims with a nominal diameter ≤ 254 mm or ≥ 635 mm
The criteria and evaluation classes at a glance
fuel efficiency
The fuel consumption depends on the rolling resistance of the tyres, the vehicle itself, the driving conditions and the driving style of the driver. The measured rolling resistance (rolling resistance coefficient) of the tire is divided into classes A (highest efficiency) to E (lowest efficiency).
If a vehicle is completely equipped with class A tires, a consumption reduction of up to 7.5%* is possible compared to class E tyres. In the case of commercial vehicles, it can even be higher. (Source: European Commission Impact Assessment * when measured according to the test methods set out in Regulation (EU) 2020/740)
Please note: Fuel consumption depends to a large extent on your own driving style and can be significantly reduced by driving in an environmentally friendly manner. Tire pressure should be checked regularly to improve fuel efficiency.
wet grip
Wet grip is divided into classes A (shortest braking distance) - E (longest braking distance).
If a car is equipped with class A tires, compared to class E tires, a braking distance of up to 18 m can be reduced when braking from 80 km/h (on a road surface with average grip).* *Source: wdk Economic Association of the German Rubber Industry eV
Please note: Traffic safety depends to a large extent on your own driving style. The stopping distances must always be observed. Tire pressure should be checked regularly to improve wet grip.
External rolling noise
The noise emitted by a tire affects the overall volume of the vehicle and affects not only your own driving comfort, but also the noise pollution of the environment. In the EU tire label, the external rolling noise is divided into 3 classes from A (lowest rolling noise) - C (highest rolling noise), measured in decibels (dB) and compared with the European noise emission limit values for external tire rolling noise.
A The pictogram with the classification "A" indicates that the tire's external rolling noise is more than 3 dB below the EU limit value in force until 2016. B The "B" classification means that the tyre's external rolling noise is up to 3 dB below or equal to the EU limit value in force until 2016. C The classification "C" indicates that the specified limit value is exceeded.
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B
75dB
