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Continental
ContiSportContact 5P |
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The
ContiSportContact 5P is Continental Tire's Max Performance
Summer tire developed for the drivers of some of the world's
most prestigious high performance sports cars, coupes and
sedans. Tires in sizes used for staggered fitments are
optimized to meet the specific performance requirements of
front or rear axle positions.* The ContiSportContact 5P is
designed to deliver steering precision, cornering stability
and short stopping distances in dry and wet conditions,
However, like all summer tires, they are not intended to be
driven in near freezing temperatures, through snow or on
ice.
The ContiSportContact 5P benefits from a tread compound with
Continental's Black Chilli Technology that features an
innovative type of racing-grade carbon black to ensure a
speedy warm-up along with special grip resins that optimize
traction on wet and dry roads. These new carbon blacks and
resins blend the rubber's flexibility (important for
traction) with the tread's rigidity (important for
handling). This compound is molded into an asymmetric tread
design featuring a continuous center rib (or multiple ribs
in wider sizes, especially those tuned for rear axle only
applications) flanked by a large number of small,
interlocked tread blocks. Circumferential grooves help water
flow through the footprint to resist hydroplaning while the
transverse block edges divert water away from the tread
blocks to improve wet traction.
The tire's internal structure features a rolling
resistance-optimized cap and base tread ("cap" on the
outside with the "base" underneath), along with twin steel
belts reinforced with spirally wrapped polyamide (a mixture
of heat-resistant synthetic aramid fiber and nylon threads)
that enhance the ride quality while tuning the contact
area's vertical flexibility and lateral rigidity.
*Because ContiSportContact 5P tires are tuned for specific
axle applications, each size is identified as "Front/Both
Axles" or "Rear Axle Only" in SIZES & PRICING, as well as in
tire SPECS. |
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