Description
Features and Benefits:
- Summer weather traction
- Enhanced controllability
- High speed performance
- Run flat tire model
Continental ContiSportContact 2 SSR Tires
The Continental ContiSportContact 2 SSR is a high performance, all season tire made for passenger vehicles and SUVs.
The tire increases the summer weather driving safety levels. The ideal tread design and the summer compound work together to increase the dry and wet weather grip on the road surface. This enables the tire to safely perform in high-heat situations, as the compound is heat-resistant. On the other hand, the ideal tread design’s surface contact boosts the grip with additional biting edges, ensuring the tire’s forward motion at all times. The tread’s circumferential grooves prevent hydroplaning. They eliminate water from the footprint and maintain the road surface which further boosts the wet weather driving safety levels.
This tire is a run flat model. It was manufactured with the Self-Supporting Run-flat technology which reinforces the construction. This structure enables the tire to be driven on for 50 miles up to the speed of 50 mph in case of air pressure loss. After damage, the vehicle does not become stranded on the side of the road. Instead, this temporary limited performance enables it to securely arrive at a nearby location where the damaged tire can be fixed or changed. These tires should not be mounted together with regular tires on the vehicle.
The ideal tread design manages to enhance the controllability. The wider tire footprint maintains the road contact throughout the tire’s performance. This allows the tire to improve the steering responsiveness and the driving stability. In other words, the steering is faster and more precise in its response to the driver’s commands, while the structure is secured against the driving pressure. The tread pattern’s better road-to-rubber contact enables the tire to upgrade braking power. These elements create friction between the tire and the road surface in order to shorten the braking distance which enhances the driving safety levels throughout the drive.
The Continental ContiSportContact 2 SSR provides exceptional high speed durability. The surface contact, the durable compound and the stronger construction increase the high speed performing ability. The tread design’s surface contact eases the pressure off the tire, while the compound elements prevent heat build-up. The strengthened internal structure maintains the ideal tire shape under the pressure, enabling the tire to avoid the tire’s deformation. This combination enables the tire to securely perform at its best high speed capability.
This tire model was manufactured as the original equipment tire of select BMW vehicles.
Manufacturers recommend changing tires every 10 years. As long as tires are properly stored before they are sold, the year of their manufacture will not shorten their service life.
