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Select Vehicle or Tire SizeThe ExtremeContact DW (DW for Dry & Wet) is Continental Tire's Max Performance Summer tire developed for the drivers of sports cars, sports coupes and performance sedans. The ExtremeContact DW is designed to deliver good ride quality and serious performance on both dry and wet roads. Like all summer tires, the ExtremeContact DW is not intended to be driven in near-freezing temperatures, through snow or on ice.
ExtremeContact DW tires feature an asymmetric design with chamfered tread blocks and a continuous, outboard notched intermediate rib to enhance responsiveness and cornering stability. Continuous center ribs reduce noise and provide constant rubber-to-road contact to control the longitudinal forces experienced when braking. A high void-to-tread ratio with open outboard lateral grooves, wide circumferential tread grooves and notched shoulder blocks on the inboard intermediate rib and shoulder help disperse water to enhance hydroplaning resistance and wet weather traction.
The ExtremeContact DW features Tuned Performance Indicators - visible letters molded into the second rib from the outboard shoulder to alert drivers of the tire's performance levels. A visible "DW" indicates the tire has sufficient tread depth for dry and most wet road conditions and after the "W" has worn away, the remaining "D" indicates the tire has appropriate tread depth for dry conditions only.
The tire's internal structure includes twin steel belts that are reinforced with spirally wound jointless nylon cap plies to provide long-term integrity under high speed conditions while reducing weight and helping to provide more uniform ride quality.
El neumático ExtremeContact DW (Dry, Wet, seco y mojado) de Continental pertenece a la categoría: Rendimiento Máximo Para Verano y fue desarrollado para conductores de autos deportivos, cupé deportivo y sedánes de rendimiento. Ha sido diseñado para proporcionar un andar de calidad y un excelente rendimiento, tanto en, superficies secas como mojadas. Como todo neumático de verano, el ExtremeContact DW, no fue diseñado para ser utilizado en temperaturas cercanas al nivel de congelación o superficies con hielo o nieve.
El ExtremeContact DW posee un diseño asimétrico con bloques continuos y chaflanados en la parte superior, un segmento intermedio externo cóncavo continuo mejora la respuesta y la estabilidad al tomar curvas. Un segmento central continuo reduce el ruido y proporciona contacto permanente con la carretera para controlar las fuerzas longitudinales experimentadas al frenar. Espacios amplios en la banda de rodamiento con ranuras laterales externas, ranuras circunferenciales anchas y bloques o tacos cóncavos en un segmento interior intermedio, dispersan agua, mejorando notablemente la tracción sobre superficies mojadas, al igual que la resistencia al deslizamiento en agua (hydroplaning).
El ExtremeContact DW, además posee indicadores Tuned Performmance, estos, son letras moldeadas en el segundo segmento de la parte exterior del hombro, que alertan al conductor los niveles de rendimiento del neumático. Una marca visible con las letras DW indica que el neumático tienen suficiente profundidad para su uso sobre superficies secas y la mayoría de las mojadas. Luego de que la letra "W" se desgasta, la letra "D" permanece e indica que la profundidad de la banda de rodamiento solo es apropiada sobre superficies secas.
La estructura interna del neumático incluye correas gemelas de acero reforzadas con capas sin unión de nailon envuelto en espiral, para proporcionar una integridad a largo plazo bajo velocidades elevadas, al mismo tiempo de reducir peso y proporcionar un andar más uniforme.
SIZE | UTQG | MAX. LOAD | Max. Inflation Pressure | Tread Depth | Tire Weight | Rim Width Range | Meas. Rim Width | Sect. Width | Tread Width | Overall Diam. | Revs. Per Mile | Country of Origin* |
Specifications shown are as accurate as possible based on the information provided to us by the tire manufacturers. The dimensions reflect average values for tires measured on the specified measuring rim width. Individual tires may vary from data shown.
All tires are subject to continuous development. The tire manufacturers and Tire Rack reserve the right to change product specifications at any time without notice or obligation.
*Although regularly updated, the country of origin for any tire may vary from the country shown here. Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate requests for tires with a specific country of origin.
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Max Performance Summer tires are designed to offer the highest blend of dry/wet traction and handling via the latest in design and technology. Want it all in a tire you can drive and live with on the street? These might be for you.
Today the choices are plentiful and in this test we compare two of the newest. How do they do against the category's top rated?
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From the city of Detroit, cutting edge tire technology meets high performance driving during the Tire Rack Challenge at the Motown Mile. Two BMW club members experience how tires affect braking when they compare Original Equipment tires to performance tires on this specially designed test course at Coleman A. Young airport.
Related Videos: Challenge at the Motown Mile � Slalom| Challenge at the Motown Mile � Timed MileThis is the Tire Rack Challenge at the Motown Mile. Two BMW club drivers experience the difference between Original Equipment and performance tires as they take the corners in both wet and dry conditions during slalom testing on the specially designed runway course at the Coleman A. Young airport in Detroit Road & Track's Motown Mile.
Related Videos: Challenge at the Motown Mile � Braking| Challenge at the Motown Mile � Timed MileOn a well-worn runway at the Coleman A. Young airport in Detroit, Road & Track simulates the real world of broken, imperfect roads -- the Motown Mile. During the Tire Rack Challenge at the Motown Mile, two BMW club drivers experience the difference between Original Equipment and performance tires with a timed mile lap around the punishing course.
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How do they compare to the other heavy hitters in the category?
Read the full test report.
Max Performance Summer tires are designed to offer the highest blend of dry/wet traction and handling via the latest in design and technology. Want it all in a tire you can drive and live with on the street? These might be for you.
Today the choices are plentiful and in this test we compare two of the newest. How do they do against the category's top rated?
Read the Full Test Report
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Kumho's new Ecsta LE Sport takes on the top tires in the category in our recent test.
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Driving in the U.S. and Canada vs. Europe or Asia is very different. The condition of our roads, the mix of urban driving plus extended highway cruising and even consumer preference vary. Continental Tire recognizes this as they develop tires tuned specifically for North American drivers.
To find out how well their most recent example, the ExtremeContact DW, meets the needs of the North American market, we compared it to three other Max Performance Summer tires: the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric, Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 and Pirelli's P Zero.
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