Continental CST 17 Tyres

Innovative summer tyre for passenger car: Continental CST 17

Continental is one of the leading tyre manufacturing industry in the world and has gained a reputation for producing high- quality tyres. Founded in 1871 in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany as a rubber manufacturer, Continental-Caoutchouc und Gutta-Percha Compagnie. Today, the company has reached the fourth position among the other tyre brands. For many years, the company has been producing different types of products besides tyres which include brake systems, tachographs, automotive safety instruments, powertrain and chassis components, and many other products. The company produces tyre based on weather or climate such as summer tyres, winter tyres and all- season tyres. In 2012, it was ranked in the third position in the OEM automotive parts sales as stated by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Continental tyres have been the sole supplier for many primary automobile companies such as BMW, Volkswagen, Daimler AG, Ford, Volvo, Toyota, Iveco, Schmitz, Koegel, General Motors, Honda, Renault, Freightliner Trucks, PSA and Porsche. Continental CST 17 belongs to the category of the summer tyres and is designed specifically for passenger cars. The tyre designed with the latest innovative technology and materials and provides both comfort and safety.

Continental CST 17 consists of two longitudinal grooves that provide the tyre with high stability while driving and during directional changes. The lateral grooves of the tyre enable the water to disperse quickly and easily while driving through wet road conditions, thus thwarting the risk of aquaplaning. The asymmetric tread design of the tyre provides better traction between the road and the rubber compound of the tyre. It provides excellent short braking distance and handling performance, thus improving the vehicle’s maneuverability. Equipped with outstanding tear resistance, it impedes all sorts of tear, tread slits, flattening of tyre and many more. The external shoulder blocks of the tyre consist of tread blocks that provide excellent cornering stability. The rubber compound of the tyre is made of silica and is quite flexible. The tyres have a mileage of one- hundred and thirty kilometers per hour, gaining a speed rating of M.

Continental CST 17 is available in many sizes which includes: Continental CST 17 115/70 R 15 90 M - The tyre has a noise decreasing system which allows a quiet ride. Budget- friendly, the tyre provides a smooth ride at high speeds without causing any sort of damage or malformation. The tyres go through a stringent testing process before being distributed to the automobile markets. All the tyres of Continental follow the rules and regulations of the European Union and also bears a label of the European Union which was developed in order to increase the productivity of the economy and ecology and also provide road safety.