Continental ContiProContact 265/35R18, All Season, Touring tires.

Features and Benefits: All weather traction; Enhanced controllability; Fuel efficient performance; High driving comfort levels; Continental ContiProContact TiresThe Continental ContiProContact is a touring, all season tire made for passenger vehicles and SUVs. The tire enhances the all weather traction. The all season compound and the ideal tread design improve the dry, wet and winter weather grip on the road surface. The compound keeps the rubber flexibility throughout the year, which optimizes the high-heat and colder winter temperatures. The tread elements on the road surface boost the grip with extra biting edges. The circumferential grooves improve the water and slush dispersing ability which actively prevents hydroplaning. These enable the tire to upgrade the all season performing capability. The optimized tread design improves the controllability. The tread pattern's surface contact enhances the steering responsiveness, while the internal structure and the stabilized footprint allows the tire to enhance the driving stability. In this manner, the steering becomes faster and more precise in its response to the driver's commands, while the structure is secured against the driving pressure. These enhancements enable the tire to improve the driver's control over the vehicle. The stronger all season traction helps to improve the fuel efficiency. These tread elements ease the pressure off the tire, which lowers the rolling resistance. The rolling resistance is the pressure which determines the vehicle's needed fuel intake levels in order to keep the tires in motion. This enables the tire to significantly reduce the vehicle's fuel consumption and CO2 emission levels, promoting a fuel conscious and environmentally friendly driving experience. The Continental ContiProContact also provides a quiet driving experience. The tread design's center rib manages to significantly lower the road and tread pattern noise heard while the tires are in motion. These tread elements channel the airwaves through the footprint, without allowing their contact with the tread elements. As a result, the soundwaves are not created and they cannot ruin the passengers' driving enjoyment. This tire model was manufactured as the original equipment tire of select Mercedes-Benz 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.