Continental CrossContact UHP 255/50R19, Summer, High Performance tires.

Features and Benefits: Summer weather traction; High speed controllability; High driving comfort levels; Continental CrossContact UHP TiresThe Continental CrossContact UHP is a performance and high performance, summer tire made for passenger vehicles and SUVs. The tire improves the summer weather performance with the tread design and the durable summer compound. They ensure the tire's exceptional grip in dry and wet weather conditions, but they do not provide winter weather traction. The silica-based summer compound enables the tire to actively prevent heat build-up along the tread during the tire's high speed and high heat performance. On the other hand, the ideal tread upgrades the grip on the road surface with extra biting edges which allows the tire to upgrade the overall traction. The tread's circumferential grooves prevent hydroplaning by dispersing water from the footprint, significantly enhancing the wet weather driving safety levels. The optimized surface contact increases the controllability as well. The asymmetric tread manages to maintain the surface contact throughout the drive, which increases the steering responsiveness and the driving stability. In this manner, the tire ensures the driver's better control over the vehicle throughout the drive, which enables its secure driving experience. The tread's optimized pattern significantly enhances the braking capability. They create friction between the tire and the road surface in order to shorten the braking distance. These allow the tire to provide better overall driving safety levels during its high speed performance. The Continental CrossContact UHP promotes high driving comfort levels with the tread design. The special offset tread position reduces the road and tread pattern noise heard in the vehicle's cabin. The tread design prevents airwaves from entering the footprint and coming into contact with the tread elements, resisting the formation of soundwaves. This guarantees the tire's exceptionally quiet and comfortable driving experience. 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.