Continental  ExtremeContact DW

Max Performance Summer

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  • Continental ExtremeContact DW
  • Continental ExtremeContact DW
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The 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.

Tire Rack Test Results Continental ExtremeContact DW

Max Performance Summer Tires: In Search of What Fits Your Needs (04:44)

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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Challenge at the Motown Mile -Timed Mile (04:46)

On 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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