Tyre basics

Tyre basics

Tyre essentials

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A variety of SUVs lined up with Continental tyres

Tyre essentials

What is an SUV?

How a tyre is made

Tyre essentials

Tyre production

Tyre size

Tyre care and maintenance

Tyre size

What’s in your tyres?

Tyre essentials

Tyre mixture

Tyre markings

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Tyre markings

Know your tyre types

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Tyre types

Tyre components

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Tyre components

Are you allowed to fit any tyre to your car if it has the same diameter as the rims?

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Tyre approvals

Explore off the beaten track

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Off-road tyres

The pros and cons of going wide

Tyre essentials

Wide tyres

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Continental in numbers

First choice for leading vehicle manufacturers

Almost every third car in Europe is delivered
with tyres from Continental.

Multi award-winning tyres

912 tests from 2009 until end of 2019

739 times we have received the highest recommendation.

New test results

ContiPremiumContact™ 5 ContiWinterContact™ TS 850

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In the past 10 years, the number of Continental employees has grown by over 100,000.