Beyond the extreme – Episode 3

Learn how Continental tyres are developed with Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky

Professional Swedish racing driver and Continental's official test driver for Extreme E, Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky, goes beyond the extreme to learn about Continental's tyre carving process with Wolfgang Recker. See what it takes to carve a tyre and how Mikaela bravely attempts to carve her own!

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#ExtremeE | Beyond The Extreme | Episode 3: Development of tyres, part 2

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

575 tests since 2007

454 times we have received the highest recommendation.

New test results

ContiPremiumContact™ 5 ContiWinterContact™ TS 850

Figures that speak for themselves.

67.000

tests each year

160

million kilometers during durability and high-speed tests

million test kilometers during passenger vehicle tests

140.000

tires

713

testers

High quality
for you

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300 locations in
49 countries

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