Description
Product Description
Braking
Continental Premium Contact 6 215/50 R17 provide exceptional braking performance on wet and dry road surfaces. It’s 3D grooves enhance braking performance and the even pressure distribution guarantees very short braking distance.
Aquaplaning
The Continental Premium Contact 6 215/50 R17aquaplaning feature is another exclusive feature of continental tyre technologies. Its Excellent resistance to aquaplaning ensures your safety and better traction is achieved. With its increased number of tread blocks, water is evacuated more quickly. An open inner shoulder guarantees effective dispersal of water. The symmetric round shape of the ground contact provides exceptional protection against aquaplaning.
Handling
The asymmetric tread pattern hardens the tire shoulder and provides the finest road contact. This strong road contact provides accurate handling and supreme driving stability.
215/50/R17 is the tyre size.
215 is the maximum width of the tyre in millimeters(mm). Fully loaded vehicle expand maximum upto 195 millimeters(mm).
50 is the ratio among width and height of the tyre from its rim. it means that the height of the tyre is precisely 65% of the 195mm. Lower ratio improves road grip, but it reduces comfort to some extent.
R – refers to the method the tyre is produced. The letter “R” is found on all modern car tyres. It indicates the radial structure of tyre cosntructed with steel wires.
17 represents the diameter of the rim. It is a measurement in inches(“). This number should be rememberd as it is the measurement of the rims. It has to match exactly to what is mentioned in the car manual.
UltraContact 215/50/17 Specifications
Tyre Size | 215/50/17 |
Rim Size | 17 Inches |
Tyre Width | 215 mm |
Tyre Aspect Ratio (Height) | 60 % |
Tread Pattern Name | UltraContact |
Load Index / Maximum Load | 91 / 615 Kgs |
Speed Index / Maximum Speed | H / 210 Km/h |