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Press Release
Summer and winter tires for vans, mobile homes and
transport vehicles:
Vanco Tires From Continental
(Hannover/Essen, June 2004) Continental has two summer
tire models capable of satisfying highest demands in van
and transport vehicle applications: the VancoContact and
the Vanco. Whereas the VancoContact was developed for
vans with car-like driving capabilities, the Vanco is a tire
for heavy-service transport vehicles, and is also available
in a 10-PR version with particularly high load carrying
capacity. Both models are sold in a wide variety of sizes.
The assortment of winter tires for vans is similar, with the
VancoWinterContact being designed for the category of
small transport vehicles and the VancoWinter for heavy
vehicles. In addition, the VancoFourSeason is an ideal
all-year tire fitment.
Small transport vehicles are best driven on VancoContact
tires
The VancoContact tire was devised for comfortable, small
transport vehicles based on passenger car designs. The key
advantages of this tire are noticeable not only in long-distance
driving: Thanks to a special rubber mix, this tire gives excellent
fuel economy and good braking performance in the wet. In the
prevention of aquaplaning, its ultra-high-drainage tread
geometry does a fine job, with straight circumferential grooves
and wide cross-grooves ensuring rapid water dispersion.
Decoupled tread blocks are one of the characteristics of the
VancoContact ensuring an even wear pattern. Comfort is
guaranteed by the unbroken center bands plus high-venting
fine cross-grooves delivering precise steering response and
reduced tire/road noise. The range of sizes for the Vanco-
Contact is impressive.
Vanco – the tire for heavy-service vans, mobile homes and
transport vehicles
The high-mileage Vanco has proven its worth in the medium
and heavy service category of vans, mobile homes and trans-
port vehicles. Due to the round contour of its contact patch, this
tire delivers outstanding wet grip as well as good water
dispersion for optimum aquaplaning resistance. When de-
signing the Vanco, Continental's tire specialists engineered its
tread blocks with noise comfort in mind. The blocks hit the road
at a slanted angle, reducing tire/road noise and therefore
making the ride less noisy for vehicle occupants. A solid scuff
rib serves to protect the tire's sidewalls from being damaged by
the kerbstones when vans are making deliveries in the city. For
transport vehicles and mobile homes with a higher payload, the
Vanco is also sold in 10-PR versions.
VancoWinterContact and VancoWinter: Safe in the cold
and wet, safe on snow and ice
Continental offers two different winter tire models for vans and
transport vehicles: The VancoWinterContact was designed for
vehicles based on passenger car concepts. Its specialty is
ultra-high traction on cold and wet roads, as well as on snow
and ice. At the same time it delivers the same standard of
comfort and handling performance as winter tires for passenger
cars. Continental has included the VancoWinter in its range to
cater for heavier service transport vehicles. This tire combines
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superb traction and reliable braking properties on snow and ice
with good resistance to aquaplaning. The VancoWinter has
been features a thick scuff rib to protect its sidewalls in case it
comes into contact with the kerbstone.
VancoFourSeason: High-traction tire for heavy service
mobile homes and transport vehicles
Mobile homes offer a high level of comfort, good handling
convenience and flexibility on vacation and weekend trips. The
market trend is pointing increasingly to higher engine capacities
and comfortable interiors, a trend demanding new solutions in
the choice of tire fitment. After all, not only the speeds of the
mobile homes are increasing, but their weight also. Therefore
Continental is offering its VancoFourSeason tire in the 10-PR
category as well, which, depending on the size, can carry loads
of up to 1.45 tonnes. Approved for speeds up to 170 km/h, the
VancoFourSeason is suitable as a high-traction tire for the
driven axle or as an all-round tire for all-season applications.
Range of sizes for the Vanco tire :
Series 82: Series 75:
185 R 14 C 99/97 Q 165/75 R 14 C 97/95 R
185 R 14 C 102/100 Q 185/75 R 14 C 102/100 Q
195 R 14 C 102/100 Q 195/75 R 14 C 106/104 Q
195 R 14 C 106/104 Q 175/75 R 16 C 101/99 R
205 R 14 C 109/107 P 185/75 R 16 C 104/102 R
215 R 14 C 112/110 P 195/75 R 16 107/105 R / T
185 R 15 C 100/98 R*) 195/75 R 16 C 110/108 R NEW
185 R 15 C 103/102 R*) 205/75 R 16 C 110/108 R
205/75 R 16 C 113/111 R
215/75 R 16 C 113/111 R
215/75 R 16 C 116/114 R
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225/75 R 16 C 116/114 R (118/116 P) New
225/75 R 16 C 121/120 R
Series 70: Series 65:
195/70 R 15 C 100/98 R (97 T) 205/65 R 15 C 102/100 T New
195/70 R 15 C 104/102 R 195/65 R 16 C 104/102 R
205/70 R 15 C 106/104 R 195/65 R 16 C 100/98 T
215/70 R 15 C 109/107 R 205/65 R 16 C 107/105 T
225/70 R 15 C 112/110 R(115N) 215/65 R 16 C 106/104 T
215/65 R 16 C 109/107 R
225/65 R 16 C 112/110 R
Range of sizes for the VancoContact tire:
Series 82: Series 70:
165 R 13 C 91/89 R *) 165/70 R 13 C 88/86 R
165/70 R 14 C 89/87 R
Series 65: 195/70 R 15 97 T RF
175/65 R 14 C 90/88 T
205/65 R 15 99 T RF Series 60:
205/65 R 16 C 103/101 T (99 H) 185/60 R 15 C 94/92 T
205/65 R 16 C 107/105 T 195/60 R 16 C 99/97 H
215/65 R 16 C 102/100 H 225/60 R 16 102 H
215/65 R 16 C 106/104 T 235/60 R 16 104 H RF
Series 55:
195/55 R 15 89 H RF185/60 R 17 C 96/94 R
225/55 R 17 C 104/102 H / 101 V New
235/55 ZR 17 103 W New
*) = LS 25 tread pattern
Range of sizes for the VancoWinterContact tire:
165/70 R 13 C 88/86 R 185/60 R 15 C 94/92 T
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165/70 R 14 C 89/87 R 195/60 R 16 C 99/97 T
175/65 R 14 C 90/88 T 205/60 R 16 C 100/98 T
195/70 R 15 97 T RF 215/65 R 16 C 102/100 T / 106/104 T New
205/65 R 15 99 T RF 205/55 R 16 C 98/96 T
185/55 R 15 C 90/98 T New 215/60 R 17 C 104/102 H New
195/55 R 15 89 T RF
Range of sizes for the VancoWinter tire:
185 R 14 C 102/100 Q 195/75 R 16 C 107/105 R
195 R 14 C 106/104 Q 195/65 R 16 C 104/102 T New
195/70 R 15 C 104/102 R 205/75 R 16 C 110/108 R
205/70 R 15 C 106/104 R 195/65 R 16 C 104/102 R
225/70 R 15 C 112/110 R (115 N) 205/65 R 16 C 107/105 T New
205/65 R 15 C 102/100 T 215/65 R 16 C 109/107 R (106 T) New
175/75 R 16 C 101/99 R 215/75 R 16 C 113/111 R
185/75 R 16 C 104/102 R 225/65 R 16 C 112/110 R
Range of sizes for the VancoFourSeason tire:
185 R 14 C 102/100 Q 205/65 R 16 C 107/105 T (103 H) New
165/70 R 14 C 89/87 R 205/75 R 16 C 110/108 R
195/70 R 15 C 104/102 R (97 T) 205/75 R 16 C 113/111 R
225/70 R 15 C 112/110 R (115 N) 215/75 R 16 C 113/111 R
205/65 R 15 C 102/100 T 215/75 R 16 C 116/114 R
195/65 R 16 C 104/102 T New 225/75 R 16 C 121/120 R
225/60 R 16 C 101/99 H New
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The Continental Corporation is a leading supplier of brake
systems, chassis components, vehicle electronics, tires and
technical elastomers. The company reported consolidated
sales of 11.5 billion euros in 2003, and a year-end worldwide
work force of around 69,000.
The Tire Division is an Official Partner of the 2006 FIFA World
Cup GermanyTM. More information on this can be found at
www.conti-online.com and www.ContiFanWorld.com.
Klaus Engelhart Lars Döhmann
Public Relations, Tires Public Relations, Tires
Continental AG Continental AG
Büttnerstr. 25 Büttnerstr. 25
30165 Hanover 30165 Hanover
Germany Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 511/ 938 2285 Phone: +49 (0) 511/ 938 2370
Fax: +49 (0) 511/ 938 2455 Fax: + 49 (0) 511/ 938 2462
email: klaus.engelhart@conti.de email: lars.doehmann@conti.de
www.conti-online.com
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