Conti OE for Low CO2 VW Golf

Volkswagen’s new Golf Blue Motion, part of the German manufacturer’s special range of high fuel efficiency and reduced CO2 emission vehicles, is making its debut at the Frankfurt show. The car’s low-resistance tyres from Continental – alongside a host of other technical features – play a big hand in making for earth-friendly motoring. Conti supplies the Volkswagen assembly line with both the ContiEcoContact 3 and the ContiPremiumContact 2 for this vehicle model.

The designers of the Golf Blue Motion decided ultra-low-resistance tyres were an essential component, and approached Continental for supply of the key 195/65 R 15 T and 205/55 R 16 H sizes. And Conti is confident that, in the ContiEcoContact 3 and the ContiPremiumContact 2, Volkswagen is fitting more than just a tyre that reduces fuel consumption. “Volkswagen was looking not only for low rolling resistance. It was just as much interested in a high measure of safety in the form of short braking distances on wet and dry roads, excellent handling features and good riding comfort,” explains Nikolai Setzer, head of the car original equipment business unit, underscoring the main components of the performance specification. “Both products, which we are delivering to VW as sole supplier for the Golf Blue Motion, have been able to completely satisfy these high expectations.”

Setzer feels compelled to point out that for years now, tyres with especially low rolling resistance and excellent all-around safety have been an absolute must at Continental. “We carry tyres with these characteristics for nearly every vehicle type, from the compact-class through to big, heavy saloons,” he notes. It has thus been possible to equip most cars with tyres that offer ultra-low-resistance and are safe – for the good of the environment and as a blessing to drivers, who now pay out a lot less when filling up.

To achieve high fuel-efficiency and reduced emission levels, Volkswagen has to date already opted for Continental tyres as OE for the Passat Blue Motion displayed at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2007. Details on a likely UK release date for the Golf Blue Motion have not as yet been forthcoming, however the vehicle’s smaller sibling, the Polo Blue Motion, went on sale in the UK during August.