Audi selects Continental SportContact 7 for RS 6 Avant performance

Audi is factory-fitting its RS 6 Avant performance with Continental SportContact 7 tyres. Continental shares that it has obtained global approval for equipping this Audi model with a 22-inch fitment, and in numerous markets including the UK and Ireland the tyre of choice is the SportContact 7 AO Silent in size 285/30 ZR 22 101Y XL FR.

The SportContact 7 is a high-performance summer tyre designed for powerful, sporty vehicles. Continental says its developers focused on achieving the “highest perfection in all performance criteria” with a view to “combining the most enjoyable driving experience possible with the very highest levels of safety and sustainability.”

Compared to the predecessor model, the tyre offers reduced wet braking distances by eight per cent. In dry braking, the SportContact 7 improves by six per cent and extends mileage by 17 per cent. Wet and dry handling and grip also benefit from the tyre’s new development.

The SportContact 7 for the Audi RS 6 Avant performance also comes with ContiSilent technology, which reduces the rolling noise by as much as nine decibels. This technology takes the form of a foam layer attached to the inside of the tyre tread. This even more effectively blocks the vibrations generated as the tyre rolls along the road surface while the vehicle is in motion.