Conti Eco Contact 5
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Conti Eco Contact 5
Conti Eco Contact 5
Eric Roberts‘s insight:
Conti Eco Contact 5 and Michelin have amongst the best Rolling resistance in the World of tyres
‘Rolling resistance’ is a word that we in the tyre world have been familiar with for many years now. It is only in recent years that these words have become synonymous with each other.
Saving fuel and reducing running costs are important to drivers. Our ContiEcoContact 5 eco tyres are engineered to provide the best fuel economy possible.
saving energy and reducing fuel consumption.
The Conti Eco Contact 5 is the new fuel-saving tyre from the Continental tyre company.
In recent years tyre manufacturers have published the rolling resistance of each individual tyre that they bring out. The tyres have to put the fuel efficiency on the left hand side of the new labels, the best starting at A and then downwards.
Over the years Michelin tyres have always been amongst the top performers when it comes to energy saving tyres with Bridgestone a close second, as shown in the figures below from the excellent:The daily green website:
The best performer was
the Michelin Energy Saver A/S, which delivered 53.8 mpg in a Prius, meaning a 4.74% improvement. The Bridgestone Ecopia EP100 was next, with 53.5 mpg and a 4.12%. On the other hand, both the Michelin HydroEdge with Green X and the Goodyear Assurance ComforTred(terrible name) actually did worse (down .59 and 2.64%, respectively) than the control tires… http://www.thedailygreen.com/living-green/blogs/cars-transportation/low-rolling-resistance-tires-461009
Please do not forget, though, the thing that makes all tyres more fuel efficient is to keep your tyres correctly inflated at all times and that includes the Continental Eco Contact 5
- Purchasing An EV Or A Fuel-Powered Car
- Vauxhall for Air-Con Re-gas
- Fiat 500 Exhaust Replacement
- Financial support for independent garages
- Failed Fuel Additive Pump
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