ContiSportContact 5 P tyre OE on new Maserati Quattroporte
Italian sports car manufacturer Maserati has approved the ContiSportContact 5 P tyre for the new Quattroporte.
This is the first approval that Continental has ever received from the maker of thoroughbred sports cars. Maserati has released a total of six tyres with diameters from 19 to 21 inches which will be fitted in line with equipment specifications and engine size.
The ContiSportContact 5 P is Continental’s high-tech sports tyre. The tyres built specially for the Quattroporte will be marked with the letters “MGT” to avoid confusion with other tyress from the same series.
The tyres for the sports cars from Modena are approved for speeds of up to 320 km/h.
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