In the recent years, the Continental Extreme Contact DW06 Plus tires for sale have been known for their fantastic wet and dry performance, but little has been said or known about their light snow capabilities. Although the DWS stands for Dry, Wet and Snow, most drivers, tire enthusiasts and consumers overlook the light snow performance more often than not when weighing in the features before purchase. Before proceeding it is important to note a key feature of the Continental DWS tires. The letters DWS are imprinted within the actual tire mold (Picture A) and are used as indicators of wear. Each letter or indicator is designed to fade away as the tires are driven and levels of wear take place; notifying the driver of the loss of performance characteristics. For example, when the “W” cannot be seen or is fading the grip is either no longer ideal or is soon to be non-ideal for wet roads. It essentially gives the attentive car owner a timeline to work with, sort of like a green to yellow to red light on a street. Each portion (DWS) of the wear indicators are set at a precise tread depth specific to optimal snow traction levels, dry traction and wet grip. Each indicator is independent of one another.
So what makes the Continental ExtremeContact DWS06 Plus perform well in light snow situations? The engineers added an atypical characteristic in order to help drivers when Mother Nature throws a curve ball at the road. The technology is so peculiar it is rarely mentioned by tire forums, tire review platforms and tire comparison websites. Today, the tire-price.com team would like to bring this unique characteristic to light.
In order to understand how the Continental Tire team came up with the concept, first we want to explain how the nature of snow and its element works. In any snow fall scenario each flake falls as a unique and individual shape. As the flakes compress they mold together like pieces of a puzzle providing a solid stable surface. Ever make a snow ball? If you have, you know that when the snow is compressed it begins to adhere to itself making it more stable also known as being tightly packed. The Continental Extreme Contact DWS Plus provides exceptional light snow traction even though it is an all season high performance tire. This is all in part due to the extreme number of biting edges across the surface of the tread (Exhibit A) and by placing chamfered biting “teeth” between the tread grooves (Exhibit B). The chamfered edges of exhibit B are what set the DWS apart from competing tires when it comes to snow traction. Unlike other performance tires, the way the smaller teeth work is they do not allow for packed snow to escape. The teeth lock in snow and keep the tire from sliding around (Exhibit C) as opposed to tires that do not have these identical grooves (Exhibit D). Smooth inside grooves add a negative to snow grip, but these small teeth added by Continental have added a positive (extra traction) to snow grip without reducing dry or wet performance. The technology allows for maximized light snow traction over other high performance tires in the market. A simple change creates a large impact and that is exactly what the Continental DWS tire is meant to do.
If you are looking for a performance tire that provides great light snow traction the Continental Extreme Contact DWS06 Plus should be a product that you consider. If you are looking for a snow tire specific to heavier snow fall conditions click the link (Winter) to shop all of our winter specific tires here at Next Tires. Just enter your tire size and the specific winter tire you’re looking for will be displayed.
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