TYRE maker Continental’s high-tech ContiSportContact 5 P tyre gets approval from Italian sports car manufacturer Maserati to be fitted in the latter’s Quattroporte.
Maserati has released a total of six tyres with diameters from 19″ to 21″, which will be fitted in line with equipment specifications and engine size.
The tyres built specially for the Quattroporte will be marked with the letters “MGT” to avoid confusion with other tyres from the same series. The tyres for Maserati’s flagship saloon are approved for speeds of up to 320kph.
Maserati has approved two tyres in each of three sizes: 19, 20 and 21-inch. To ensure that the exceptionally dynamic performance of the Quattroporte is put onto the road with maximum precision, different size tyres are fitted at the front and rear.
It also uses 19-inch tyres on its standard models, while the cars with higher engine outputs are equipped with 20 and 21-inch tyres.
The tyres, which feature asymmetrical tread ribs and offset tread blocks and manufactured in different versions for front and rear axles using a rubber compound with high silica content, are available for 18″ to 23″ rims, in widths from 225mm, and with aspect ratios of 40, 35, 30 and 25.