Press release
Barum's current summer tyre range for cars
Sporty and economical
Hanover / Essen, June 2010. With the Bravuris 2 the Barum brand portfolio boasts a genuine sports tyre with impressive features that include good handling and short braking distances as well as high mileage performance and economy.
Barum Bravuris 2 - speed and economy for more powerful vehicles
The Bravuris 2 was designed as a sporty tyre; it offers high mileage performance achieved through the use of a new contour and an innovative tread compound. A further conspicuous modification can be found on the outer shoulder, where the sturdy tread lugs provide high grip during cornering, thereby accelerating the transmission of steering forces. As a result, the Bravuris 2 has an extremely neutral steering response and outstanding directional stability.
In contrast to the outer shoulder, the number of tread lugs on the inner shoulder has been increased, creating many lateral grooves which allow water to be discharged swiftly from the ground contact patch. The use of reinforced tread sipes resulted in even lug stiffness and uniform ground pressure distribution, thereby enabling the developers to also shorten braking distances and deliver high grip on both wet and dry roads.
The Bravuris 2 is approved for speeds of up to 300 km/h (187 mph). Suitable for 15" to 20" rims, the current tyre range goes from the 195/65 R 15 V to the sporty 255/35 ZR 20 Y as an XL version..
Barum is a tyre brand of Continental AG..
With sales of approximately €20 billion in 2009 Continental is among the leading automotive suppliers worldwide. As a supplier of brake systems, systems and components for powertrains and chassis, instrumentation, infotainment solutions, vehicle electronics, tires and technical elastomers, Continental contributes enhanced driving safety and global climate protection. Continental is also a competent partner in networked automobile communication. Continental currently employs approximately 138,000 in 46 countries.
Continental is the European market leader for passenger and light truck tires. More than 30 per cent of all new European cars leave the factory fitted with Continental tires. The tire divisions are an official sponsor of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™. For further details, please go to
Alexander LührsKlaus Engelhart
Head of Media and Public RelationsPress Officer
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