Description
EcoContact™ 6 – the next standard enhanced by German technology.
Maximum fuel efficiency
Enhanced mileage due to new Green Chili™ 2.0 compound
Optimised grip and handling experience
The new Green Chili™ generation features the latest and most advanced compound technology in the Eco range.
The EcoContact™ 6 strikes an optimal balance between tyre size and components distribution. The high-tech compound provides robust connections between the silica and the rubber. This allows an optimal adaptation to varying road conditions, which ultimately improves the tyre’s rolling resistance and fuel consumption.
The advanced Green Chili™ 2.0 compound adapts to the road surface, which leads to a reduction in the rubber loss throughout its life cycle. As a result, mileage is increased.
The EcoContact™ 6 offers a tailor-made pattern, resulting in the best balance between dry and wet performance. It further increases the safety in handling situations, such as lane changes. And thanks to its innovative asymmetric rib and sipe geometry, the tyre always keeps the contact with the road.
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EU Tyre Label
The Tyre Labelling Regulation determines the information that must be provided with regard to tyres' fuel efficiency, wet grip and external rolling noise. Information is also provided on the product's performance in wintery driving conditions.
Regulation EU 1222/2009, which has been in force since 01/11/2012, has been revised and will be replaced from 1 May 2021 by Regulation EU 2020/740, from which point new standards will apply. The assessment categories for fuel efficiency, wet grip and external noise have been changed and the layout of the EU label has been changed accordingly. The manufacturers' product data sheets, stored in the EU database, can be downloaded via a QR code integrated into the label. It also includes information on snow grip and ice grip for tyres that meet these criteria.
The following tyres are exempt from the regulation:
- Tyres designed to be fitted only to vehicles registered for the first time before 1 October 1990
- Remoulded tyres (until Regulation EU 2020/740 has been widened accordingly)
- Professional off-road tyres
- Racing tyres
- Tyres with additional devices to improve traction, e.g. studded tyres
- Temporary-use spare tyres (T-type tyres)
- Tyres with a speed rating below 80 km/h
- Tyres with a nominal rim diameter of 254 mm or less and 635 mm or more
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Test results
Summary:
The Continental EcoContact 6 performs outstandingly well in fuel consumption and also secures a very good rating in wear. While it can still secure a good rating on dry roads, it cannot go beyond a satisfactory rating in the wet due to its weaknesses in aquaplaning behaviour. All in all, the tyre's properties make it recommendable.
Strengths:
top mark regarding fuel consumption, low wear
Weaknesses:
relatively weak regarding aquaplaning on wet road
(Source ADAC Test 2022: Summer tyres 185/65 R 15)
(16 tested products, 6x good, 10x satisfactory)
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- Accident, e.g. flat tyre
- Vandalism
- Theft
- 100% reimbursement of the costs for tires up to 12 months of age/running time
- 70% reimbursement of costs for tires with an age/running time of 13 to 24 months
- 100% reimbursement of repair costs
- No allowance per tire
- Accident, e.g. flat tyre
- Vandalism
- Theft
- 100% reimbursement of the costs for tires up to 12 months of age/running time
- 70% reimbursement of costs for tires with an age/running time of 13 to 24 months
- 100% reimbursement of repair costs
- 15,- € allowance per tire
- The contribution is paid once in advance and is valid for the selected term
- Europe-wide protection
- Insurance starts when the goods are handed over at a reifen.com branch or on receipt of the policy after online purchase
- Insurance ends with the occurrence of the damage or the end of the contract