Continental EcoContact 6 ContiSilent. FEATURES AND BENEFITS: Enhanced controllability; Summer weather traction; Fuel-efficient drive; High speed performance; Comfortable driving experience; . OVERVIEW: The Continental EcoContact 6 ContiSilent (VOL) is a high performance, summer tire made for passenger vehicles. This specific tire is marked with VOL as it is the original equipment of Volvo vehicles.Better controllability and handling are promoted. The asymmetric tread design's consistent road contact manages to significantly improve steering responsiveness and driving stability. In other words, the tire manages to effectively enhance its steering responses and accuracy to the driver's commands. Additionally, the structure is secured against driving pressure. The shoulder blocks firmly grip the road, upgrading cornering and maneuvering. As a result, the tread elements effectively increase braking power, shortening the braking distance.Fuel efficiency is the result of the fuel-saving compound and the tread design. The special rubber compound lowers the rolling resistance. The rolling resistance is the external pressure affecting the tire, which determines how much energy the vehicle needs to keep the tires in motion. The reduced rolling resistance eases the driving pressure of the tires, which decreases the vehicle's fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. The tire ensures a fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly driving experience.The ideal tread design and the summer compound offer great warm-weather traction. The summer compound and the ideal tread design increase the dry and wet grip on the road. The compound actively avoids heat build-up along the tread area, while the tread elements increase the grip with additional biting edges. The wide circumferential grooves and the angled lateral grooves prevent hydroplaning, by channeling water from the footprint. This combination ensures the tire's safe summer-weather performance, boosting warm-temperature driving safety.This tread design and its constant surface contact ensure a quiet performance. It features a tread block pattern that optimizes sound wave formations during the drive. Sound waves are negated with a sound frequency generated by the tread design, preventing road disturbances from reaching the vehicle's cabin. This promotes the passengers' driving enjoyment, which offers high driving comfort levels at all times.The Continental EcoContact 6 ContiSilent (VOL) offers exceptional driving durability. The model's internal structure features a high-tensile steel belt construction, which greatly increases the high speed durability. They work together to maintain the ideal tire shape under high speed driving pressure. In this manner, the tire is able to securely perform at its greatest high speed capability, as the ideal shape does not deform. As a result, the tire provides safe driving durability.Manufacturers recommend changing tires every 10 years. As long as tires are properly stored before they are sold, the year of their manufacture will not shorten their service life.