The ContiSportContact 3 unique high performance tread design greatly improves responsiveness and cornering stability. The special tread design also provides exceptional handling and braking even in wet conditions, and the tire's structure enhances handling as well as high speed capabilities. Combined with the innate noise reduction forces built into the tire, the ContiSportContact 3 is a powerfully agile high performance tire as comfortable on the highway as it is on the street.