Detroit Auto Show: Continental Brake, Chassis and Tire Technologies Featured on New Vehicles Being Exhibited
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Jan. 7, 2003; Continental will be well represented on the 2003 Auto Show circuit, with a number of exciting new vehicles featuring advanced brake, chassis and tire technologies.
Highlights include:
DaimlerChrysler Chrysler Crossfire: anti-lock brake system, brake components - active booster, front and rear calipers Chrysler Pacifica: anti-lock brake system, traction control system Chrysler Sebring: anti-lock brake system, brake components - booster/master cylinder, front calipers Dodge Intrepid: anti-lock brake system, traction control system Jeep Grand Cherokee: anti-lock brake system, brake components - booster/master cylinder, rear calipers, brake hoses Jeep Liberty Diesel: anti-lock brake system Mercedes-Benz Maybach: Brake components - hoses
Volkswagen
Beetle Convertible: electronic stability control, anti-lock brake system, traction control system, brake components - booster, front/rear calipers, brake hoses
Phaeton: electronic air suspension, brake components - front calipers, brake hoses
Touareg: electronic stability control, electronic air suspension, brake components - booster, front/rear calipers, brake hoses
Nissan
Full Size Pickup: electronic stability control, anti-lock brake system, traction control system, wheel speed sensors, brake components - booster
Maxima: electronic stability control, anti-lock brake system, traction control system, wheel speed sensors, tires
Quest: electronic stability control, anti-lock brake system, traction control system, wheel speed sensors, tires
Infiniti FX45 Crossover: electronic stability control, anti-lock brake system, wheel speed sensors
Ford Ford F-150: Tires Lincoln Aviator: electronic stability control, anti-lock brake system,
brake components - booster/master cylinder Jaguar XJ: electronic stability control, brake components - booster, brake hoses
Audi
A8 Sedan: electronic air suspension, brake components - front calipers, brake hoses, tires
Porsche
Cayenne: electronic stability control, electronic air suspension, brake components - booster, brake hoses
Honda Element: anti-lock brake system, wheel speed sensors
BMW X3: Brake components - front/rear calipers, brake hoses
General Motors Cadillac GMT 265: Brake components - corner modules Cadillac SRX: Brake components - corner modules Chevy Silverado: Integrated Starter Alternator Damper (ISAD) system, tires GMC Sierra: Integrated Starter Alternator Damper (ISAD) system, tires
Continental Technologies:
Electronic Stability Program: This electronic stability control technology significantly improves vehicle stability in all three primary areas of vehicle performance: accelerating, cornering and braking. Using electrical sensors strategically placed throughout the vehicle, the system analyzes steering wheel activity, wheel speeds, acceleration and the vehicle's rotation about its vertical axis and continually analyzes this data to determine whether the actual course of the vehicle corresponds to the desired direction. By braking individual wheels and reducing engine torque, it automatically corrects understeer and oversteer, and helps keep vehicles on the road.
Anti-lock Brake System: Prevents wheels from locking up when they are fully applied, giving drivers extra control in hard stopping situations. Contributes to safer driving on wet and slippery roads or during a panic stop, when the vehicle may lose traction, causing it to skid out of control.
Electronic Air Suspension: Eases the conflicts that exist between optimal riding comfort and agile handling. It adjusts the damping force on every wheel variably, depending on the load and driving situation, and also automatically adjusts the height.
Traction Control System: Prevents wheels from spinning during acceleration and braking, improving vehicle handling and performance. When sensors detect that a wheel is beginning to slip, the system brakes the spinning wheel and throttles engine output until the wheels regain their grip.
Integrated Starter Alternator Damper System: Replaces the conventional starter, generator and flywheel (damper) with one electronically controlled unit providing instant starts and high-efficiency 42-volt electrical power. The ISAD will be able to convert braking energy into electricity, a process known as regenerative braking. Also, ISAD's 42-volt electrical system will be used to operate such systems as power steering, eliminating the traditional belt system and thereby saving energy, weight and components.
Tires: Because tires are the only contact vehicles have with the road, tire performance directly relates how consumers perceive the vehicle and to overall vehicle safety. Continental tires are manufactured to the highest safety standards and offer leading edge technology for a variety of applications, from passenger cars and minivans to sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks.