Conti tyre gets Guinness World Records accolade for speed
Hanover, Germany - The ContiSportContact Vmax has been entered in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's fastest standard production tyre. The certification experts from the TÜV Süd Automotive GmbH in Munich were on site recently as independent technical witnesses to document this record-breaking attempt.
Jan Fatthauer, who owns the Porsche customising company 9ff and who achieved 388 km/h (242 mph) with the ContiSportContact Vmax under test conditions, currently holds the record for the world's fastest vehicle approved for road use.
Press release from Continental
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