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So, like four in ten Irish car buyers this year, you're buying an SUV type car. And you figure you'd like to complete the look and get it some chunky offroad-capable tyres. Not a good idea, if it's only for the look, writes Brian Byrne . With something like nine in ten SUV owners never contemplating, or needing, serious off road work, such macho covers will more likely be putting the drivers at risk in their normal daily commutes. Continental Tyres development engineers put a lot of work into developing the tyres that keep SUV-type road cars safe. They have to cope with heavier weights, a higher centre of gravity and longer suspension travel which both mean different stresses than would be on family hatchbacks and saloons. "We need to invest more time and effort to ensure safe braking and precision handling," says development engineer Andreas Schlenke. "After all, in the more powerful SUVs we’re talking about top speeds not far below those of high-end sports ...