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The Cooper Zeon Sport A/S Hits the Street

FINDLAY, OHIO, MARCH 2, 2006 – COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY (NYSE: CTB) recently introduced a new generation ultra-high performance, all-season tire for today’s most demanding cars and discriminating drivers – the Cooper Zeon Sport A/S. The Sport A/S redefines the all-season performance tire category by allowing drivers of sports cars, sports coupes and performance sedans year-round traction, predictable handling and control in both dry and wet road conditions.

The Cooper Zeon Sport A/S gives drivers the dry performance of an ultra-high performance tire, with a remarkable amount of grip, setting the all-season tire standard for driving in wet and winter conditions. Packed with a number of features, this all-season tire is specifically designed for serious drivers who demand dry road agility and performance in an ultra-high performance tire with the added convenience of suitability for driving during the winter months.

The Sport A/S represents Cooper innovation at its finest. This all-season tire features a new silica-enhanced, high-grip tread compound molded into a directional tread design for all-weather use. The tire’s circumferential and transverse grooves pump water and slush away from the tire’s footprint, which delivers additional all-season tire traction and excellent handling – even in areas that have light snow – to easily navigate through corners.

Cooper's new Sport A/S is creating a new level of excitement among high-performance vehicle owners because it's so quiet on the street, not to mention that the Sport A/S also takes advantage of leading-edge technology. This innovative tire features a highly sophisticated engineered package with a remarkable ability to deliver superior ride comfort and responsive handling while reducing noise.

Equally impressive is the innovative bold tread design. The sleek and stylish tread highlights Cooper’s name which is molded into center of the tread design. This new all-season tire is W-speed rated in popular 55-, 50-, 45-, and 40-series sizes to fit in 16- through 18-inch wheel diameters. The Cooper Zeon Sport A/S sidewall styling features subtle black letters on a reversed stylized serrated band.

If you’re fortunate enough to be sitting in the driver’s seat (or even if you’re not), you’ll experience the performance and confidence that comes with riding on Cooper tires. The Cooper Zeon Sport A/S is designed to outperform in every way, which is why it's one of the most advanced all-season ultra-high performance tires available today.

The Cooper Zeon Sport A/S – the ultimate accessory for your vehicle. But then again, that’s just what you’d expect from Cooper.

About Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company is a global company that specializes in the design, manufacture, marketing and sales of passenger car, light truck, medium truck tires and subsidiaries that specialize in motorcycle and racing tires, as well as tread rubber and related equipment for the retread industry. With headquarters in Findlay, Ohio, Cooper Tire has 40 manufacturing, sales, distribution, technical and design facilities within its family of companies located around the world. For more information, visit Cooper Tire's web site at: www.coopertireandrubber.com.

Company Contact: Michelle Zeisloft, (419)424-4251

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