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The wonder of tire contact (with the road)

Ho everybody, I'm looking for a translation that expresses the idea that it's a wonder, a miracle that a tire - being so small - at least the part that is in contact with the road, should be able to stay in contact with the road (please see context below)
Something not too "cheesy" if you see what I mean.

Context
Tire performance is rarely visible to the naked eye. However, try to imagine the entire force of a vehicle being transferred to the road through a contact patch about the size of four postcards. And those postcard patches are being asked to do more and more each day. Automobile manufacturers and consumers are continuously demanding better maximum performance, increased safety and an even [[lt]]strong[[gt]]greater level of perfection[[lt]]/strong[[gt]] from each new generation of tires.[[lt]]/p[[gt]]