Continental AllSeasonContact vs Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

In this article we will be looking at independent tire test data, and real world driver reviews of the Continental AllSeasonContact and the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 to find out which tire is best for your own driving.

The good news is that both the Continental AllSeasonContact and Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 are Premium Touring All Season tires designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars, which means comparing the two tires is relatively simple.

Both tires are hugely popular in the market place with drivers, and both have been featured in independent tire tests.

In This Article

Introduction Test Results Driver Reviews Conclusion

AllSeasonContact VS Cinturato-All-Season-SF2

Test Results

Independent comparison tire tests are the best source of data to get tire information from, and the good news is there have been seven tests which compare both tires directly!

Out of these seven tests:

Continental AllSeasonContact finished ahead of the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 in five of the tests
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 finished ahead of the Continental AllSeasonContact in two of the tests

While it might look like the Continental AllSeasonContact is better than the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 purely based on the higher number of test wins, tires are very complicated objects which means where one tire is better than the other can be more important in real world use.

Let's look at how the two tires compare across multiple tire test categories.

Dry Braking

Looking at data from seven tire tests, the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 was better during seven dry braking tests. On average the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 stopped the vehicle in 5.43% less distance than the Continental AllSeasonContact.

Continental AllSeasonContact

41.98M

Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

39.7M

Dry braking in meters, lower is better

Best In Dry Braking: Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

See how the Dry Braking winner was calculated >>

2021 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test 215/65 R17	Continental AllSeasonContact:43.6M	✓ Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 40.3M
2021 Tire Reviews All Season Tire Test 205/55 R16	Continental AllSeasonContact:39.99M	✓ Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 37.67M
2021 All Season Tire Market Overview 225/50 R17	Continental AllSeasonContact:42.3M	✓ Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 40.2M
2021 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test 225/50 R17	Continental AllSeasonContact:42.3M	✓ Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 40.2M
2022 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test 225/50 R18	Continental AllSeasonContact:38.7M	✓ Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 36.8M
2022/23 Tire Reviews All Season Tire Test 225/45 R17	Continental AllSeasonContact:41.6M	✓ Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 39.5M
2024 Minivan / SUV All Season Tire Test 235/55 R17	Continental AllSeasonContact:45.4M	✓ Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 43.2M

Dry Handling [s]

Looking at data from two tire tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact was better during two dry handling [s] tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact was 1.48% faster around a lap than the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2.

Continental AllSeasonContact

62.36s

Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

63.3s

Dry handling time in seconds, lower is better

Best In Dry Handling [s]: Continental AllSeasonContact

See how the Dry Handling winner was calculated >>

2021 Tire Reviews All Season Tire Test 205/55 R16	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:45.91s	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 46s
2022/23 Tire Reviews All Season Tire Test 225/45 R17	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:78.8s	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 80.6s

Dry Handling [Km/H]

Looking at data from four tire tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact was better during one dry handling [km/h] tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact was 0.32% faster around a lap than the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2.

Continental AllSeasonContact

99.43Km/H

Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

99.75Km/H

Dry Handling Average Speed, higher is better

Best In Dry Handling [Km/H]: Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

See how the Dry Handling winner was calculated >>

2021 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test 215/65 R17	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:104.2Km/H	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 103.7Km/H
2021 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test 225/50 R17	Continental AllSeasonContact:89.6Km/H	✓ Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 89.9Km/H
2022 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test 225/50 R18	Continental AllSeasonContact:108.8Km/H	✓ Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 109.9Km/H
2024 Minivan / SUV All Season Tire Test 235/55 R17	Continental AllSeasonContact:95.1Km/H	✓ Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 95.5Km/H

Wet Braking

Looking at data from seven tire tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact was better during six wet braking tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact stopped the vehicle in 4.58% less distance than the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2.

Continental AllSeasonContact

44.14M

Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

46.26M

Wet braking in meters, lower is better

Best In Wet Braking: Continental AllSeasonContact

See how the Wet Braking winner was calculated >>

2021 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test 215/65 R17	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:48.3M	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 53M
2021 Tire Reviews All Season Tire Test 205/55 R16	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:27.59M	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 28.05M
2021 All Season Tire Market Overview 225/50 R17	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:53M	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 56M
2021 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test 225/50 R17	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:53M	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 56M
2022 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test 225/50 R18	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:43.9M	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 46.2M
2022/23 Tire Reviews All Season Tire Test 225/45 R17	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:33.2M	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 35.9M
2024 Minivan / SUV All Season Tire Test 235/55 R17	Continental AllSeasonContact:50M	✓ Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 48.7M

Wet Braking - Cool

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact was better during one wet braking - cool tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact stopped the vehicle in 0.97% less distance than the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2.

Continental AllSeasonContact

30.58M

Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

30.88M

Wet braking at cooler temperature in meters, lower is better

Best In Wet Braking - Cool: Continental AllSeasonContact

See how the Wet Braking - Cool winner was calculated >>

2021 Tire Reviews All Season Tire Test
205/55 R16

✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:30.58M

Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 30.88M

Wet Handling [s]

Looking at data from two tire tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact was better during one wet handling [s] tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact was 1.34% faster around a wet lap than the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2.

Continental AllSeasonContact

74.49s

Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

75.5s

Wet handling time in seconds, lower is better

Best In Wet Handling [s]: Continental AllSeasonContact

See how the Wet Handling winner was calculated >>

2021 Tire Reviews All Season Tire Test 205/55 R16	Continental AllSeasonContact:50.88s	✓ Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 50.69s
2022/23 Tire Reviews All Season Tire Test 225/45 R17	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:98.1s	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 100.3s

Wet Handling [Km/H]

Looking at data from four tire tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact was better during four wet handling [km/h] tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact was 2.82% faster around a wet lap than the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2.

Continental AllSeasonContact

75.15Km/H

Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

73.03Km/H

Wet Handling Average Speed, higher is better

Best In Wet Handling [Km/H]: Continental AllSeasonContact

See how the Wet Handling winner was calculated >>

2021 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test 215/65 R17	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:65.5Km/H	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 64.1Km/H
2021 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test 225/50 R17	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:73.6Km/H	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 70.6Km/H
2022 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test 225/50 R18	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:84.2Km/H	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 82.2Km/H
2024 Minivan / SUV All Season Tire Test 235/55 R17	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:77.3Km/H	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 75.2Km/H

Wet Circle

Looking at data from three tire tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact was better during three wet circle tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact was 3.64% faster around a wet circle than the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2.

Continental AllSeasonContact

15.08s

Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

15.65s

Wet Circle Lap Time in seconds, lower is better

Best In Wet Circle: Continental AllSeasonContact

See how the Wet Circle winner was calculated >>

2021 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test 225/50 R17	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:12.81s	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 13.3s
2022 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test 225/50 R18	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:15.8s	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 16.3s
2024 Minivan / SUV All Season Tire Test 235/55 R17	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:16.63s	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 17.34s

Straight Aqua

Looking at data from six tire tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact was better during four straight aqua tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact floated at a 1.07% higher speed than the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2.

Continental AllSeasonContact

85.43Km/H

Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

84.52Km/H

Float Speed in Km/H, higher is better

Best In Straight Aqua: Continental AllSeasonContact

See how the Straight Aqua winner was calculated >>

2021 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test 215/65 R17	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:86Km/H	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 83.5Km/H
2021 Tire Reviews All Season Tire Test 205/55 R16	Continental AllSeasonContact:87.8Km/H	✓ Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 88.9Km/H
2021 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test 225/50 R17	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:93.3Km/H	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 91.5Km/H
2022 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test 225/50 R18	Continental AllSeasonContact:82Km/H	✓ Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 82.8Km/H
2022/23 Tire Reviews All Season Tire Test 225/45 R17	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:78.3Km/H	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 77.9Km/H
2024 Minivan / SUV All Season Tire Test 235/55 R17	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:85.2Km/H	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 82.5Km/H

Curved Aquaplaning

Looking at data from five tire tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact was better during five curved aquaplaning tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact slipped out at a 6.31% higher speed than the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2.

Continental AllSeasonContact

20.93m/sec2

Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

19.61m/sec2

Remaining lateral acceleration, higher is better

Best In Curved Aquaplaning: Continental AllSeasonContact

See how the Curved Aquaplaning winner was calculated >>

2021 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test 215/65 R17	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:4.8m/sec2	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 3.83m/sec2
2021 Tire Reviews All Season Tire Test 205/55 R16	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:86.8m/sec2	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 82.2m/sec2
2021 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test 225/50 R17	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:2.68m/sec2	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 2.28m/sec2
2022 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test 225/50 R18	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:3.69m/sec2	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 3.34m/sec2
2022/23 Tire Reviews All Season Tire Test 225/45 R17	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:6.7m/sec2	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 6.4m/sec2

Snow Braking

Looking at data from six tire tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact was better during five snow braking tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact stopped the vehicle in 4.3% less distance than the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2.

Continental AllSeasonContact

25.57M

Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

26.72M

Snow braking in meters, lower is better

Best In Snow Braking: Continental AllSeasonContact

See how the Snow Braking winner was calculated >>

2021 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test 215/65 R17	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:23.9M	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 24.5M
2021 Tire Reviews All Season Tire Test 205/55 R16	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:16.91M	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 18.01M
2021 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test 225/50 R17	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:26.1M	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 28.5M
2022 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test 225/50 R18	Continental AllSeasonContact:25.3M	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 25.3M
2022/23 Tire Reviews All Season Tire Test 225/45 R17	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:32.4M	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 34.9M
2024 Minivan / SUV All Season Tire Test 235/55 R17	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:28.8M	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 29.1M

Snow Traction

Looking at data from two tire tests, the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 was better during two snow traction tests. On average the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 accelerated 1.74% faster than the Continental AllSeasonContact.

Continental AllSeasonContact

6.33s

Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

6.22s

Snow acceleration time, lower is better

Best In Snow Traction: Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

See how the Snow Traction winner was calculated >>

2021 Tire Reviews All Season Tire Test 205/55 R16	Continental AllSeasonContact:5.85s	✓ Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 5.74s
2022/23 Tire Reviews All Season Tire Test 225/45 R17	Continental AllSeasonContact:6.8s	✓ Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 6.7s

Snow Traction

Looking at data from four tire tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact was better during two snow traction tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact had 1.3% better snow traction than the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2.

Continental AllSeasonContact

3279N

Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

3322.25N

Pulling Force in Newtons, higher is better

Best In Snow Traction: Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

See how the Snow Traction winner was calculated >>

2021 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test 215/65 R17	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:3486N	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 3478N
2021 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test 225/50 R17	Continental AllSeasonContact:2666N	✓ Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 2691N
2022 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test 225/50 R18	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:2599N	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 2595N
2024 Minivan / SUV All Season Tire Test 235/55 R17	Continental AllSeasonContact:4365N	✓ Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 4525N

Snow Handling [s]

Looking at data from two tire tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact was better during two snow handling [s] tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact was 1.22% faster around a lap than the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2.

Continental AllSeasonContact

102.35s

Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

103.61s

Snow handling time in seconds, lower is better

Best In Snow Handling [s]: Continental AllSeasonContact

See how the Snow Handling winner was calculated >>

2021 Tire Reviews All Season Tire Test 205/55 R16	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:89.19s	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 90.52s
2022/23 Tire Reviews All Season Tire Test 225/45 R17	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:115.5s	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 116.7s

Snow Handling [Km/H]

Looking at data from four tire tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact was better during four snow handling [km/h] tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact was 1.96% faster around a lap than the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2.

Continental AllSeasonContact

51Km/H

Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

50Km/H

Snow handling average speed, higher is better

Best In Snow Handling [Km/H]: Continental AllSeasonContact

See how the Snow Handling winner was calculated >>

2021 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test 215/65 R17	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:43.4Km/H	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 42.9Km/H
2021 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test 225/50 R17	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:41.3Km/H	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 40.8Km/H
2022 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test 225/50 R18	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:57.2Km/H	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 55.5Km/H
2024 Minivan / SUV All Season Tire Test 235/55 R17	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:62.1Km/H	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 60.8Km/H

Snow Circle

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact was better during one snow circle tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact was 0.1% faster around a snow circle than the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2.

Continental AllSeasonContact

29.41S

Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

29.44S

Snow Circle Time in Seconds, lower is better

Best In Snow Circle: Continental AllSeasonContact

See how the Snow Circle winner was calculated >>

2021 Tire Reviews All Season Tire Test
205/55 R16

✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:29.41S

Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 29.44S

Snow Slalom

Looking at data from two tire tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact was better during two snow slalom tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact was 2.25% faster through a slalom than the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2.

Continental AllSeasonContact

4.44m/sec2

Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

4.34m/sec2

Lateral acceleration, higher is better

Best In Snow Slalom: Continental AllSeasonContact

See how the Snow Slalom winner was calculated >>

2022 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test 225/50 R18	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:4.24m/sec2	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 4.18m/sec2
2024 Minivan / SUV All Season Tire Test 235/55 R17	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:4.63m/sec2	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 4.5m/sec2

Subj. Comfort

Continental AllSeasonContact

9.5 Points

Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

10 Points

Subjective Comfort Score, higher is better

Best In Subj. Comfort: Continental AllSeasonContact

See how the Subj. Comfort winner was calculated >>

Noise

Looking at data from five tire tests, the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 was better during five noise tests. On average the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 measured 1.99% quieter than the Continental AllSeasonContact.

Continental AllSeasonContact

72.2dB

Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

70.76dB

External noise in dB, lower is better

Best In Noise: Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

See how the Noise winner was calculated >>

2021 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test 215/65 R17	Continental AllSeasonContact:72.7dB	✓ Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 70.8dB
2021 Tire Reviews All Season Tire Test 205/55 R16	Continental AllSeasonContact:71.4dB	✓ Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 68.7dB
2021 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test 225/50 R17	Continental AllSeasonContact:72.6dB	✓ Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 71.1dB
2022 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test 225/50 R18	Continental AllSeasonContact:72dB	✓ Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 71.9dB
2024 Minivan / SUV All Season Tire Test 235/55 R17	Continental AllSeasonContact:72.3dB	✓ Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 71.3dB

Noise

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 was better during one noise tests. On average the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 measured 0.29% quieter than the Continental AllSeasonContact.

Continental AllSeasonContact

69.7dB

Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

69.5dB

Internal noise in dB, lower is better

Best In Noise: Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

See how the Noise winner was calculated >>

2022/23 Tire Reviews All Season Tire Test
225/45 R17

Continental AllSeasonContact:69.7dB

✓ Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 69.5dB

Wear

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact was better during one wear tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact is predicted to cover 8% miles before reaching 1.6mm than the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2.

Continental AllSeasonContact

43549KM

Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

40063KM

Predicted tread life in KM, higher is better

Best In Wear: Continental AllSeasonContact

See how the Wear winner was calculated >>

2021 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test
225/50 R17

✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:43549KM

Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 40063KM

Value

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 was better during one value tests. On average the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 proved to have a 7.22% better value based on price/1000km than the Continental AllSeasonContact.

Continental AllSeasonContact

14.12Price/1000

Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

13.1Price/1000

Euros/1000km based on cost/wear, lower is better

Best In Value: Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

See how the Value winner was calculated >>

2021 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test
225/50 R17

Continental AllSeasonContact:14.12Price/1000

✓ Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 13.1Price/1000

Price

Looking at data from five tire tests, the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 was better during four price tests. On average the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 cost 5.92% less than the Continental AllSeasonContact.

Continental AllSeasonContact

515.2

Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

484.7

Price in local currency, lower is better

Best In Price: Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

See how the Price winner was calculated >>

2021 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test 215/65 R17	Continental AllSeasonContact:545	✓ Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 440
2021 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test 225/50 R17	Continental AllSeasonContact:615	✓ Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 525
2022 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test 225/50 R18	Continental AllSeasonContact:700	✓ Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 695
2022/23 Tire Reviews All Season Tire Test 225/45 R17	Continental AllSeasonContact:91	✓ Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 83.49
2024 Minivan / SUV All Season Tire Test 235/55 R17	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:625	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 680

Rolling Resistance

Looking at data from six tire tests, the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 was better during three rolling resistance tests. On average the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 had a 0.13% lower rolling resistance than the Continental AllSeasonContact.

Continental AllSeasonContact

7.57kg / t

Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

7.56kg / t

Rolling resistance in kg t, lower is better

Best In Rolling Resistance: Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

See how the Rolling Resistance winner was calculated >>

2021 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test 215/65 R17	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:7.2kg / t	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 7.32kg / t
2021 Tire Reviews All Season Tire Test 205/55 R16	Continental AllSeasonContact:7.82kg / t	✓ Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 7.2kg / t
2021 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test 225/50 R17	Continental AllSeasonContact:7.66kg / t	✓ Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 7.51kg / t
2022 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test 225/50 R18	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:7.65kg / t	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 8kg / t
2022/23 Tire Reviews All Season Tire Test 225/45 R17	Continental AllSeasonContact:8.1kg / t	✓ Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 7.5kg / t
2024 Minivan / SUV All Season Tire Test 235/55 R17	✓ Continental AllSeasonContact:6.97kg / t	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2: 7.8kg / t

Real World Driver Reviews

Tire Reviews also collects real world driver reviews for the Continental AllSeasonContact and Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2.

In total the Continental AllSeasonContact has been reviewed 36 times and drivers have given the tire 82% overall.

The Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 has been reviewed 15 times and drivers have given the tire 78% overall.

This means in real world driving, people prefer the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2.

Best Review for the Continental AllSeasonContact

Given 90% 225/45 R17 on mostly country roads for 190 spirited miles

Initially tested on very wet and slushy country roads and additionally on 5-10 cm compacted snow in the mountains. Tires appeared to perform as well in these conditions as my full winter tires (Nokian WR D4). Dry braking performance in the 0-8 degree range seems very good but fast cornering and general dry handling was lacking a little to my summer Pirelli's when the temperatures were nearer 8 degrees. Still sufficient dry handling for all but the most spirited of drives I would say. Early impressions are good, more winter and dry testing needed but the wet performance has been exemplary.... Continue reading this review using the link below

Helpful 281 - tire reviewed on December 18, 2017

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Best Review for the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

Given 82% 225/50 R17 on a combination of roads for 1,000 spirited miles

I bought these tires, pretty happy with them so far. Performance in wet and dry seems good. Also they are very silent and feel grippy. These are my third new style all seasons. I started with the cross climates on a Mazda 6 1.8 2003. A couple of times in very heavy snow and never felt slippery. Second weather control 005 evo on a bmw 325xi 2007. During wet and dry happy with the tires. Wet grip was great. but in the snow very slippery even with four wheel drive. And on a bit of slushy ice road pretty much useless. When I applied the brakes the car just didn’t stop lucky no accidents.... Continue reading this review using the link below

Helpful 228 - tire reviewed on July 4, 2021

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Conclusion

In conclusion the Continental AllSeasonContact performed better in dry handling [s], wet braking, wet braking - cool, wet handling [s], wet handling [km/h], wet circle, straight aqua, curved aquaplaning, snow braking, snow handling [s], snow handling [km/h], snow circle, snow slalom and wear, while the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 performed better in dry braking, dry handling [km/h], snow traction, snow traction, noise, noise, value, price and rolling resistance.

Which tire is best for you depends a lot on your driving style and situation, plus what you want from the tire. Comparing all the data in the tire reviews database, on balance Continental AllSeasonContact seems to be the best tire overall.

However, it's important to note that both tires have their strengths.

Remember, the best tire for you might depend on which of these factors are most important for your specific driving needs and conditions.

Overall Winner: Continental AllSeasonContact

Footnote

This page has been developed using tire industry testing best practices. This means we are only comparing tests which have had both tires in the same test.

Why is this important? Tire testing is heavily affected by things like surface grip levels and surface temperature, which means you can only compare values from the same day. During a tire test external condition changes are calculated into the overall results, but it is not possible to calculate this between tire tests performed on different days or at different locations.

As a result you will see other tests on Tire Reviews which feature both the %s and %s, but as they weren't conducted on the same day, the results are not comparable.

Continental AllSeasonContact vs Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

Test Results

Dry Braking

Dry Handling [s]

Dry Handling [Km/H]

Wet Braking

Wet Braking - Cool

Wet Handling [s]

Wet Handling [Km/H]

Wet Circle

Straight Aqua

Curved Aquaplaning

Snow Braking

Snow Traction

Snow Traction

Snow Handling [s]

Snow Handling [Km/H]

Snow Circle

Snow Slalom

Subj. Comfort

Noise

Noise

Wear

Value

Price

Rolling Resistance

Real World Driver Reviews

Conclusion

Footnote

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