Continental PremiumContact 7 vs Hankook Ventus Prime 4

In this article we will be looking at independent tire test data, and real world driver reviews of the Continental PremiumContact 7 and the Hankook Ventus Prime 4 to find out which tire is best for your own driving.

The good news is that both the Continental PremiumContact 7 and Hankook Ventus Prime 4 are Premium Touring Summer 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

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 six tests which compare both tires directly!

Out of these six tests:

Continental PremiumContact 7 finished ahead of the Hankook Ventus Prime 4 in six of the tests

While it might look like the Continental PremiumContact 7 is better than the Hankook Ventus Prime 4 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 six tire tests, the Continental PremiumContact 7 was better during six dry braking tests. On average the Continental PremiumContact 7 stopped the vehicle in 3.1% less distance than the Hankook Ventus Prime 4.

Continental PremiumContact 7

35.66M

Hankook Ventus Prime 4

36.8M

Dry braking in meters, lower is better

Best In Dry Braking: Continental PremiumContact 7

See how the Dry Braking winner was calculated >>

2023 Tire Reviews Best Summer Tires 205/55 R16	✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:35.27M	Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 36.09M
2023 Motor Summer Tire Test 205/55 R16	✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:35.6M	Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 36.3M
2024 Summer Tire Market Overview 205/55 R16	✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:35.4M	Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 35.9M
2024 ADAC Summer Tire Test 215/55 R17	✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:35.4M	Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 38.1M
2024 AutoBild Summer Tire Test 205/55 R16	✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:35.4M	Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 35.9M
2024 Motorhome Summer Tire Test 225/55 R17	✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:36.9M	Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 38.5M

Dry Handling [s]

Looking at data from two tire tests, the Continental PremiumContact 7 was better during two dry handling [s] tests. On average the Continental PremiumContact 7 was 0.96% faster around a lap than the Hankook Ventus Prime 4.

Continental PremiumContact 7

53.47s

Hankook Ventus Prime 4

53.99s

Dry handling time in seconds, lower is better

Best In Dry Handling [s]: Continental PremiumContact 7

See how the Dry Handling winner was calculated >>

2023 Tire Reviews Best Summer Tires 205/55 R16	✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:51.73s	Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 51.78s
2023 Motor Summer Tire Test 205/55 R16	✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:55.2s	Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 56.2s

Dry Handling [Km/H]

Looking at data from two tire tests, the Continental PremiumContact 7 was better during one dry handling [km/h] tests. On average the Continental PremiumContact 7 was 0.56% faster around a lap than the Hankook Ventus Prime 4.

Continental PremiumContact 7

97.35Km/H

Hankook Ventus Prime 4

96.8Km/H

Dry Handling Average Speed, higher is better

Best In Dry Handling [Km/H]: Continental PremiumContact 7

See how the Dry Handling winner was calculated >>

2024 AutoBild Summer Tire Test 205/55 R16	Continental PremiumContact 7:115.5Km/H	✓ Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 115.6Km/H
2024 Motorhome Summer Tire Test 225/55 R17	✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:79.2Km/H	Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 78Km/H

Subj. Dry Handling

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Continental PremiumContact 7 was better during one subj. dry handling tests. On average the Continental PremiumContact 7 scored 10% more points than the Hankook Ventus Prime 4.

Continental PremiumContact 7

100 Points

Hankook Ventus Prime 4

90 Points

Subjective Dry Handling Score, higher is better

Best In Subj. Dry Handling: Continental PremiumContact 7

See how the Subj. Dry Handling winner was calculated >>

2023 Tire Reviews Best Summer Tires
205/55 R16

✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:100 Points

Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 90 Points

Wet Braking

Looking at data from six tire tests, the Continental PremiumContact 7 was better during six wet braking tests. On average the Continental PremiumContact 7 stopped the vehicle in 7.99% less distance than the Hankook Ventus Prime 4.

Continental PremiumContact 7

36.16M

Hankook Ventus Prime 4

39.3M

Wet braking in meters, lower is better

Best In Wet Braking: Continental PremiumContact 7

See how the Wet Braking winner was calculated >>

2023 Tire Reviews Best Summer Tires 205/55 R16	✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:31.58M	Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 34.12M
2023 Motor Summer Tire Test 205/55 R16	✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:51.1M	Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 56M
2024 Summer Tire Market Overview 205/55 R16	✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:25.8M	Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 27.7M
2024 ADAC Summer Tire Test 215/55 R17	✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:28.5M	Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 32.8M
2024 AutoBild Summer Tire Test 205/55 R16	✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:40.3M	Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 43.3M
2024 Motorhome Summer Tire Test 225/55 R17	✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:39.7M	Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 41.9M

Wet Braking - Concrete

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Continental PremiumContact 7 was better during one wet braking - concrete tests. On average the Continental PremiumContact 7 stopped the vehicle in 18.16% less distance than the Hankook Ventus Prime 4.

Continental PremiumContact 7

32M

Hankook Ventus Prime 4

39.1M

Wet braking on Concrete in meters, lower is better

Best In Wet Braking - Concrete: Continental PremiumContact 7

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

2024 ADAC Summer Tire Test
215/55 R17

✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:32M

Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 39.1M

Wet Handling [s]

Looking at data from two tire tests, the Continental PremiumContact 7 was better during two wet handling [s] tests. On average the Continental PremiumContact 7 was 3.11% faster around a wet lap than the Hankook Ventus Prime 4.

Continental PremiumContact 7

84.33s

Hankook Ventus Prime 4

87.04s

Wet handling time in seconds, lower is better

Best In Wet Handling [s]: Continental PremiumContact 7

See how the Wet Handling winner was calculated >>

2023 Tire Reviews Best Summer Tires 205/55 R16	✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:84.85s	Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 86.47s
2023 Motor Summer Tire Test 205/55 R16	✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:83.8s	Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 87.6s

Wet Handling [Km/H]

Looking at data from two tire tests, the Continental PremiumContact 7 was better during two wet handling [km/h] tests. On average the Continental PremiumContact 7 was 1.18% faster around a wet lap than the Hankook Ventus Prime 4.

Continental PremiumContact 7

71.95Km/H

Hankook Ventus Prime 4

71.1Km/H

Wet Handling Average Speed, higher is better

Best In Wet Handling [Km/H]: Continental PremiumContact 7

See how the Wet Handling winner was calculated >>

2024 AutoBild Summer Tire Test 205/55 R16	✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:75.5Km/H	Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 74.3Km/H
2024 Motorhome Summer Tire Test 225/55 R17	✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:68.4Km/H	Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 67.9Km/H

Subj. Wet Handling

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Continental PremiumContact 7 was better during one subj. wet handling tests. On average the Continental PremiumContact 7 scored 5% more points than the Hankook Ventus Prime 4.

Continental PremiumContact 7

100 Points

Hankook Ventus Prime 4

95 Points

Subjective Wet Handling Score, higher is better

Best In Subj. Wet Handling: Continental PremiumContact 7

See how the Subj. Wet Handling winner was calculated >>

2023 Tire Reviews Best Summer Tires
205/55 R16

✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:100 Points

Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 95 Points

Wet Circle

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Continental PremiumContact 7 was better during one wet circle tests. On average the Continental PremiumContact 7 had 7.2% higher lateral wet grip than the Hankook Ventus Prime 4.

Continental PremiumContact 7

6.53m/s

Hankook Ventus Prime 4

6.06m/s

Lateral wet grip in m/s squared, higher is better

Best In Wet Circle: Continental PremiumContact 7

See how the Wet Circle winner was calculated >>

2024 AutoBild Summer Tire Test
205/55 R16

✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:6.53m/s

Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 6.06m/s

Straight Aqua

Looking at data from five tire tests, the Continental PremiumContact 7 was better during four straight aqua tests. On average the Continental PremiumContact 7 floated at a 1.27% higher speed than the Hankook Ventus Prime 4.

Continental PremiumContact 7

80.26Km/H

Hankook Ventus Prime 4

79.24Km/H

Float Speed in Km/H, higher is better

Best In Straight Aqua: Continental PremiumContact 7

See how the Straight Aqua winner was calculated >>

2023 Tire Reviews Best Summer Tires 205/55 R16	✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:74.91Km/H	Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 73.6Km/H
2023 Motor Summer Tire Test 205/55 R16	✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:76Km/H	Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 74Km/H
2024 ADAC Summer Tire Test 215/55 R17	Continental PremiumContact 7:74Km/H	✓ Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 74.3Km/H
2024 AutoBild Summer Tire Test 205/55 R16	✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:82.5Km/H	Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 81.3Km/H
2024 Motorhome Summer Tire Test 225/55 R17	✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:93.9Km/H	Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 93Km/H

Curved Aquaplaning

Looking at data from four tire tests, the Continental PremiumContact 7 was better during three curved aquaplaning tests. On average the Continental PremiumContact 7 slipped out at a 2.26% higher speed than the Hankook Ventus Prime 4.

Continental PremiumContact 7

5.75m/sec2

Hankook Ventus Prime 4

5.62m/sec2

Remaining lateral acceleration, higher is better

Best In Curved Aquaplaning: Continental PremiumContact 7

See how the Curved Aquaplaning winner was calculated >>

2023 Tire Reviews Best Summer Tires 205/55 R16	✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:3.3m/sec2	Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 2.81m/sec2
2024 ADAC Summer Tire Test 215/55 R17	✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:2.8m/sec2	Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 2.7m/sec2
2024 AutoBild Summer Tire Test 205/55 R16	✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:4.51m/sec2	Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 4.38m/sec2
2024 Motorhome Summer Tire Test 225/55 R17	Continental PremiumContact 7:12.4m/sec2	✓ Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 12.6m/sec2

Subj. Comfort

Continental PremiumContact 7

92 Points

Hankook Ventus Prime 4

95 Points

Subjective Comfort Score, higher is better

Best In Subj. Comfort: Continental PremiumContact 7

See how the Subj. Comfort winner was calculated >>

Noise

Looking at data from five tire tests, the Hankook Ventus Prime 4 was better during two noise tests. On average the Hankook Ventus Prime 4 measured 0.25% quieter than the Continental PremiumContact 7.

Continental PremiumContact 7

70.9dB

Hankook Ventus Prime 4

70.72dB

External noise in dB, lower is better

Best In Noise: Hankook Ventus Prime 4

See how the Noise winner was calculated >>

2023 Tire Reviews Best Summer Tires 205/55 R16	✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:72.2dB	Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 72.8dB
2023 Motor Summer Tire Test 205/55 R16	✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:64.6dB	Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 64.7dB
2024 ADAC Summer Tire Test 215/55 R17	✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:71.3dB	Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 71.6dB
2024 AutoBild Summer Tire Test 205/55 R16	Continental PremiumContact 7:74.1dB	✓ Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 73.3dB
2024 Motorhome Summer Tire Test 225/55 R17	Continental PremiumContact 7:72.3dB	✓ Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 71.2dB

Wear

Looking at data from two tire tests, the Continental PremiumContact 7 was better during two wear tests. On average the Continental PremiumContact 7 is predicted to cover 16.36% miles before reaching 1.6mm than the Hankook Ventus Prime 4.

Continental PremiumContact 7

45525KM

Hankook Ventus Prime 4

38075KM

Predicted tread life in KM, higher is better

Best In Wear: Continental PremiumContact 7

See how the Wear winner was calculated >>

2024 ADAC Summer Tire Test 215/55 R17	✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:60300KM	Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 49900KM
2024 AutoBild Summer Tire Test 205/55 R16	✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:30750KM	Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 26250KM

Value

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Hankook Ventus Prime 4 was better during one value tests. On average the Hankook Ventus Prime 4 proved to have a 11.05% better value based on price/1000km than the Continental PremiumContact 7.

Continental PremiumContact 7

12.85Price/1000

Hankook Ventus Prime 4

11.43Price/1000

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

Best In Value: Hankook Ventus Prime 4

See how the Value winner was calculated >>

2024 AutoBild Summer Tire Test
205/55 R16

Continental PremiumContact 7:12.85Price/1000

✓ Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 11.43Price/1000

Price

Looking at data from four tire tests, the Hankook Ventus Prime 4 was better during four price tests. On average the Hankook Ventus Prime 4 cost 7.76% less than the Continental PremiumContact 7.

Continental PremiumContact 7

1901.67

Hankook Ventus Prime 4

1754.13

Price in local currency, lower is better

Best In Price: Hankook Ventus Prime 4

See how the Price winner was calculated >>

2023 Tire Reviews Best Summer Tires 205/55 R16	Continental PremiumContact 7:99.69	✓ Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 78.5
2023 Motor Summer Tire Test 205/55 R16	Continental PremiumContact 7:6938	✓ Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 6500
2024 ADAC Summer Tire Test 215/55 R17	Continental PremiumContact 7:174	✓ Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 138
2024 AutoBild Summer Tire Test 205/55 R16	Continental PremiumContact 7:395	✓ Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 300

Rolling Resistance

Looking at data from four tire tests, the Continental PremiumContact 7 was better during one rolling resistance tests. On average the Continental PremiumContact 7 had a 0.32% lower rolling resistance than the Hankook Ventus Prime 4.

Continental PremiumContact 7

6.28kg / t

Hankook Ventus Prime 4

6.3kg / t

Rolling resistance in kg t, lower is better

Best In Rolling Resistance: Continental PremiumContact 7

See how the Rolling Resistance winner was calculated >>

2023 Tire Reviews Best Summer Tires 205/55 R16	Continental PremiumContact 7:8.38kg / t	✓ Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 8.36kg / t
2023 Motor Summer Tire Test 205/55 R16	Continental PremiumContact 7:0.829kg / t	✓ Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 0.823kg / t
2024 AutoBild Summer Tire Test 205/55 R16	Continental PremiumContact 7:8.08kg / t	✓ Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 7.65kg / t
2024 Motorhome Summer Tire Test 225/55 R17	✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:7.82kg / t	Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 8.38kg / t

Fuel Consumption

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Hankook Ventus Prime 4 was better during one fuel consumption tests. On average the Hankook Ventus Prime 4 used 3.39% less fuel than the Continental PremiumContact 7.

Continental PremiumContact 7

5.9l/100km

Hankook Ventus Prime 4

5.7l/100km

Fuel consumption in Litres per 100 km, lower is better

Best In Fuel Consumption: Hankook Ventus Prime 4

See how the Fuel Consumption winner was calculated >>

2024 ADAC Summer Tire Test
215/55 R17

Continental PremiumContact 7:5.9l/100km

✓ Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 5.7l/100km

Abrasion

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Hankook Ventus Prime 4 was better during one abrasion tests. On average the Hankook Ventus Prime 4 emitted 2.33% less particle wear matter than the Continental PremiumContact 7.

Continental PremiumContact 7

60.1mg/km/t

Hankook Ventus Prime 4

58.7mg/km/t

Weight of Tire Wear Particles Lost (mg/km/t), lower is better

Best In Abrasion: Hankook Ventus Prime 4

See how the Abrasion winner was calculated >>

2024 ADAC Summer Tire Test
215/55 R17

Continental PremiumContact 7:60.1mg/km/t

✓ Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 58.7mg/km/t

Real World Driver Reviews

Tire Reviews also collects real world driver reviews for the Continental PremiumContact 7 and Hankook Ventus Prime 4.

In total the Continental PremiumContact 7 has been reviewed 26 times and drivers have given the tire 84% overall.

The Hankook Ventus Prime 4 has been reviewed 49 times and drivers have given the tire 87% overall.

This means in real world driving, people prefer the Hankook Ventus Prime 4.

Best Review for the Continental PremiumContact 7

Given 99% 205/55 R16 on a combination of roads for 600 spirited miles

Fantastic tires. Previous tires were Michelin ps4. These 7s are possibly better in every department. Highly recommend them. Very impressed.

Helpful 262 - tire reviewed on February 21, 2023

View all Continental PremiumContact 7 driver reviews >>

Best Review for the Hankook Ventus Prime 4

Given 100% 205/60 R16 on for 10,000 spirited miles

The new Hankook Ventus Prime 4 is perfect tires in Greek roads.

Helpful 295 - tire reviewed on April 1, 2022

View all Hankook Ventus Prime 4 driver reviews >>

Conclusion

In conclusion the Continental PremiumContact 7 performed better in dry braking, dry handling [s], dry handling [km/h], subj. dry handling, wet braking, wet braking - concrete, wet handling [s], wet handling [km/h], subj. wet handling, wet circle, straight aqua, curved aquaplaning, wear and rolling resistance, while the Hankook Ventus Prime 4 performed better in noise, value, price, fuel consumption and abrasion.

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 PremiumContact 7 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 PremiumContact 7

Based on the tire test data and user reviews we have in our database, the Continental PremiumContact 7 has demonstrated better overall performance in this comparison. However, as you can see from the spider diagram above, each tire has its own strengths which should be considered in your final tire buying choice.

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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 PremiumContact 7 vs Hankook Ventus Prime 4

Test Results

Dry Braking

Dry Handling [s]

Dry Handling [Km/H]

Subj. Dry Handling

Wet Braking

Wet Braking - Concrete

Wet Handling [s]

Wet Handling [Km/H]

Subj. Wet Handling

Wet Circle

Straight Aqua

Curved Aquaplaning

Subj. Comfort

Noise

Wear

Value

Price

Rolling Resistance

Fuel Consumption

Abrasion

Real World Driver Reviews

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