Continental Sport Contact 5 Reviews - Page 8

Given 63% while driving a Ford Mondeo estate (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 8,000 average miles
No problems with grip with these Tires which replaced Michelin Primacy HP, but the wear rate is appalling , I've done just over 8000 miles with them on the front and they are close to the wear limits, tracking is fine and they have worn evenly, my previous Michelins did almost 20k, will not buy these again ( I see they've been replaced by the 5) and will be back to Michelin , probably Pilot sport 4. Have used M Tires for over 30 years and they've always been excellent
Helpful 10 - tire reviewed on June 18, 2016
Given 77% while driving a Subaru MY11 Impreza WRX Premium (235/45 R17 W) on mostly town for 6,250 spirited miles
I have a spirited style of driving and these tires provide excellent levels of dry grip. I used to experience a lot of understeer, which is not surprising because WRXs are known to understeer. These tires have greatly reduced my WRX's understeer. Wet grip is very good, although my driving style is more gentle when it is wet. My main criticism of these tires is that there is noticeable sidewall flex when I push my car into tight turns. This is probably made worse by the relatively high profile of my tires (235/45/17).
Helpful 16 - tire reviewed on June 1, 2016
Given 97% while driving a Volkswagen Golf R 270 BHP (235/35 R19 W) on a combination of roads for 10,000 spirited miles
superb all rounder.....good in dry although you may find slightly better in the dry weather. they excel on wet roads and are leaps and bounds ahead of the field
Helpful 10 - tire reviewed on May 23, 2016
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Given 60% while driving a Mercedes Benz C63 AMG (255/30 R19) on a combination of roads for 3,000 average miles
Good dry and wet grip, but not exactly a good wear. C63 is known to eat tires, but I really wasn't pushing it too hard and after 3000 miles the tires are almost gone.. Next choice would be Michelin PSS.
Helpful 12 - tire reviewed on May 22, 2016
Given 53% while driving a Nissan Juke (225/45 R18) on mostly country roads for 5,500 average miles
Shocking wear! As this tire replaces the Sport Contact 3, which I have on my Renaultsport Clio 200 and which have done 13500 miles and now require changing, the 5s at 5500 miles and also require changing are quite simply the worst wearing tires I have ever had!!
Helpful 11 - tire reviewed on May 11, 2016
Given 61% while driving a Ford Focus ST3 2008 (225/40 R18 W) on a combination of roads for 5,000 average miles
These tires came fitted to my wife's car, so when she needed 2 fronts replaced on MOT I stuck with the same on the rear, imagine my surprise when less than 5000 miles later the fronts were on the legal limits AGAIN!, and now the rears were done too. My wife does not drive like a boy racer either so the tires have not been thrashed. Performance wise I can not fault them but they are high end tires which are not cheap and wear out faster than my bank balance can keep up unfortunately, would not buy again on wear only (sorry).
Helpful 283 - tire reviewed on April 16, 2016
Given 73% while driving a Peugeot 206 GTI 180 (205/50 R17 W) on a combination of roads for 31,000 average miles
tread for one year , very expencive for two years use!
Helpful 11 - tire reviewed on April 16, 2016
Given 80% while driving a (235/40 R18 W) on for 0 miles
It was very good until 18 - 20.000 km's. But after then it loses performance day by day. Dry and wet grip is good. braking performance is good. But I can't say the same things for comfort level and wear. It's hard to say i would buy again.
Helpful 11 - tire reviewed on April 13, 2016
Given 96% while driving a Volkswagen Passat (235/45 R17 W) on a combination of roads for 38,000 average miles
These tires are Conti Seal and they are the original equipment on my car. At 38,000 miles they still have some life in them. I have swapped them round regularly (every 10000 miles or so) with the full size spare wheel, which has similar wear to the rest. Tread depth is 3mm so needing to be replaced soon. They are also approaching 4 years old.
These Conti seal tires have not yet had a puncture so I have been unable to test the effectiveness of their self-seal quality.
The only disappointment is that on rough road surfaces they are noisy but aren't all tires? I put this down largely to the tires being pretty big and therefore having a lot of road surface contact, and a relatively low profile.
I will replace all tires soon with the same type.
Helpful 13 - tire reviewed on March 23, 2016
Given 51% while driving a Mercedes Benz C250 2012 (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 8,000 easy going miles
Good sticky tire but only lasted 8000 miles on front of a rearwheel drive car. Wouldn't buy again only due to not lasting very long at all
Helpful 11 - tire reviewed on March 22, 2016
Audi Q3 (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 14,000 average miles
not very impressive, though this is in comparison to other new tires in this segment, still miles ahead of a standard mid-range design from 5-6 years ago.

Great grip in wet and dry, fairly numb steering feel, very weak lateral resistance but somehow not really that compliant vertically over the bumps. wear is poor on a heavier car, these died by scalloping on both front tires (alignment and suspension checked, no issues that would cause this) at just under 15k of normal driving
Helpful 13 - tire reviewed on March 10, 2016
Given 96% while driving a Ford Focus mk2 (205/50 R17 V) on a combination of roads for 8,000 spirited miles
I chose the tires after seeing many reviews and its top positions in several tire tests. Found them for 500 Euros although most of the dealers were selling them between 600-700 E. My car is not so powerful but i often drive it to the limit of the roads i use and believe me greek asphalt is not the best. My car has excellent handling on its own and before i had SportContact 2 (factory) and Toyo Proxes T1R which were very good. But this one is really remarkable. I have forgotten my car has ESP and i don't think its due to improvement of my driving skills. Excellent grip on dry and wet surfaces, fantastic feedback. Mileage is not enough to really comment on wear but they look and feel as new. Lastly Focus MK2 is not famous for its comfortable ride but the tires are not added as a con.
Helpful 12 - tire reviewed on February 27, 2016