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Avon Turbosteel 70 vs Continental TrueContact Tour — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 0 + 0 road tests and 2 + 19 owner reviews. How we score

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Avon Turbosteel 70
Tire AAvon

Turbosteel 70

Summer Touring tires

Tests – · none yet Owners – · 2 reviews (needs 5)

Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

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    Dry

    No comparison
    78
    Why this score
    SourceTurbosteel 70TrueContact Tour
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 74 (est.)
    Reviews found online–83

    TrueContact Tour: 60% × 74.3 (est.) + 40% × 82.8 = 78

    No road tests of dry for TrueContact Tour. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

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    Wet

    No comparison
    83
    Why this score
    SourceTurbosteel 70TrueContact Tour
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 80 (est.)
    Reviews found online–88

    TrueContact Tour: 60% × 80.1 (est.) + 40% × 87.7 = 83

    No road tests of wet for TrueContact Tour. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

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    Snow

    No comparison
    70
    Why this score
    SourceTurbosteel 70TrueContact Tour
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online–69

    TrueContact Tour: 60% × 70 (est.) + 40% × 68.8 = 70

    No road tests of snow for TrueContact Tour. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).

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    Comfort

    No comparison
    76
    Why this score
    SourceTurbosteel 70TrueContact Tour
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 71 (est.)
    Reviews found online–80

    TrueContact Tour: 40% × 71.1 (est.) + 60% × 79.7 = 76

    No road tests of comfort for TrueContact Tour. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

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    Noise

    No comparison
    73
    Why this score
    SourceTurbosteel 70TrueContact Tour
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online–83

    TrueContact Tour: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 82.7 = 73

    No road tests of noise for TrueContact Tour. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

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    Treadwear

    No comparison
    78
    Why this score
    SourceTurbosteel 70TrueContact Tour
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 73 (est.)
    Reviews found online–86

    TrueContact Tour: 60% × 73.1 (est.) + 40% × 85.9 = 78

    No road tests of treadwear for TrueContact Tour. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

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    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
    81
    Why this score
    SourceTurbosteel 70TrueContact Tour
    Reviews found online–81
Scores at a glance
CategoryAvon Turbosteel 70Continental TrueContact Tour
Relative Score – 78
Dry – 78
Wet – 83
Snow – 70
Comfort – 76
Noise – 73
Treadwear – 78
Handling (owners) – 81

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

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Headline score

Turbosteel 70

± 7

TrueContact Tour

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A Turbosteel 70

Pros

  • Excellent ride comfort and quiet operation
  • Authentic period-correct aesthetic for classic vehicles
  • High manufacturing quality and factory-balanced roundness

Cons

  • Reports of severe internal structural failure
  • Limited availability and niche application
  • Potential for deformation under load
All owner themes in the Turbosteel 70 review

Tire B TrueContact Tour

Pros

  • Extremely low road noise and a comfortable ride quality that absorbs bumps well
  • Impressive tread life and overall mileage durability
  • Reliable wet weather grip and cornering confidence

Cons

  • Some users reported a noticeable drop in fuel economy
  • Desire for improved water displacement grooves to better handle heavy rain
  • Limited performance in deep winter or heavy snow conditions
All owner themes in the TrueContact Tour review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Avon Turbosteel 70 B · Continental TrueContact Tour
CategorySummer Touring tiresAll Season Premium Touring tires
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Tread depth—11/32″
UTQG—700 - 800 A A - B
Sidewall—Black Side Wall - White Wall
Max pressure—44 - 51 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Avon Turbosteel 70

Continental TrueContact Tour

Only Continental TrueContact Tour has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.

Tire A · Avon Turbosteel 70
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Tire B · Continental TrueContact Tour
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How do we compare tires?

Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.

Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score. Full methodology