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Bridgestone Turanza EL440 vs Continental TrueContact Tour — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.

TrueContact Tour is ahead, 76–40

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Category by category

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

  1. 38

    Dry

    TrueContact Tour +37
    75
    Why this score
    SourceTuranza EL440TrueContact Tour
    Reviews found online2280
  2. 43

    Wet

    TrueContact Tour +38
    81
    Why this score
    SourceTuranza EL440TrueContact Tour
    Reviews found online3384
  3. 46

    Snow

    TrueContact Tour +24
    70
    Why this score
    SourceTuranza EL440TrueContact Tour
    Reviews found online3070
  4. 46

    Comfort

    TrueContact Tour +28
    74
    Why this score
    SourceTuranza EL440TrueContact Tour
    Reviews found online2479
  5. 52

    Noise

    TrueContact Tour +19
    71
    Why this score
    SourceTuranza EL440TrueContact Tour
    Reviews found online3178
  6. 39

    Treadwear

    TrueContact Tour +36
    75
    Why this score
    SourceTuranza EL440TrueContact Tour
    Reviews found online2181
  7. 28

    Handling

    TrueContact Tour +50
    78
    Why this score
    SourceTuranza EL440TrueContact Tour
    Reviews found online2878
Scores at a glance
CategoryBridgestone Turanza EL440Continental TrueContact Tour
Relative Score 40 76
Dry 38 75
Wet 43 81
Snow 46 70
Comfort 46 74
Noise 52 71
Treadwear 39 75
Handling 28 78

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Turanza EL440

TrueContact Tour

Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A Turanza EL440

Pros

  • Precise steering response and good handling on dry roads
  • Quiet and comfortable ride quality when brand new
  • Strong initial road grip for daily commuting

Cons

  • Significantly premature tread wear, with many users needing replacements between 20,000 and 30,000 miles
  • Excessive and worsening road noise as the tires age
  • Poor wet-weather traction and a tendency to understeer in corners
All owner themes in the Turanza EL440 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 · Bridgestone Turanza EL440 B · Continental TrueContact Tour
CategorySummerAll Season Premium Touring tires
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available91
Rim diameters16″ – 19″16″
Tread depth10/32″11/32″
UTQG480 A A700 - 800 A A - B
Treadwear warranty50,000 mi—
SidewallBlackwallBlack Side Wall - White Wall
Max pressure51 psi44 - 51 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Bridgestone Turanza EL440

Continental TrueContact Tour

Winner: Continental TrueContact Tour — better handling, wet and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Continental TrueContact Tour scores 78 vs 28 on handling.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental TrueContact Tour scores 81 vs 43 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental TrueContact Tour scores 75 vs 38 on dry.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Continental TrueContact Tour scores 75 vs 39 on treadwear.

Tire A · Bridgestone Turanza EL440
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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.

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

76

Leads

TrueContact Tour

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