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Continental Sport Contact looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Continental ContiMaxContact MC6 vs Continental Sport Contact — 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 40 + 18 owner reviews. How we score

ContiMaxContact MC6 is ahead, 72–63

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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. 75

    Dry

    ContiMaxContact MC6 +11
    64
    Why this score
    SourceContiMaxContact MC6Sport Contact
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 72 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online7862

    ContiMaxContact MC6: 60% × 72.4 (est.) + 40% × 78.4 = 75

    Sport Contact: 60% × 65.6 (est.) + 40% × 62.1 = 64

    No road tests of dry for ContiMaxContact MC6. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

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

  2. 73

    Wet

    ContiMaxContact MC6 +7
    66
    Why this score
    SourceContiMaxContact MC6Sport Contact
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 73 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online7465

    ContiMaxContact MC6: 60% × 72.6 (est.) + 40% × 74 = 73

    Sport Contact: 60% × 67.4 (est.) + 40% × 64.6 = 66

    No road tests of wet for ContiMaxContact MC6. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

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

  3. 70

    Comfort

    ContiMaxContact MC6 +8
    62
    Why this score
    SourceContiMaxContact MC6Sport Contact
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online7158

    ContiMaxContact MC6: 40% × 69.5 (est.) + 60% × 71 = 70

    Sport Contact: 40% × 67.1 (est.) + 60% × 58 = 62

    No road tests of comfort for ContiMaxContact MC6 or Sport Contact. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  4. 64

    Treadwear

    ContiMaxContact MC6 +6
    58
    Why this score
    SourceContiMaxContact MC6Sport Contact
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 65 (est.)≈ 61 (est.)
    Reviews found online6353

    ContiMaxContact MC6: 60% × 65 (est.) + 40% × 62.8 = 64

    Sport Contact: 60% × 61.4 (est.) + 40% × 52.6 = 58

    No road tests of treadwear for ContiMaxContact MC6. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

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

  5. 79

    Handling (owners)

    ContiMaxContact MC6 +17
    62
    Why this score
    SourceContiMaxContact MC6Sport Contact
    Reviews found online7962
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental ContiMaxContact MC6Continental Sport Contact
Relative Score 72 63
Dry 75 64
Wet 73 66
Comfort 70 62
Treadwear 64 58
Handling (owners) 79 62

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Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A ContiMaxContact MC6

Pros

  • Excellent dry and wet traction with high cornering confidence
  • High value-for-money proposition compared to premium competitors
  • Direct and responsive steering feedback

Cons

  • Mixed reports on tread life, with some users experiencing premature wear
  • Soft sidewalls susceptible to damage from curb impacts
  • Inconsistent noise levels, with some users finding them loud on rough tarmac
All owner themes in the ContiMaxContact MC6 review

Tire B Sport Contact

Pros

  • Excellent dry weather grip and cornering stability
  • Commendable tread life and durability for a performance-oriented tire
  • Predictable and progressive handling characteristics

Cons

  • Noticeable decline in wet weather performance as tread depth decreases
  • Inconsistent tread wear reports ranging from 6,000 to 40,000 miles
  • Increased road noise reported by some users
All owner themes in the Sport Contact review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental ContiMaxContact MC6 B · Continental Sport Contact
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available3—
Rim diameters19″ – 21″—

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental ContiMaxContact MC6

Continental Sport Contact

Winner: Continental ContiMaxContact MC6 — better handling, dry and comfort. It leads or ties in every category we score. Continental Sport Contact rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 18 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Continental ContiMaxContact MC6 scores 79 vs 62 on handling.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental ContiMaxContact MC6 scores 75 vs 64 on dry.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Continental ContiMaxContact MC6 scores 70 vs 62 on comfort.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental ContiMaxContact MC6 scores 73 vs 66 on wet.

Tire A · Continental ContiMaxContact MC6
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ContiMaxContact MC6 or Sport Contact?

Which is better in the wet, ContiMaxContact MC6 or Sport Contact?

Continental ContiMaxContact MC6, 73 vs 66 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, ContiMaxContact MC6 or Sport Contact?

Continental ContiMaxContact MC6, 75 vs 64 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, ContiMaxContact MC6 or Sport Contact?

Continental ContiMaxContact MC6, 70 vs 62 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, ContiMaxContact MC6 or Sport Contact?

Continental ContiMaxContact MC6, 64 vs 58 on our treadwear score.

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