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Cooper Zeon CS Sport 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 Cooper Zeon CS Sport — 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 + 1 road tests and 41 + 8 owner reviews. How we score

Zeon CS Sport is ahead, 77–72

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Cooper Zeon CS Sport
Tire BCooper

Zeon CS Sport

Summer

± 8Provisional

Tests – · 1 test Owners 80 · 8 reviews

Best test result: #4 of 16 in 2020 ADAC 18 Inch Summer Tyre Test (wear)

Category by category

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

  1. 74

    Dry

    Zeon CS Sport +3
    77
    Why this score
    SourceContiMaxContact MC6Zeon CS Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 72 (est.)≈ 74 (est.)
    Reviews found online7782

    ContiMaxContact MC6: 60% × 71.7 (est.) + 40% × 77 = 74

    Zeon CS Sport: 60% × 73.6 (est.) + 40% × 81.7 = 77

    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 0.41).

    No road tests of dry for Zeon CS Sport. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 73

    Wet

    Zeon CS Sport +9
    82
    Why this score
    SourceContiMaxContact MC6Zeon CS Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 72 (est.)≈ 79 (est.)
    Reviews found online7387

    ContiMaxContact MC6: 60% × 72.1 (est.) + 40% × 73.2 = 73

    Zeon CS Sport: 60% × 79.4 (est.) + 40% × 86.7 = 82

    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 Zeon CS Sport. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 69

    Comfort

    Zeon CS Sport +7
    76
    Why this score
    SourceContiMaxContact MC6Zeon CS Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 71 (est.)
    Reviews found online7080

    ContiMaxContact MC6: 40% × 68.9 (est.) + 60% × 69.9 = 69

    Zeon CS Sport: 40% × 70.9 (est.) + 60% × 80 = 76

    No road tests of comfort for ContiMaxContact MC6. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

    No road tests of comfort for Zeon CS Sport. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  4. 64

    Treadwear

    Zeon CS Sport +8
    72
    Why this score
    SourceContiMaxContact MC6Zeon CS Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 65 (est.)72
    Reviews found online6372

    ContiMaxContact MC6: 60% × 65.2 (est.) + 40% × 62.9 = 64

    Zeon CS Sport: 60% × 72.2 + 40% × 72.4 = 72

    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 0.36).

  5. 79

    Handling (owners)

    ContiMaxContact MC6 +4
    75
    Why this score
    SourceContiMaxContact MC6Zeon CS Sport
    Reviews found online7975
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental ContiMaxContact MC6Cooper Zeon CS Sport
Relative Score 72 77
Dry 74 77
Wet 73 82
Comfort 69 76
Treadwear 64 72
Handling (owners) 79 75

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ContiMaxContact MC6

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Zeon CS Sport

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 Zeon CS Sport

Pros

  • Excellent wet and dry traction
  • Superior ride comfort and low road noise
  • High value for money compared to premium brands

Cons

  • Rapid tread wear reported by some users
  • Potential for premature replacement under high-mileage or aggressive use
  • Less rigid sidewall feel compared to some dedicated performance run-flat tires
All owner themes in the Zeon CS Sport review

Specs side by side

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

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental ContiMaxContact MC6

Cooper Zeon CS Sport

Winner: Cooper Zeon CS Sport — better wet, treadwear and comfort. Where the Continental ContiMaxContact MC6 is ahead, it is by less than 3 points. Cooper Zeon CS Sport rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 8 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Cooper Zeon CS Sport scores 82 vs 73 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Cooper Zeon CS Sport scores 72 vs 64 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Cooper Zeon CS Sport scores 76 vs 69 on comfort.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Cooper Zeon CS Sport scores 77 vs 74 on dry.

Tire A · Continental ContiMaxContact MC6
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Tire B · Cooper Zeon CS Sport
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ContiMaxContact MC6 or Zeon CS Sport?

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

Cooper Zeon CS Sport, 82 vs 73 on our wet score.

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

Cooper Zeon CS Sport, 77 vs 74 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, ContiMaxContact MC6 or Zeon CS Sport?

Cooper Zeon CS Sport, 76 vs 69 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, ContiMaxContact MC6 or Zeon CS Sport?

Cooper Zeon CS Sport, 72 vs 64 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