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Goodyear OptiGrip 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 Goodyear OptiGrip — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 0 + 0 road tests and 40 + 16 owner reviews. How we score

ContiMaxContact MC6 is ahead, 72–64

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Goodyear OptiGrip
Tire BGoodyear

OptiGrip

Summer

Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 61 · 16 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 74

    Dry

    ContiMaxContact MC6 +14
    60
    Why this score
    SourceContiMaxContact MC6OptiGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 71 (est.)≈ 63 (est.)
    Reviews found online7756

    ContiMaxContact MC6: 60% × 71.4 (est.) + 40% × 76.9 = 74

    OptiGrip: 60% × 62.9 (est.) + 40% × 55.8 = 60

    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 0.40).

    No road tests of dry for OptiGrip. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 72

    Wet

    ContiMaxContact MC6 +2
    70
    Why this score
    SourceContiMaxContact MC6OptiGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 72 (est.)≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online7370

    ContiMaxContact MC6: 60% × 71.5 (est.) + 40% × 72.9 = 72

    OptiGrip: 60% × 70 (est.) + 40% × 70.2 = 70

    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 0.56).

    No road tests of wet for OptiGrip. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 70

    Comfort

    ContiMaxContact MC6 +7
    63
    Why this score
    SourceContiMaxContact MC6OptiGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online7056

    ContiMaxContact MC6: 60% × 69.3 (est.) + 40% × 69.9 = 70

    OptiGrip: 60% × 66.9 (est.) + 40% × 56 = 63

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

  4. 65

    Treadwear

    ContiMaxContact MC6 +3
    62
    Why this score
    SourceContiMaxContact MC6OptiGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 65 (est.)≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online6459

    ContiMaxContact MC6: 60% × 65.1 (est.) + 40% × 63.8 = 65

    OptiGrip: 60% × 63.6 (est.) + 40% × 59.2 = 62

    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 0.31).

    No road tests of treadwear for OptiGrip. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  5. 76

    Handling (owners)

    ContiMaxContact MC6 +16
    60
    Why this score
    SourceContiMaxContact MC6OptiGrip
    Reviews found online7660
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental ContiMaxContact MC6Goodyear OptiGrip
Relative Score 72 64
Dry 74 60
Wet 72 70
Comfort 70 63
Treadwear 65 62
Handling (owners) 76 60

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Headline score

ContiMaxContact MC6

OptiGrip

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 OptiGrip

Pros

  • Exceptional wet-weather grip and safety
  • Consistent performance as the tread wears down
  • Good overall tread life and durability

Cons

  • High levels of road noise, often described as intrusive
  • Mediocre dry-weather performance and feedback
  • Reports of premature sidewall cracking
All owner themes in the OptiGrip review

Specs side by side

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

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental ContiMaxContact MC6

Goodyear OptiGrip

Winner: Continental ContiMaxContact MC6 — better handling, dry and comfort. It leads or ties in every category we score. Goodyear OptiGrip rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 16 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Continental ContiMaxContact MC6 scores 76 vs 60 on handling.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental ContiMaxContact MC6 scores 74 vs 60 on dry.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Continental ContiMaxContact MC6 scores 70 vs 63 on comfort.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Continental ContiMaxContact MC6 scores 65 vs 62 on treadwear.

Tire A · Continental ContiMaxContact MC6
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ContiMaxContact MC6 or OptiGrip?

Which is better in the wet, ContiMaxContact MC6 or OptiGrip?

Neither, by our numbers: 72 vs 70 on the wet score, within 3 points.

Which grips better on dry roads, ContiMaxContact MC6 or OptiGrip?

Continental ContiMaxContact MC6, 74 vs 60 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, ContiMaxContact MC6 or OptiGrip?

Continental ContiMaxContact MC6, 70 vs 63 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, ContiMaxContact MC6 or OptiGrip?

Continental ContiMaxContact MC6, 65 vs 62 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