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

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Continental ContiProContact SSR vs Continental ExtremeWinterContact — 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 10 + 8 owner reviews. How we score

ExtremeWinterContact leads, 69–66 Narrow edge

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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. 65

    Dry

    ExtremeWinterContact +2
    67
    Why this score
    SourceContiProContact SSRExtremeWinterContact
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online6466

    ContiProContact SSR: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 63.9 = 65

    ExtremeWinterContact: 60% × 67.2 (est.) + 40% × 66.2 = 67

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

  2. 70

    Wet

    ExtremeWinterContact +3
    73
    Why this score
    SourceContiProContact SSRExtremeWinterContact
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 70 (est.)≈ 73 (est.)
    Reviews found online6974

    ContiProContact SSR: 60% × 69.8 (est.) + 40% × 69.1 = 70

    ExtremeWinterContact: 60% × 72.6 (est.) + 40% × 74.1 = 73

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

  3. 65

    Snow

    ExtremeWinterContact +8
    73
    Why this score
    SourceContiProContact SSRExtremeWinterContact
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 72 (est.)
    Reviews found online6175

    ContiProContact SSR: 60% × 67.6 (est.) + 40% × 61.3 = 65

    ExtremeWinterContact: 60% × 71.8 (est.) + 40% × 74.6 = 73

    No road tests of snow for ContiProContact SSR. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

    No road tests of snow for ExtremeWinterContact. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 60

    Comfort

    ExtremeWinterContact +5
    65
    Why this score
    SourceContiProContact SSRExtremeWinterContact
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online5663

    ContiProContact SSR: 40% × 66.2 (est.) + 60% × 56.3 = 60

    ExtremeWinterContact: 40% × 67.6 (est.) + 60% × 63.3 = 65

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

  5. 67

    Noise

    ContiProContact SSR +4
    63
    Why this score
    SourceContiProContact SSRExtremeWinterContact
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online6858

    ContiProContact SSR: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 68.2 = 67

    ExtremeWinterContact: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 58.1 = 63

    No road tests of noise for ContiProContact SSR or ExtremeWinterContact. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 66

    Treadwear

    ContiProContact SSR +2
    64
    Why this score
    SourceContiProContact SSRExtremeWinterContact
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online6562

    ContiProContact SSR: 60% × 66.1 (est.) + 40% × 65.4 = 66

    ExtremeWinterContact: 60% × 65.1 (est.) + 40% × 62.4 = 64

    No road tests of treadwear for ContiProContact SSR. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

    No road tests of treadwear for ExtremeWinterContact. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. –

    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
    68
    Why this score
    SourceContiProContact SSRExtremeWinterContact
    Reviews found online–68
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental ContiProContact SSRContinental ExtremeWinterContact
Relative Score 66 69
Dry 65 67
Wet 70 73
Snow 65 73
Comfort 60 65
Noise 67 63
Treadwear 66 64
Handling (owners) – 68

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

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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.

Recomputed
Headline score
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ContiProContact SSR

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ExtremeWinterContact

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 ContiProContact SSR

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Tire B ExtremeWinterContact

Pros

  • Outstanding traction and grip in deep snow, ice, and wet conditions
  • Performs exceptionally well in extreme cold temperatures
  • Surprisingly good dry-pavement handling comparable to high-quality all-season tires

Cons

  • XL (extra load) variants may exhibit increased road noise
  • Slightly poorer cornering and braking performance noted on heavier load applications for XL versions
All owner themes in the ExtremeWinterContact review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental ContiProContact SSR B · Continental ExtremeWinterContact
CategoryAll-Season tireWinter High Performance tires
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Tread depth10/32″11/32″
UTQG400 A A—
Treadwear warranty40,000 mi—
SidewallBlackwallBlackwall
Max pressure51 psi44 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental ContiProContact SSR

Continental ExtremeWinterContact

Narrow edge: Continental ExtremeWinterContact — better snow, comfort and wet. Pick the Continental ContiProContact SSR if noise matters most to you. Continental ContiProContact SSR rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 10 reviews), so read this result as provisional. Continental ExtremeWinterContact rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 8 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You drive through snowy winters

Continental ExtremeWinterContact scores 73 vs 65 on snow.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Continental ExtremeWinterContact scores 65 vs 60 on comfort.

Pick tire A You want a quieter cabin

Continental ContiProContact SSR scores 67 vs 63 on noise.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental ExtremeWinterContact scores 73 vs 70 on wet.

Tire A · Continental ContiProContact SSR
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Tire B · Continental ExtremeWinterContact
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ContiProContact SSR or ExtremeWinterContact?

Which is better in the wet, ContiProContact SSR or ExtremeWinterContact?

Continental ExtremeWinterContact, 73 vs 70 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, ContiProContact SSR or ExtremeWinterContact?

Neither, by our numbers: 65 vs 67 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is better in snow, ContiProContact SSR or ExtremeWinterContact?

Continental ExtremeWinterContact, 73 vs 65 on our snow score.

Which is quieter, ContiProContact SSR or ExtremeWinterContact?

Continental ContiProContact SSR, 67 vs 63 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, ContiProContact SSR or ExtremeWinterContact?

Continental ExtremeWinterContact, 65 vs 60 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, ContiProContact SSR or ExtremeWinterContact?

Neither, by our numbers: 66 vs 64 on the treadwear score, within 3 points.

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