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General AltiMAX HP looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Continental ContiProContact vs General AltiMAX HP — 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 79 + 11 owner reviews. How we score

ContiProContact is ahead, 64–51

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General AltiMAX HP
Tire BGeneral

AltiMAX HP

Summer

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 43 · 11 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 67

    Dry

    ContiProContact +14
    53
    Why this score
    SourceContiProContactAltiMAX HP
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 58 (est.)
    Reviews found online6645

    ContiProContact: 60% × 67.1 (est.) + 40% × 65.8 = 67

    AltiMAX HP: 60% × 58.5 (est.) + 40% × 45 = 53

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

  2. 65

    Wet

    ContiProContact +10
    55
    Why this score
    SourceContiProContactAltiMAX HP
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 59 (est.)
    Reviews found online6349

    ContiProContact: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 62.6 = 65

    AltiMAX HP: 60% × 58.7 (est.) + 40% × 48.8 = 55

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

  3. 62

    Snow

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceContiProContactAltiMAX HP
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)–
    Reviews found online56–

    ContiProContact: 60% × 65.7 (est.) + 40% × 55.5 = 62

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

  4. 61

    Comfort

    ContiProContact +12
    49
    Why this score
    SourceContiProContactAltiMAX HP
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 63 (est.)
    Reviews found online5840

    ContiProContact: 40% × 66.5 (est.) + 60% × 58 = 61

    AltiMAX HP: 40% × 62.9 (est.) + 60% × 40 = 49

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

  5. 68

    Noise

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceContiProContactAltiMAX HP
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)–
    Reviews found online70–

    ContiProContact: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 69.6 = 68

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

  6. 62

    Treadwear

    ContiProContact +14
    48
    Why this score
    SourceContiProContactAltiMAX HP
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 64 (est.)≈ 56 (est.)
    Reviews found online6036

    ContiProContact: 60% × 64 (est.) + 40% × 59.5 = 62

    AltiMAX HP: 60% × 55.7 (est.) + 40% × 36.2 = 48

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

  7. 62

    Handling (owners)

    ContiProContact +25
    37
    Why this score
    SourceContiProContactAltiMAX HP
    Reviews found online6237
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental ContiProContactGeneral AltiMAX HP
Relative Score 64 51
Dry 67 53
Wet 65 55
Snow 62 –
Comfort 61 49
Noise 68 –
Treadwear 62 48
Handling (owners) 62 37

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

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Headline score
± 8

ContiProContact

± 8

AltiMAX HP

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

Pros

  • Smooth and comfortable ride quality
  • Low road noise
  • Strong dry and wet grip for most drivers

Cons

  • Soft sidewalls susceptible to impact bubbles and damage from potholes
  • Some complaints about poor wet traction and braking performance
  • Faster-than-expected tread wear or chipping reported by a minority of users
All owner themes in the ContiProContact review

Tire B AltiMAX HP

Pros

  • Excellent value for the price point
  • Reliable dry road grip and handling
  • Quiet and comfortable ride quality

Cons

  • Fragile sidewalls prone to impact damage
  • Short tread life and rapid wear
  • Inconsistent wet weather performance
All owner themes in the AltiMAX HP review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental ContiProContact B · General AltiMAX HP
CategoryAll-Season tireSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available56—
Rim diameters15″ – 19″—
Tread depth9 - 12/32″—
UTQG400 - 540 A - AA A—
SidewallBlack Side Wall—
Max pressure44 - 51 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental ContiProContact

General AltiMAX HP

Winner: Continental ContiProContact — better handling, dry and treadwear. It leads or ties in every category we score. General AltiMAX HP rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 11 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Continental ContiProContact scores 62 vs 37 on handling.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental ContiProContact scores 67 vs 53 on dry.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Continental ContiProContact scores 62 vs 48 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Continental ContiProContact scores 61 vs 49 on comfort.

Tire A · Continental ContiProContact
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ContiProContact or AltiMAX HP?

Which is better in the wet, ContiProContact or AltiMAX HP?

Continental ContiProContact, 65 vs 55 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, ContiProContact or AltiMAX HP?

Continental ContiProContact, 67 vs 53 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, ContiProContact or AltiMAX HP?

Continental ContiProContact, 61 vs 49 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, ContiProContact or AltiMAX HP?

Continental ContiProContact, 62 vs 48 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