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Continental ContiSportContact 5 SSR vs Bridgestone DriveGuard — 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 14 + 46 owner reviews. How we score

DriveGuard leads, 62–58 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. 58

    Dry

    DriveGuard +6
    64
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SSRDriveGuard
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 61 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online5263

    ContiSportContact 5 SSR: 60% × 61.4 (est.) + 40% × 52.1 = 58

    DriveGuard: 60% × 65.7 (est.) + 40% × 62.5 = 64

    No road tests of dry for ContiSportContact 5 SSR. 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 DriveGuard. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 63

    Wet

    DriveGuard +7
    70
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SSRDriveGuard
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 65 (est.)≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online6069

    ContiSportContact 5 SSR: 60% × 64.8 (est.) + 40% × 60 = 63

    DriveGuard: 60% × 69.9 (est.) + 40% × 69.2 = 70

    No road tests of wet for ContiSportContact 5 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 DriveGuard. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 56

    Snow

    DriveGuard +3
    59
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SSRDriveGuard
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 62 (est.)≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online4852

    ContiSportContact 5 SSR: 60% × 62.1 (est.) + 40% × 47.5 = 56

    DriveGuard: 60% × 63.6 (est.) + 40% × 51.6 = 59

    No road tests of snow for ContiSportContact 5 SSR. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).

    No road tests of snow for DriveGuard. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).

  4. 50

    Comfort

    DriveGuard +9
    59
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SSRDriveGuard
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 64 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online4055

    ContiSportContact 5 SSR: 40% × 63.9 (est.) + 60% × 40.4 = 50

    DriveGuard: 40% × 66.5 (est.) + 60% × 54.7 = 59

    No road tests of comfort for ContiSportContact 5 SSR or DriveGuard. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 62

    Noise

    DriveGuard +3
    65
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SSRDriveGuard
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online5663

    ContiSportContact 5 SSR: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 56.1 = 62

    DriveGuard: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 62.6 = 65

    No road tests of noise for ContiSportContact 5 SSR or DriveGuard. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 50

    Treadwear

    ContiSportContact 5 SSR +3
    47
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SSRDriveGuard
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 57 (est.)≈ 55 (est.)
    Reviews found online4035

    ContiSportContact 5 SSR: 60% × 56.8 (est.) + 40% × 39.5 = 50

    DriveGuard: 60% × 55.2 (est.) + 40% × 35 = 47

    No road tests of treadwear for ContiSportContact 5 SSR. 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 DriveGuard. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

  7. –

    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
    61
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SSRDriveGuard
    Reviews found online–61
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental ContiSportContact 5 SSRBridgestone DriveGuard
Relative Score 58 62
Dry 58 64
Wet 63 70
Snow 56 59
Comfort 50 59
Noise 62 65
Treadwear 50 47
Handling (owners) – 61

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
± 8

ContiSportContact 5 SSR

± 7

DriveGuard

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 ContiSportContact 5 SSR

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Tire B DriveGuard

Pros

  • Improved ride comfort and noise reduction compared to standard or OEM run-flat tires
  • Strong dry and wet grip with confident handling
  • Run-flat safety technology providing peace of mind against sudden punctures

Cons

  • Extremely fast tread wear, with many users reporting bald tires or legal-limit wear within 8,000 to 13,000 miles
  • Poor winter traction, performing poorly on ice and severe snow
  • Developing loud road noise, hums, or low-frequency harmonics over time as they wear
All owner themes in the DriveGuard review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental ContiSportContact 5 SSR B · Bridgestone DriveGuard
CategorySummer tireAll-Season
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available2514
Rim diameters17″ – 20″15″ – 18″
Tread depth9/32″9/32″
UTQG280 - 420 A - AA A640 A A
SidewallBlack Side WallBlackwall
Max pressure50 - 51 psi51 psi
Sizes in common33

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental ContiSportContact 5 SSR

Bridgestone DriveGuard

Narrow edge: Bridgestone DriveGuard — better comfort, wet and dry. Pick the Continental ContiSportContact 5 SSR if treadwear matters most to you. Continental ContiSportContact 5 SSR rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 14 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Bridgestone DriveGuard scores 59 vs 50 on comfort.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Bridgestone DriveGuard scores 70 vs 63 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Bridgestone DriveGuard scores 64 vs 58 on dry.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Continental ContiSportContact 5 SSR scores 50 vs 47 on treadwear.

Tire A · Continental ContiSportContact 5 SSR
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ContiSportContact 5 SSR or DriveGuard?

Which is better in the wet, ContiSportContact 5 SSR or DriveGuard?

Bridgestone DriveGuard, 70 vs 63 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, ContiSportContact 5 SSR or DriveGuard?

Bridgestone DriveGuard, 64 vs 58 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, ContiSportContact 5 SSR or DriveGuard?

Bridgestone DriveGuard, 59 vs 56 on our snow score.

Which is quieter, ContiSportContact 5 SSR or DriveGuard?

Bridgestone DriveGuard, 65 vs 62 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, ContiSportContact 5 SSR or DriveGuard?

Bridgestone DriveGuard, 59 vs 50 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, ContiSportContact 5 SSR or DriveGuard?

Continental ContiSportContact 5 SSR, 50 vs 47 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