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Continental ContiSportContact 5 SSR vs Bridgestone DriveGuard — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.

DriveGuard is ahead, 63–52

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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. 56

    Dry

    DriveGuard +12
    68
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SSRDriveGuard
    Professional tests (TWG score)–72
    Reviews found online5063
  2. 59

    Wet

    DriveGuard +14
    73
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SSRDriveGuard
    Professional tests (TWG score)–75
    Reviews found online5569
  3. 53

    Snow

    DriveGuard +5
    58
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SSRDriveGuard
    Reviews found online4251
  4. 52

    Comfort

    DriveGuard +11
    63
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SSRDriveGuard
    Reviews found online3557
  5. 58

    Noise

    DriveGuard +7
    65
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SSRDriveGuard
    Reviews found online4663
  6. 46

    Treadwear

    DriveGuard +5
    51
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SSRDriveGuard
    Reviews found online3241
  7. 42

    Handling

    DriveGuard +20
    62
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SSRDriveGuard
    Reviews found online4262
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental ContiSportContact 5 SSRBridgestone DriveGuard
Relative Score 52 63
Dry 56 68
Wet 59 73
Snow 53 58
Comfort 52 63
Noise 58 65
Treadwear 46 51
Handling 42 62

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Headline score

ContiSportContact 5 SSR

DriveGuard

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
Category—Summer
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

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental ContiSportContact 5 SSR

Bridgestone DriveGuard

Winner: Bridgestone DriveGuard — better handling, wet and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Bridgestone DriveGuard scores 62 vs 42 on handling.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Bridgestone DriveGuard scores 73 vs 59 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Bridgestone DriveGuard scores 68 vs 56 on dry.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Bridgestone DriveGuard scores 63 vs 52 on comfort.

Tire A · Continental ContiSportContact 5 SSR
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Tire B · Bridgestone DriveGuard
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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.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score.

63

Leads

DriveGuard

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