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Continental ContiSportContact 5 SSR vs Continental ContiSportContact 5P — Compared

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

ContiSportContact 5P is ahead, 60–52

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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

    ContiSportContact 5P +15
    71
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SSRContiSportContact 5P
    Professional tests (TWG score)–77
    Reviews found online5062
  2. 59

    Wet

    ContiSportContact 5P +11
    70
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SSRContiSportContact 5P
    Professional tests (TWG score)–76
    Reviews found online5560
  3. 53

    Snow

    Level
    53
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SSRContiSportContact 5P
    Reviews found online4242
  4. 52

    Comfort

    ContiSportContact 5P +8
    60
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SSRContiSportContact 5P
    Reviews found online3551
  5. 58

    Noise

    ContiSportContact 5P +2
    60
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SSRContiSportContact 5P
    Reviews found online4649
  6. 46

    Treadwear

    ContiSportContact 5P +1
    47
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SSRContiSportContact 5P
    Reviews found online3234
  7. 42

    Handling

    ContiSportContact 5P +14
    56
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SSRContiSportContact 5P
    Reviews found online4256
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental ContiSportContact 5 SSRContinental ContiSportContact 5P
Relative Score 52 60
Dry 56 71
Wet 59 70
Snow 53 53
Comfort 52 60
Noise 58 60
Treadwear 46 47
Handling 42 56

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Headline score

ContiSportContact 5 SSR

ContiSportContact 5P

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 ContiSportContact 5P

Pros

  • Outstanding dry and wet traction providing confidence-inspiring grip
  • High level of steering feedback and precise high-speed cornering ability
  • Excellent ride comfort and bump absorption for an ultra-high-performance tire

Cons

  • Rapid and excessively fast tread wear, with many users replacing them under 10,000 miles
  • Prone to straight-line wheel spin and wheel hop during hard acceleration
  • Noticeable road noise as the tires wear down
All owner themes in the ContiSportContact 5P review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental ContiSportContact 5 SSR B · Continental ContiSportContact 5P
Category—Summer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available2541
Rim diameters17″ – 20″18″ – 22″
Tread depth9/32″8 - 10/32″
UTQG280 - 420 A - AA A240 - 280 AA A
SidewallBlack Side WallBlack Side Wall
Max pressure50 - 51 psi50 - 51 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental ContiSportContact 5 SSR

Continental ContiSportContact 5P

Winner: Continental ContiSportContact 5P — better dry, handling and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental ContiSportContact 5P scores 71 vs 56 on dry.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Continental ContiSportContact 5P scores 56 vs 42 on handling.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental ContiSportContact 5P scores 70 vs 59 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Continental ContiSportContact 5P scores 60 vs 52 on comfort.

Tire A · Continental ContiSportContact 5 SSR
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Tire B · Continental ContiSportContact 5P
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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.

60

Leads

ContiSportContact 5P

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