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Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV vs Continental UltraContact UC7 — 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 1 + 1 road tests and 39 + 11 owner reviews. How we score

UltraContact UC7 is ahead, 68–63

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Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV
Tire AContinental

ContiSportContact 5 SUV

Summer

± 6

Tests 76 · 1 test Owners 49 · 39 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 8 in 2018 All Road 265/60 R18 4x4 Tyre Test (dry braking)

Continental UltraContact UC7
Tire BContinental

UltraContact UC7

Summer

± 8Provisional

Tests 74 · 1 test Owners 64 · 11 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 6 in 2023 APAC Tyre Test (dry handling)

Category by category

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

  1. 69

    Dry

    UltraContact UC7 +6
    75
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SUVUltraContact UC7
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 1 tests7881
    Reviews found online5665

    ContiSportContact 5 SUV: 60% × 78.4 + 40% × 55.5 = 69

    UltraContact UC7: 60% × 81.5 + 40% × 65.4 = 75

  2. 70

    Wet

    ContiSportContact 5 SUV +4
    66
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SUVUltraContact UC7
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 1 tests7669
    Reviews found online6162

    ContiSportContact 5 SUV: 60% × 75.7 + 40% × 60.6 = 70

    UltraContact UC7: 60% × 68.5 + 40% × 62.3 = 66

  3. 53

    Comfort

    UltraContact UC7 +11
    64
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SUVUltraContact UC7
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 65 (est.)70
    Reviews found online4660

    ContiSportContact 5 SUV: 40% × 64.9 (est.) + 60% × 45.9 = 53

    UltraContact UC7: 40% × 69.8 + 60% × 59.6 = 64

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

  4. 69

    Noise

    ContiSportContact 5 SUV +1
    68
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SUVUltraContact UC7
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 1 tests7168
    Reviews found online≈ 67 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)

    ContiSportContact 5 SUV: 60% × 70.9 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 69

    UltraContact UC7: 60% × 68.2 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 68

    No owner ratings of noise for ContiSportContact 5 SUV or UltraContact UC7. The owner half is the owners’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

  5. 43

    Treadwear

    UltraContact UC7 +23
    66
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SUVUltraContact UC7
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 53 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online2866

    ContiSportContact 5 SUV: 60% × 52.7 (est.) + 40% × 27.5 = 43

    UltraContact UC7: 60% × 66.1 (est.) + 40% × 66.2 = 66

    No road tests of treadwear for ContiSportContact 5 SUV. 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 UltraContact UC7. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

  6. 58

    Handling (owners)

    UltraContact UC7 +5
    63
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SUVUltraContact UC7
    Reviews found online5863
  7. 73

    Efficiency

    ContiSportContact 5 SUV +2
    71
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SUVUltraContact UC7
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 1 tests7371
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental ContiSportContact 5 SUVContinental UltraContact UC7
Relative Score 63 68
Dry 69 75
Wet 70 66
Comfort 53 64
Noise 69 68
Treadwear 43 66
Handling (owners) 58 63
Efficiency 73 71

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

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ContiSportContact 5 SUV

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UltraContact UC7

The professional test results behind the scores

Per discipline: the average % of the best tire over every test both tires were in, and how many of those tests each one won. “Different tests” rows compare results from separate tests.

DisciplineCategoryContiSportContact 5 SUVUltraContact UC7ΔHead-to-head
Dry Braking Dry 100% #1/8 · 2018 All Road 265/60 R18 4x4 Tyre Test 100% #2/6 · 2023 APAC Tyre Test – Different tests
Dry Handling Dry 100% #1/8 · 2018 All Road 265/60 R18 4x4 Tyre Test 100% #1/6 · 2023 APAC Tyre Test – Different tests
Straight Aquaplaning Wet 96% #6/8 · 2018 All Road 265/60 R18 4x4 Tyre Test 100% #1/6 · 2023 APAC Tyre Test – Different tests
Wet Braking Wet 99% #2/8 · 2018 All Road 265/60 R18 4x4 Tyre Test 95% #4/6 · 2023 APAC Tyre Test – Different tests
Wet Handling Wet 100% #1/8 · 2018 All Road 265/60 R18 4x4 Tyre Test 94% #4/6 · 2023 APAC Tyre Test – Different tests
Noise Noise 98% #4/8 · 2018 All Road 265/60 R18 4x4 Tyre Test 99% #5/6 · 2023 APAC Tyre Test – Different tests
Rolling Resistance Efficiency 98% #2/8 · 2018 All Road 265/60 R18 4x4 Tyre Test 94% #4/6 · 2023 APAC Tyre Test – Different tests
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #1/8 2018 All Road 265/60 R18 4x4 Tyre Test #3/6 2023 APAC Tyre Test – Different tests

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A ContiSportContact 5 SUV

Pros

  • Impressive wet and dry grip with responsive handling
  • Exceptional braking performance in various conditions
  • Quiet operation and smooth, comfortable ride quality

Cons

  • Rapid and premature tread wear, with many users needing replacements under 15,000 miles
  • High price point relative to the mileage longevity received
  • Some complaints regarding road noise as the tires age
All owner themes in the ContiSportContact 5 SUV review

Tire B UltraContact UC7

Pros

  • High comfort levels and smooth ride quality
  • Quiet operation at city and moderate speeds
  • Strong wear resistance and impressive mileage longevity

Cons

  • Pronounced floatiness and wandering at speeds above 80 km/h
  • Poor wet-weather performance with severe aquaplaning concerns
  • Reduced steering communication due to sidewall flex
All owner themes in the UltraContact UC7 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV B · Continental UltraContact UC7
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4—

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV

Continental UltraContact UC7

Winner: Continental UltraContact UC7 — better treadwear, comfort and dry. Pick the Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV if wet matters most to you. Continental UltraContact UC7 rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 11 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Continental UltraContact UC7 scores 66 vs 43 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Continental UltraContact UC7 scores 64 vs 53 on comfort.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental UltraContact UC7 scores 75 vs 69 on dry.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV scores 70 vs 66 on wet.

Tire A · Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV
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ContiSportContact 5 SUV or UltraContact UC7?

Which is better in the wet, ContiSportContact 5 SUV or UltraContact UC7?

Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV, 70 vs 66 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, ContiSportContact 5 SUV or UltraContact UC7?

Continental UltraContact UC7, 75 vs 69 on our dry score.

Which is quieter, ContiSportContact 5 SUV or UltraContact UC7?

Neither, by our numbers: 69 vs 68 on the noise score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, ContiSportContact 5 SUV or UltraContact UC7?

Continental UltraContact UC7, 64 vs 53 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, ContiSportContact 5 SUV or UltraContact UC7?

Continental UltraContact UC7, 66 vs 43 on our treadwear score.

Which rolls more easily, ContiSportContact 5 SUV or UltraContact UC7?

Neither, by our numbers: 73 vs 71 on the efficiency 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