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Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV vs Dunlop SP Sport 01 — Compared

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

ContiSportContact 5 SUV is ahead, 63–58

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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. 70

    Dry

    ContiSportContact 5 SUV +11
    59
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SUVSP Sport 01
    Professional tests (TWG score)77–
    Reviews found online6054
  2. 71

    Wet

    ContiSportContact 5 SUV +14
    57
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SUVSP Sport 01
    Professional tests (TWG score)75–
    Reviews found online6553
  3. –

    Snow

    No comparison
    50
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SUVSP Sport 01
    Reviews found online–36
  4. 60

    Comfort

    Level
    60
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SUVSP Sport 01
    Reviews found online5250
  5. 66

    Noise

    ContiSportContact 5 SUV +5
    61
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SUVSP Sport 01
    Professional tests (TWG score)71–
    Reviews found online5852
  6. 49

    Treadwear

    SP Sport 01 +9
    58
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SUVSP Sport 01
    Reviews found online3653
  7. 61

    Handling

    ContiSportContact 5 SUV +6
    55
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SUVSP Sport 01
    Reviews found online6155
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental ContiSportContact 5 SUVDunlop SP Sport 01
Relative Score 63 58
Dry 70 59
Wet 71 57
Snow – 50
Comfort 60 60
Noise 66 61
Treadwear 49 58
Handling 61 55

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Headline score

ContiSportContact 5 SUV

SP Sport 01

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 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 SP Sport 01

Pros

  • Precise steering response and sharp turn-in
  • Good dry grip and cornering stability
  • Comfortable and relatively quiet ride when new

Cons

  • Noticeable increase in road noise and droning as the tire wears
  • Deteriorating wet weather traction and reduced grip once tread wears below 4mm
  • Rapid or uneven tread wear reported by some heavier vehicle owners
All owner themes in the SP Sport 01 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV B · Dunlop SP Sport 01
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4Passenger Car / Crossover
UTQG—280 A A
Sidewall—Blackwall

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV

Dunlop SP Sport 01

Winner: Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV — better wet, dry and handling. Pick the Dunlop SP Sport 01 if treadwear matters most to you.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV scores 71 vs 57 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV scores 70 vs 59 on dry.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Dunlop SP Sport 01 scores 58 vs 49 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV scores 61 vs 55 on handling.

Tire A · Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV
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Tire B · Dunlop SP Sport 01
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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

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