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Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV vs Dunlop SP Sport Maxx GT DSST — 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 + 0 road tests and 39 + 10 owner reviews. How we score

ContiSportContact 5 SUV is ahead, 62–38

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Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV
Tire AContinental

ContiSportContact 5 SUV

Summer

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Tests 76 · 1 test Owners 48 · 39 reviews

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

Category by category

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

  1. 69

    Dry

    ContiSportContact 5 SUV +31
    38
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SUVSP Sport Maxx GT DSST
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests79≈ 49 (est.)
    Reviews found online5522

    ContiSportContact 5 SUV: 60% × 78.5 + 40% × 54.9 = 69

    SP Sport Maxx GT DSST: 60% × 49.1 (est.) + 40% × 22.1 = 38

    No road tests of dry for SP Sport Maxx GT DSST. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 69

    Wet

    ContiSportContact 5 SUV +27
    42
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SUVSP Sport Maxx GT DSST
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests76≈ 49 (est.)
    Reviews found online6031

    ContiSportContact 5 SUV: 60% × 75.6 + 40% × 60.3 = 69

    SP Sport Maxx GT DSST: 60% × 49 (est.) + 40% × 31 = 42

    No road tests of wet for SP Sport Maxx GT DSST. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 53

    Comfort

    ContiSportContact 5 SUV +24
    29
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SUVSP Sport Maxx GT DSST
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 64 (est.)≈ 57 (est.)
    Reviews found online4510

    ContiSportContact 5 SUV: 40% × 63.9 (est.) + 60% × 45.2 = 53

    SP Sport Maxx GT DSST: 40% × 56.9 (est.) + 60% × 10 = 29

    No road tests of comfort for ContiSportContact 5 SUV. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

    No road tests of comfort for SP Sport Maxx GT DSST. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  4. 69

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SUVSP Sport Maxx GT DSST
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests71–
    Reviews found online≈ 66 (est.)–

    ContiSportContact 5 SUV: 60% × 70.8 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 69

    No owner ratings of noise for ContiSportContact 5 SUV. The owner half is the owners’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

  5. 43

    Treadwear

    ContiSportContact 5 SUV +6
    37
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SUVSP Sport Maxx GT DSST
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 52 (est.)≈ 49 (est.)
    Reviews found online2818

    ContiSportContact 5 SUV: 60% × 52.5 (est.) + 40% × 27.7 = 43

    SP Sport Maxx GT DSST: 60% × 49.1 (est.) + 40% × 18.3 = 37

    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 0.36).

    No road tests of treadwear for SP Sport Maxx GT DSST. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  6. 58

    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SUVSP Sport Maxx GT DSST
    Reviews found online58–
  7. 73

    Efficiency

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SUVSP Sport Maxx GT DSST
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests73–
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental ContiSportContact 5 SUVDunlop SP Sport Maxx GT DSST
Relative Score 62 38
Dry 69 38
Wet 69 42
Comfort 53 29
Noise 69 –
Treadwear 43 37
Handling (owners) 58 –
Efficiency 73 –

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

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Headline score
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ContiSportContact 5 SUV

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SP Sport Maxx GT DSST

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 Maxx GT DSST

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV B · Dunlop SP Sport Maxx GT DSST
CategorySummerSummer tire
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4—
UTQG—240 AA A

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV

Dunlop SP Sport Maxx GT DSST

Winner: Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV — better dry, wet and comfort. It leads or ties in every category we score. Dunlop SP Sport Maxx GT DSST rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 10 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV scores 69 vs 38 on dry.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV scores 69 vs 42 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV scores 53 vs 29 on comfort.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV scores 43 vs 37 on treadwear.

Tire A · Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV
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Tire B · Dunlop SP Sport Maxx GT DSST
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ContiSportContact 5 SUV or SP Sport Maxx GT DSST?

Which is better in the wet, ContiSportContact 5 SUV or SP Sport Maxx GT DSST?

Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV, 69 vs 42 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, ContiSportContact 5 SUV or SP Sport Maxx GT DSST?

Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV, 69 vs 38 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, ContiSportContact 5 SUV or SP Sport Maxx GT DSST?

Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV, 53 vs 29 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, ContiSportContact 5 SUV or SP Sport Maxx GT DSST?

Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV, 43 vs 37 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