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Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV vs Michelin Latitude Tour — 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 + 9 owner reviews. How we score

Latitude Tour leads, 66–62 Narrow edge

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Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV
Tire AContinental

ContiSportContact 5 SUV

Summer

± 6

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 +1
    68
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SUVLatitude Tour
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests79≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online5568

    ContiSportContact 5 SUV: 60% × 78.5 + 40% × 55 = 69

    Latitude Tour: 60% × 68.2 (est.) + 40% × 68.2 = 68

    No road tests of dry for Latitude Tour. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 70

    Wet

    ContiSportContact 5 SUV +1
    69
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SUVLatitude Tour
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests76≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online6069

    ContiSportContact 5 SUV: 60% × 75.6 + 40% × 60.4 = 70

    Latitude Tour: 60% × 69.6 (est.) + 40% × 68.5 = 69

    No road tests of wet for Latitude Tour. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.54).

  3. –

    Snow

    No comparison
    66
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SUVLatitude Tour
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online–63

    Latitude Tour: 60% × 67.9 (est.) + 40% × 62.9 = 66

    No road tests of snow for Latitude Tour. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 53

    Comfort

    Latitude Tour +10
    63
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SUVLatitude Tour
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 65 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online4660

    ContiSportContact 5 SUV: 40% × 64.9 (est.) + 60% × 45.7 = 53

    Latitude Tour: 40% × 67.6 (est.) + 60% × 60.4 = 63

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

  5. 69

    Noise

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SUVLatitude Tour
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests71–
    Reviews found online≈ 67 (est.)–

    ContiSportContact 5 SUV: 60% × 70.9 + 40% × 66.5 (est.) = 69

    No owner ratings of noise for ContiSportContact 5 SUV. 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.

  6. 43

    Treadwear

    Latitude Tour +22
    65
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SUVLatitude Tour
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 53 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online2864

    ContiSportContact 5 SUV: 60% × 53 (est.) + 40% × 27.9 = 43

    Latitude Tour: 60% × 65.5 (est.) + 40% × 63.5 = 65

    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 Latitude Tour. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

  7. 58

    Handling (owners)

    ContiSportContact 5 SUV +1
    57
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SUVLatitude Tour
    Reviews found online5857
  8. 73

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SUVLatitude Tour
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests73–
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental ContiSportContact 5 SUVMichelin Latitude Tour
Relative Score 62 66
Dry 69 68
Wet 70 69
Snow – 66
Comfort 53 63
Noise 69 –
Treadwear 43 65
Handling (owners) 58 57
Efficiency 73 –

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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Latitude Tour

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 Latitude Tour

Pros

  • Exceptional tread longevity and durability
  • Very low road noise levels
  • Smooth and comfortable ride quality

Cons

  • Stiff ride characteristics, particularly in colder temperatures
  • Inconsistent tread wear patterns, including premature flaking
  • Limited performance in true winter conditions despite M+S rating
All owner themes in the Latitude Tour review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV B · Michelin Latitude Tour
CategorySummerAll Season
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4SUV and 4x4

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV

Michelin Latitude Tour

Narrow edge: Michelin Latitude Tour — better treadwear and comfort. Where the Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV is ahead, it is by less than 3 points. Michelin Latitude Tour rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 9 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Michelin Latitude Tour scores 65 vs 43 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Michelin Latitude Tour scores 63 vs 53 on comfort.

Tire A · Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV
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Tire B · Michelin Latitude Tour
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ContiSportContact 5 SUV or Latitude Tour?

Which is better in the wet, ContiSportContact 5 SUV or Latitude Tour?

Neither, by our numbers: 70 vs 69 on the wet score, within 3 points.

Which grips better on dry roads, ContiSportContact 5 SUV or Latitude Tour?

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

Which is more comfortable, ContiSportContact 5 SUV or Latitude Tour?

Michelin Latitude Tour, 63 vs 53 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, ContiSportContact 5 SUV or Latitude Tour?

Michelin Latitude Tour, 65 vs 43 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