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Continental ContiSportContact 5 vs Bridgestone A001 — Compared

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

A001 is ahead, 69–61

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Tire BBridgestone

A001

All Season

Tests – · none yet Owners 69 · 47 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 64

    Dry

    A001 +8
    72
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5A001
    Reviews found online6375
  2. 67

    Wet

    A001 +9
    76
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5A001
    Reviews found online6778
  3. 66

    Snow

    ContiSportContact 5 +13
    53
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5A001
    Reviews found online6342
  4. 63

    Comfort

    A001 +6
    69
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5A001
    Reviews found online5769
  5. 67

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5A001
    Reviews found online68–
  6. 53

    Treadwear

    A001 +15
    68
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5A001
    Reviews found online4570
  7. 52

    Handling

    A001 +19
    71
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5A001
    Reviews found online5271
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental ContiSportContact 5Bridgestone A001
Relative Score 61 69
Dry 64 72
Wet 67 76
Snow 66 53
Comfort 63 69
Noise 67 –
Treadwear 53 68
Handling 52 71

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Headline score

ContiSportContact 5

A001

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

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Tire B A001

Pros

  • Exceptional wet-weather grip and resistance to aquaplaning
  • Strong performance in cold temperatures, snow, and slush
  • Impressive tread life and durability compared to standard summer tires

Cons

  • Increased road noise, particularly as the tire wears
  • Minor reduction in fuel efficiency (approx. 1-4%)
  • Occasional reports of vague handling or instability under specific emergency braking conditions
All owner themes in the A001 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental ContiSportContact 5 B · Bridgestone A001
Category—All Season
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available86—
Rim diameters17″ – 22″—
Tread depth8 - 10/32″—
UTQG280 - 420 A - AA A—
SidewallBlack Side Wall—
Max pressure50 - 51 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental ContiSportContact 5

Bridgestone A001

Winner: Bridgestone A001 — better handling, treadwear and wet. Pick the Continental ContiSportContact 5 if snow matters most to you.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Bridgestone A001 scores 71 vs 52 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Bridgestone A001 scores 68 vs 53 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You drive through snowy winters

Continental ContiSportContact 5 scores 66 vs 53 on snow.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Bridgestone A001 scores 76 vs 67 on wet.

Tire A · Continental ContiSportContact 5
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Tire B · Bridgestone A001
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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.

69

Leads

A001

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