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Continental ContiSportContact 5 vs Bridgestone Potenza RE040 — 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 0 + 0 road tests and 27 + 49 owner reviews. How we score

ContiSportContact 5 is ahead, 67–51

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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. 67

    Dry

    ContiSportContact 5 +13
    54
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5Potenza RE040
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 59 (est.)
    Reviews found online6746

    ContiSportContact 5: 60% × 67.6 (est.) + 40% × 66.9 = 67

    Potenza RE040: 60% × 59 (est.) + 40% × 46.4 = 54

    No road tests of dry for ContiSportContact 5. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

    No road tests of dry for Potenza RE040. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 72

    Wet

    ContiSportContact 5 +21
    51
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5Potenza RE040
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 71 (est.)≈ 56 (est.)
    Reviews found online7244

    ContiSportContact 5: 60% × 71.4 (est.) + 40% × 71.9 = 72

    Potenza RE040: 60% × 55.7 (est.) + 40% × 43.6 = 51

    No road tests of wet for ContiSportContact 5. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

    No road tests of wet for Potenza RE040. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 69

    Snow

    ContiSportContact 5 +21
    48
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5Potenza RE040
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 70 (est.)≈ 57 (est.)
    Reviews found online6834

    ContiSportContact 5: 60% × 69.6 (est.) + 40% × 67.5 = 69

    Potenza RE040: 60% × 57 (est.) + 40% × 33.9 = 48

    No road tests of snow for ContiSportContact 5. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).

    No road tests of snow for Potenza RE040. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).

  4. 64

    Comfort

    ContiSportContact 5 +18
    46
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5Potenza RE040
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 63 (est.)
    Reviews found online6235

    ContiSportContact 5: 40% × 67.9 (est.) + 60% × 62.1 = 64

    Potenza RE040: 40% × 63 (est.) + 60% × 35.3 = 46

    No road tests of comfort for ContiSportContact 5 or Potenza RE040. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 70

    Noise

    ContiSportContact 5 +16
    54
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5Potenza RE040
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online7536

    ContiSportContact 5: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 75 = 70

    Potenza RE040: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 35.6 = 54

    No road tests of noise for ContiSportContact 5 or Potenza RE040. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 56

    Treadwear

    ContiSportContact 5 +6
    50
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5Potenza RE040
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 60 (est.)≈ 57 (est.)
    Reviews found online5040

    ContiSportContact 5: 60% × 60.5 (est.) + 40% × 50 = 56

    Potenza RE040: 60% × 56.8 (est.) + 40% × 39.6 = 50

    No road tests of treadwear for ContiSportContact 5. 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 Potenza RE040. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

  7. –

    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
    48
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5Potenza RE040
    Reviews found online–48
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental ContiSportContact 5Bridgestone Potenza RE040
Relative Score 67 51
Dry 67 54
Wet 72 51
Snow 69 48
Comfort 64 46
Noise 70 54
Treadwear 56 50
Handling (owners) – 48

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

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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.

Recomputed
Headline score
± 8

ContiSportContact 5

± 8

Potenza RE040

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 Potenza RE040

Pros

  • Excellent dry weather grip and handling
  • High level of steering feedback and directness
  • Progressive and predictable breakaway characteristics

Cons

  • Excessive and intrusive road noise
  • Poor performance and lack of confidence in wet or cold conditions
  • Harsh ride quality due to stiff construction
All owner themes in the Potenza RE040 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental ContiSportContact 5 B · Bridgestone Potenza RE040
CategorySummer tireSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available863
Rim diameters17″ – 22″16″ – 18″
Tread depth8 - 10/32″10/32″
UTQG280 - 420 A - AA A140 A A
SidewallBlack Side WallBlackwall
Max pressure50 - 51 psi—
Sizes in common22

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental ContiSportContact 5

Bridgestone Potenza RE040

Winner: Continental ContiSportContact 5 — better wet, snow and comfort. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental ContiSportContact 5 scores 72 vs 51 on wet.

Pick tire A You drive through snowy winters

Continental ContiSportContact 5 scores 69 vs 48 on snow.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Continental ContiSportContact 5 scores 64 vs 46 on comfort.

Pick tire A You want a quieter cabin

Continental ContiSportContact 5 scores 70 vs 54 on noise.

Tire A · Continental ContiSportContact 5
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Tire B · Bridgestone Potenza RE040
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ContiSportContact 5 or Potenza RE040?

Which is better in the wet, ContiSportContact 5 or Potenza RE040?

Continental ContiSportContact 5, 72 vs 51 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, ContiSportContact 5 or Potenza RE040?

Continental ContiSportContact 5, 67 vs 54 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, ContiSportContact 5 or Potenza RE040?

Continental ContiSportContact 5, 69 vs 48 on our snow score.

Which is quieter, ContiSportContact 5 or Potenza RE040?

Continental ContiSportContact 5, 70 vs 54 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, ContiSportContact 5 or Potenza RE040?

Continental ContiSportContact 5, 64 vs 46 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, ContiSportContact 5 or Potenza RE040?

Continental ContiSportContact 5, 56 vs 50 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