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Continental ContiSportContact 5 vs Hankook Ventus RS3 Z222 — Compared

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

Ventus RS3 Z222 is ahead, 68–60

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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. 64

    Dry

    Ventus RS3 Z222 +8
    72
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5Ventus RS3 Z222
    Professional tests (TWG score)–67
    Reviews found online6379
  2. 67

    Wet

    ContiSportContact 5 +7
    60
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5Ventus RS3 Z222
    Professional tests (TWG score)–52
    Reviews found online6772
  3. 66

    Snow

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5Ventus RS3 Z222
    Reviews found online63–
  4. 63

    Comfort

    Ventus RS3 Z222 +4
    67
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5Ventus RS3 Z222
    Reviews found online5765
  5. 67

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5Ventus RS3 Z222
    Reviews found online68–
  6. 53

    Treadwear

    Ventus RS3 Z222 +14
    67
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5Ventus RS3 Z222
    Reviews found online4568
  7. 52

    Handling

    Ventus RS3 Z222 +25
    77
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5Ventus RS3 Z222
    Reviews found online5277
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental ContiSportContact 5Hankook Ventus RS3 Z222
Relative Score 60 68
Dry 64 72
Wet 67 60
Snow 66 –
Comfort 63 67
Noise 67 –
Treadwear 53 67
Handling 52 77

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Headline score

ContiSportContact 5

Ventus RS3 Z222

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 Ventus RS3 Z222

Pros

  • Exceptional dry grip with minimal warm-up time required
  • Predictable and progressive handling characteristics
  • Superior wet weather performance compared to typical semi-slick tires

Cons

  • Limited suitability for snow or freezing conditions
  • Performance is highly dependent on achieving optimal operating temperature
  • Stiff sidewall construction may impact ride comfort for some users
All owner themes in the Ventus RS3 Z222 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental ContiSportContact 5 B · Hankook Ventus RS3 Z222
Category—Summer
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

Hankook Ventus RS3 Z222

Winner: Hankook Ventus RS3 Z222 — better handling, treadwear and dry. Pick the Continental ContiSportContact 5 if wet matters most to you.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Hankook Ventus RS3 Z222 scores 77 vs 52 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Hankook Ventus RS3 Z222 scores 67 vs 53 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Hankook Ventus RS3 Z222 scores 72 vs 64 on dry.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental ContiSportContact 5 scores 67 vs 60 on wet.

Tire A · Continental ContiSportContact 5
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Tire B · Hankook Ventus RS3 Z222
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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.

68

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Ventus RS3 Z222

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