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Continental ContiSportContact 5 vs Pirelli P 7 — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 0 + 0 road tests and 27 + 86 owner reviews. How we score

Too close to call: ContiSportContact 5 and P 7 are level at 62.

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Pirelli P 7
Tire BPirelli

P 7

Summer

Tests – · none yet Owners 60 · 86 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 65

    Dry

    ContiSportContact 5 +3
    62
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5P 7
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online6359

    ContiSportContact 5: 60% × 65.7 (est.) + 40% × 62.7 = 65

    P 7: 60% × 64.3 (est.) + 40% × 59.2 = 62

    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 0.40).

    No road tests of dry for P 7. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 67

    Wet

    ContiSportContact 5 +4
    63
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5P 7
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online6761

    ContiSportContact 5: 60% × 68 (est.) + 40% × 66.5 = 67

    P 7: 60% × 65 (est.) + 40% × 61.2 = 63

    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 0.56).

    No road tests of wet for P 7. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 66

    Snow

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5P 7
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)–
    Reviews found online63–

    ContiSportContact 5: 60% × 67.7 (est.) + 40% × 63.3 = 66

    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 0.33).

  4. 63

    Comfort

    ContiSportContact 5 +1
    62
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5P 7
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online5754

    ContiSportContact 5: 60% × 67 (est.) + 40% × 56.8 = 63

    P 7: 60% × 66.5 (est.) + 40% × 54.1 = 62

    No road tests of comfort for ContiSportContact 5 or P 7. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 68

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5P 7
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)–
    Reviews found online69–

    ContiSportContact 5: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 69.2 = 68

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

  6. 53

    Treadwear

    P 7 +10
    63
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5P 7
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 59 (est.)≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online4560

    ContiSportContact 5: 60% × 59.2 (est.) + 40% × 44.6 = 53

    P 7: 60% × 64 (est.) + 40% × 60.3 = 63

    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 0.31).

    No road tests of treadwear for P 7. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  7. 53

    Handling (owners)

    P 7 +5
    58
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5P 7
    Reviews found online5358
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental ContiSportContact 5Pirelli P 7
Relative Score 62 62
Dry 65 62
Wet 67 63
Snow 66 –
Comfort 63 62
Noise 68 –
Treadwear 53 63
Handling (owners) 53 58

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Headline score

ContiSportContact 5

P 7

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 P 7

Pros

  • Excellent dry-weather handling and steering precision
  • Strong tread life and durability for many users
  • High level of ride comfort on smooth surfaces

Cons

  • High levels of road noise, particularly at motorway speeds
  • Inconsistent or poor wet-weather grip and aquaplaning resistance
  • Reports of sidewall bubbles, cracking, and structural failures
All owner themes in the P 7 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental ContiSportContact 5 B · Pirelli P 7
CategorySummer tireSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / Crossover—
Sizes available863
Rim diameters17″ – 22″16″ – 18″
Tread depth8 - 10/32″—
UTQG280 - 420 A - AA A—
SidewallBlack Side Wall—
Max pressure50 - 51 psi—
Sizes in common22

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental ContiSportContact 5

Pirelli P 7

Too close to call: Continental ContiSportContact 5 and Pirelli P 7 are within 2 points overall. Continental ContiSportContact 5 is stronger on wet and dry. Pirelli P 7 is stronger on treadwear.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Pirelli P 7 scores 63 vs 53 on treadwear.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental ContiSportContact 5 scores 67 vs 63 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental ContiSportContact 5 scores 65 vs 62 on dry.

Tire A · Continental ContiSportContact 5
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ContiSportContact 5 or P 7?

Which is better in the wet, ContiSportContact 5 or P 7?

Continental ContiSportContact 5, 67 vs 63 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, ContiSportContact 5 or P 7?

Continental ContiSportContact 5, 65 vs 62 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, ContiSportContact 5 or P 7?

Neither, by our numbers: 63 vs 62 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, ContiSportContact 5 or P 7?

Pirelli P 7, 63 vs 53 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