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Yokohama Parada Spec-2 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Continental ContiSportContact 5 vs Yokohama Parada Spec-2 — 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 + 118 owner reviews. How we score

Parada Spec-2 leads, 66–62 Narrow edge

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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. 65

    Dry

    Parada Spec-2 +8
    73
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5Parada Spec-2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 71 (est.)
    Reviews found online6375

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

    Parada Spec-2: 60% × 70.7 (est.) + 40% × 75.2 = 73

    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 Parada Spec-2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 67

    Wet

    ContiSportContact 5 +6
    61
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5Parada Spec-2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 63 (est.)
    Reviews found online6758

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

    Parada Spec-2: 60% × 63 (est.) + 40% × 57.6 = 61

    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 Parada Spec-2. 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 5Parada Spec-2
    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

    Parada Spec-2 +2
    65
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5Parada Spec-2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online5762

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

    Parada Spec-2: 60% × 67.8 (est.) + 40% × 61.5 = 65

    No road tests of comfort for ContiSportContact 5 or Parada Spec-2. 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 5Parada Spec-2
    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

    Parada Spec-2 +9
    62
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5Parada Spec-2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 59 (est.)≈ 63 (est.)
    Reviews found online4559

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

    Parada Spec-2: 60% × 63.5 (est.) + 40% × 58.7 = 62

    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 Parada Spec-2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  7. 53

    Handling (owners)

    Parada Spec-2 +16
    69
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5Parada Spec-2
    Reviews found online5369
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental ContiSportContact 5Yokohama Parada Spec-2
Relative Score 62 66
Dry 65 73
Wet 67 61
Snow 66 –
Comfort 63 65
Noise 68 –
Treadwear 53 62
Handling (owners) 53 69

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Headline score

ContiSportContact 5

Parada Spec-2

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 Parada Spec-2

Pros

  • Outstanding dry grip and cornering stability
  • Excellent value for money and aggressive tread design
  • Precise steering feedback and predictable breakaway limits in the dry

Cons

  • Poor wet-weather traction and high risk of aquaplaning
  • Fast tread wear due to the soft rubber compound
  • Noticeable road noise at cruising speeds
All owner themes in the Parada Spec-2 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental ContiSportContact 5 B · Yokohama Parada Spec-2
CategorySummer tireSummer
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

Yokohama Parada Spec-2

Narrow edge: Yokohama Parada Spec-2 — better handling, treadwear and dry. Pick the Continental ContiSportContact 5 if wet matters most to you.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Yokohama Parada Spec-2 scores 69 vs 53 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Yokohama Parada Spec-2 scores 62 vs 53 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Yokohama Parada Spec-2 scores 73 vs 65 on dry.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental ContiSportContact 5 scores 67 vs 61 on wet.

Tire A · Continental ContiSportContact 5
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Tire B · Yokohama Parada Spec-2
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ContiSportContact 5 or Parada Spec-2?

Which is better in the wet, ContiSportContact 5 or Parada Spec-2?

Continental ContiSportContact 5, 67 vs 61 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, ContiSportContact 5 or Parada Spec-2?

Yokohama Parada Spec-2, 73 vs 65 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, ContiSportContact 5 or Parada Spec-2?

Neither, by our numbers: 63 vs 65 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, ContiSportContact 5 or Parada Spec-2?

Yokohama Parada Spec-2, 62 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