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Continental ContiSportContact 5P vs Dunlop SP Sport 9000 — 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 1 + 0 road tests and 123 + 60 owner reviews. How we score

ContiSportContact 5P is ahead, 62–52

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Continental ContiSportContact 5P
Tire AContinental

ContiSportContact 5P

Summer

± 6

Tests 78 · 1 test Owners 48 · 123 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 9 in 2017 Motor Mag UHP Tyre Test (wet braking)

Category by category

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

  1. 70

    Dry

    ContiSportContact 5P +17
    53
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5PSP Sport 9000
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests78≈ 58 (est.)
    Reviews found online5945

    ContiSportContact 5P: 60% × 78.4 + 40% × 58.6 = 70

    SP Sport 9000: 60% × 58.3 (est.) + 40% × 44.6 = 53

    No road tests of dry for SP Sport 9000. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 69

    Wet

    ContiSportContact 5P +14
    55
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5PSP Sport 9000
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests77≈ 59 (est.)
    Reviews found online5850

    ContiSportContact 5P: 60% × 76.7 + 40% × 57.8 = 69

    SP Sport 9000: 60% × 59.2 (est.) + 40% × 49.6 = 55

    No road tests of wet for SP Sport 9000. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 53

    Snow

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5PSP Sport 9000
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 61 (est.)–
    Reviews found online42–

    ContiSportContact 5P: 60% × 61.4 (est.) + 40% × 41.7 = 53

    No road tests of snow for ContiSportContact 5P. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 54

    Comfort

    ContiSportContact 5P +4
    50
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5PSP Sport 9000
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 64 (est.)≈ 63 (est.)
    Reviews found online4841

    ContiSportContact 5P: 40% × 64.5 (est.) + 60% × 47.8 = 54

    SP Sport 9000: 40% × 63.1 (est.) + 60% × 41.1 = 50

    No road tests of comfort for ContiSportContact 5P. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

    No road tests of comfort for SP Sport 9000. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. 59

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5PSP Sport 9000
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)–
    Reviews found online48–

    ContiSportContact 5P: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 47.8 = 59

    No road tests of noise for ContiSportContact 5P. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 43

    Treadwear

    SP Sport 9000 +10
    53
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5PSP Sport 9000
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 53 (est.)≈ 59 (est.)
    Reviews found online2845

    ContiSportContact 5P: 60% × 52.7 (est.) + 40% × 28.2 = 43

    SP Sport 9000: 60% × 58.6 (est.) + 40% × 44.5 = 53

    No road tests of treadwear for ContiSportContact 5P. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

    No road tests of treadwear for SP Sport 9000. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 55

    Handling (owners)

    ContiSportContact 5P +12
    43
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5PSP Sport 9000
    Reviews found online5543
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental ContiSportContact 5PDunlop SP Sport 9000
Relative Score 62 52
Dry 70 53
Wet 69 55
Snow 53 –
Comfort 54 50
Noise 59 –
Treadwear 43 53
Handling (owners) 55 43

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

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Headline score
± 6

ContiSportContact 5P

± 8

SP Sport 9000

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 5P

Pros

  • Outstanding dry and wet traction providing confidence-inspiring grip
  • High level of steering feedback and precise high-speed cornering ability
  • Excellent ride comfort and bump absorption for an ultra-high-performance tire

Cons

  • Rapid and excessively fast tread wear, with many users replacing them under 10,000 miles
  • Prone to straight-line wheel spin and wheel hop during hard acceleration
  • Noticeable road noise as the tires wear down
All owner themes in the ContiSportContact 5P review

Tire B SP Sport 9000

Pros

  • Strong dry grip and confident handling on twisty roads
  • Good straight-line stability and hydroplaning resistance in standing water
  • Predictable and progressive breakaway characteristics

Cons

  • Subpar wet weather traction and cornering grip reported by many users
  • High levels of road noise and drone at higher speeds
  • Faster-than-expected tread wear on certain vehicles
All owner themes in the SP Sport 9000 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental ContiSportContact 5P B · Dunlop SP Sport 9000
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available41—
Rim diameters18″ – 22″—
Tread depth8 - 10/32″—
UTQG240 - 280 AA A—
SidewallBlack Side Wall—
Max pressure50 - 51 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental ContiSportContact 5P

Dunlop SP Sport 9000

Winner: Continental ContiSportContact 5P — better dry, wet and handling. Pick the Dunlop SP Sport 9000 if treadwear matters most to you.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental ContiSportContact 5P scores 70 vs 53 on dry.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental ContiSportContact 5P scores 69 vs 55 on wet.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Continental ContiSportContact 5P scores 55 vs 43 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Dunlop SP Sport 9000 scores 53 vs 43 on treadwear.

Tire A · Continental ContiSportContact 5P
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Tire B · Dunlop SP Sport 9000
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ContiSportContact 5P or SP Sport 9000?

Which is better in the wet, ContiSportContact 5P or SP Sport 9000?

Continental ContiSportContact 5P, 69 vs 55 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, ContiSportContact 5P or SP Sport 9000?

Continental ContiSportContact 5P, 70 vs 53 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, ContiSportContact 5P or SP Sport 9000?

Continental ContiSportContact 5P, 54 vs 50 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, ContiSportContact 5P or SP Sport 9000?

Dunlop SP Sport 9000, 53 vs 43 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