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Nexen N FERA SUR4 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Continental ContiSportContact 5P vs Nexen N FERA SUR4 — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 1 + 0 road tests and 123 + 6 owner reviews. How we score

ContiSportContact 5P leads, 64–62 Narrow edge

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Continental ContiSportContact 5P
Tire AContinental

ContiSportContact 5P

Summer

Tests 77 · 1 test Owners 50 · 123 reviews

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

Nexen N FERA SUR4
Tire BNexen

N FERA SUR4

Summer

Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 57 · 6 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 71

    Dry

    Level
    71
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5PN FERA SUR4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests78≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online6173

    ContiSportContact 5P: 60% × 78 + 40% × 61.4 = 71

    N FERA SUR4: 60% × 69.9 (est.) + 40% × 73.2 = 71

    No road tests of dry for N FERA SUR4. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 70

    Wet

    ContiSportContact 5P +15
    55
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5PN FERA SUR4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests76≈ 59 (est.)
    Reviews found online6050

    ContiSportContact 5P: 60% × 76.4 + 40% × 59.6 = 70

    N FERA SUR4: 60% × 58.8 (est.) + 40% × 50.1 = 55

    No road tests of wet for N FERA SUR4. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 53

    Snow

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5PN FERA SUR4
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 60 (est.)–
    Reviews found online41–

    ContiSportContact 5P: 60% × 60.3 (est.) + 40% × 41 = 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 0.33).

  4. 60

    Comfort

    Level
    60
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5PN FERA SUR4
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online5151

    ContiSportContact 5P: 60% × 65.9 (est.) + 40% × 50.7 = 60

    N FERA SUR4: 60% × 65.9 (est.) + 40% × 50.6 = 60

    No road tests of comfort for ContiSportContact 5P or N FERA SUR4. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 60

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5PN FERA SUR4
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)–
    Reviews found online50–

    ContiSportContact 5P: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 50.2 = 60

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

  6. 47

    Treadwear

    N FERA SUR4 +8
    55
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5PN FERA SUR4
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 56 (est.)≈ 60 (est.)
    Reviews found online3447

    ContiSportContact 5P: 60% × 55.8 (est.) + 40% × 33.7 = 47

    N FERA SUR4: 60% × 59.8 (est.) + 40% × 46.7 = 55

    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 0.31).

    No road tests of treadwear for N FERA SUR4. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  7. 56

    Handling (owners)

    N FERA SUR4 +15
    71
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5PN FERA SUR4
    Reviews found online5671
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental ContiSportContact 5PNexen N FERA SUR4
Relative Score 64 62
Dry 71 71
Wet 70 55
Snow 53 –
Comfort 60 60
Noise 60 –
Treadwear 47 55
Handling (owners) 56 71

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Headline score

ContiSportContact 5P

N FERA SUR4

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 N FERA SUR4

Pros

  • Exceptional dry grip and track-day performance
  • Precise steering feedback and predictable handling
  • Cost-effective alternative to more expensive track tires

Cons

  • High level of road noise
  • Poor wet-weather performance and dangerous hydroplaning tendencies in heavy rain
  • Fast tread wear
All owner themes in the N FERA SUR4 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental ContiSportContact 5P B · Nexen N FERA SUR4
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

Nexen N FERA SUR4

Narrow edge: Continental ContiSportContact 5P — better wet. Pick the Nexen N FERA SUR4 if handling and treadwear matter most to you. Nexen N FERA SUR4 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 6 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental ContiSportContact 5P scores 70 vs 55 on wet.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Nexen N FERA SUR4 scores 71 vs 56 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Nexen N FERA SUR4 scores 55 vs 47 on treadwear.

Tire A · Continental ContiSportContact 5P
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Tire B · Nexen N FERA SUR4
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ContiSportContact 5P or N FERA SUR4?

Which is better in the wet, ContiSportContact 5P or N FERA SUR4?

Continental ContiSportContact 5P, 70 vs 55 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, ContiSportContact 5P or N FERA SUR4?

Neither, by our numbers: 71 vs 71 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, ContiSportContact 5P or N FERA SUR4?

Neither, by our numbers: 60 vs 60 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, ContiSportContact 5P or N FERA SUR4?

Nexen N FERA SUR4, 55 vs 47 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