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Continental Premium Contact 5 SUV vs Firestone Destination LE2 — Compared

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

Destination LE2 is ahead, 68–59

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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. 62

    Dry

    Destination LE2 +5
    67
    Why this score
    SourcePremium Contact 5 SUVDestination LE2
    Reviews found online5967
  2. 64

    Wet

    Destination LE2 +5
    69
    Why this score
    SourcePremium Contact 5 SUVDestination LE2
    Reviews found online6269
  3. –

    Snow

    No comparison
    66
    Why this score
    SourcePremium Contact 5 SUVDestination LE2
    Reviews found online–63
  4. 62

    Comfort

    Destination LE2 +4
    66
    Why this score
    SourcePremium Contact 5 SUVDestination LE2
    Reviews found online5564
  5. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    68
    Why this score
    SourcePremium Contact 5 SUVDestination LE2
    Reviews found online–71
  6. 52

    Treadwear

    Destination LE2 +15
    67
    Why this score
    SourcePremium Contact 5 SUVDestination LE2
    Reviews found online4267
  7. 55

    Handling

    Destination LE2 +13
    68
    Why this score
    SourcePremium Contact 5 SUVDestination LE2
    Reviews found online5568
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental Premium Contact 5 SUVFirestone Destination LE2
Relative Score 59 68
Dry 62 67
Wet 64 69
Snow – 66
Comfort 62 66
Noise – 68
Treadwear 52 67
Handling 55 68

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Headline score

Premium Contact 5 SUV

Destination LE2

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 Premium Contact 5 SUV

Pros

  • Excellent grip in both dry and wet conditions
  • Very short dry braking distances
  • Very good steering feel and confidence in wet weather

Cons

  • Faster than expected tread wear and low mileage lifespan
  • High noise levels that increase as the tires age
  • Poor traction and usability in snow
All owner themes in the Premium Contact 5 SUV review

Tire B Destination LE2

Pros

  • Excellent dry and wet traction
  • Affordable, high-value pricing
  • Quiet and comfortable highway ride

Cons

  • Tendency to pick up and retain small stones from gravel roads
  • Occasional reports of higher-than-expected road noise on specific vehicle models
  • Isolated instances of balancing difficulties or premature wear
All owner themes in the Destination LE2 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental Premium Contact 5 SUV B · Firestone Destination LE2
CategorySummer Premium Touring tires—
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4—
Sizes available—5
Rim diameters—16″ – 18″
Tread depth—11/32″
UTQG—520 A B
Treadwear warranty—60,000 mi
Sidewall—Blackwall
Max pressure—44 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental Premium Contact 5 SUV

Firestone Destination LE2

Winner: Firestone Destination LE2 — better treadwear, handling and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Firestone Destination LE2 scores 67 vs 52 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Firestone Destination LE2 scores 68 vs 55 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Firestone Destination LE2 scores 67 vs 62 on dry.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Firestone Destination LE2 scores 69 vs 64 on wet.

Tire A · Continental Premium Contact 5 SUV
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Tire B · Firestone Destination LE2
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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

Leads

Destination LE2

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