Tests – · none yet Owners – · 4 reviews (needs 5)
Continental Premium Contact 5 SUV looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
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Continental Premium Contact 5 SUV vs Michelin Energy Saver — 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 0 + 1 road tests and 4 + 137 owner reviews. How we score
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Tests 71 · 1 test Owners 69 · 137 reviews
Best test result: #2 of 20 in 2018 Auto Bild 15 inch Summer Tyre Test (wear)
Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
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Dry
No comparison69Why this score
Source Premium Contact 5 SUV Energy Saver Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests – 71 Reviews found online – 67 Energy Saver: 60% × 70.6 + 40% × 67.1 = 69
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Wet
No comparison68Why this score
Source Premium Contact 5 SUV Energy Saver Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests – 69 Reviews found online – 67 Energy Saver: 60% × 69.2 + 40% × 66.5 = 68
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Comfort
No comparison68Why this score
Source Premium Contact 5 SUV Energy Saver Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 69 (est.) Reviews found online – 68 Energy Saver: 40% × 68.7 (est.) + 60% × 67.5 = 68
No road tests of comfort for Energy Saver. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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Noise
No comparison70Why this score
Source Premium Contact 5 SUV Energy Saver Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests – 72 Reviews found online – ≈ 66 (est.) Energy Saver: 60% × 72.1 + 40% × 66.5 (est.) = 70
No owner ratings of noise for Energy Saver. The owner half is the owners’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.
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Treadwear
No comparison74Why this score
Source Premium Contact 5 SUV Energy Saver Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests – 74 Reviews found online – 74 Energy Saver: 60% × 74.4 + 40% × 74.3 = 74
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Handling (owners)
No comparison64Why this score
Source Premium Contact 5 SUV Energy Saver Reviews found online – 64 -
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Efficiency
No comparison75Why this score
Source Premium Contact 5 SUV Energy Saver Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests – 75
Scores at a glance
| Category | Continental Premium Contact 5 SUV | Michelin Energy Saver |
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| Relative Score | – | 69 |
| Dry | – | 69 |
| Wet | – | 68 |
| Comfort | – | 68 |
| Noise | – | 70 |
| Treadwear | – | 74 |
| Handling (owners) | – | 64 |
| Efficiency | – | 75 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Wet grip starts at “Important”. Treadwear starts at “Neutral” here: road tests measured it for at most one of the two tires, so it rests on owner reviews. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.
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Headline score
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Premium Contact 5 SUV
69
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Energy Saver
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
The professional test results behind the scores
Per discipline: the average % of the best tire over every test both tires were in, and how many of those tests each one won. “Different tests” rows compare results from separate tests.
| Discipline | Category | Premium Contact 5 SUV | Energy Saver | Δ | Head-to-head |
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| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #3/9 2016 AMS SUV / 4x4 Tyre Test | #5/20 2018 Auto Bild 15 inch Summer Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
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
Tire B Energy Saver
Pros
- Exceptional tread life and long-lasting durability
- Noticeable improvements in fuel economy and low rolling resistance
- Low road noise and high levels of driving comfort
Cons
- Subpar wet-weather grip and traction, especially as the tires age
- Prone to dry rotting, cracking, and hardening after a few years
- Poor performance and sliding in cold or winter conditions
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Continental Premium Contact 5 SUV | B · Michelin Energy Saver |
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| Category | Summer Premium Touring tires | Summer |
| Vehicle type | SUV and 4x4 | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | — | 4 |
| Rim diameters | — | 15″ – 16″ |
Which one should you actually buy?
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Continental Premium Contact 5 SUV
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Michelin Energy Saver
Only Michelin Energy Saver has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.
Tire A · Continental Premium Contact 5 SUV
Tire B · Michelin Energy Saver
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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.
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