Tests 73 · 4 tests Owners 64 · 119 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 11 in 2019 AMS Summer SUV Tyre Test (straight aquaplaning)
Head-to-head
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Continental Premium Contact 5 vs Pirelli P 7 — Compared
Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 4 + 0 road tests and 119 + 86 owner reviews. How we score
Premium Contact 5 is ahead, 70–62
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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.
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71
Dry
Premium Contact 5 +962Why this score
Source Premium Contact 5 P 7 Professional tests (TWG score) · 4 / – tests 71 ≈ 64 (est.) Reviews found online 70 59 Premium Contact 5: 60% × 71 + 40% × 70 = 71
P 7: 60% × 64.3 (est.) + 40% × 59.2 = 62
No road tests of dry for P 7. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).
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76
Wet
Premium Contact 5 +1363Why this score
Source Premium Contact 5 P 7 Professional tests (TWG score) · 4 / – tests 78 ≈ 65 (est.) Reviews found online 73 61 Premium Contact 5: 60% × 78.3 + 40% × 72.5 = 76
P 7: 60% × 65 (est.) + 40% × 61.2 = 63
No road tests of wet for P 7. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).
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71
Comfort
Premium Contact 5 +962Why this score
Source Premium Contact 5 P 7 Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests 75 ≈ 67 (est.) Reviews found online 66 54 Premium Contact 5: 60% × 74.7 + 40% × 66.3 = 71
P 7: 60% × 66.5 (est.) + 40% × 54.1 = 62
No road tests of comfort for P 7. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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71
Noise
No comparison–Why this score
Source Premium Contact 5 P 7 Professional tests (TWG score) · 4 / – tests 73 – Reviews found online ≈ 67 (est.) – Premium Contact 5: 60% × 73.3 + 40% × 67.3 (est.) = 71
No owner ratings of noise for Premium Contact 5. The owner half is the owners’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.
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60
Treadwear
P 7 +363Why this score
Source Premium Contact 5 P 7 Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests 69 ≈ 64 (est.) Reviews found online 48 60 Premium Contact 5: 60% × 68.7 + 40% × 48 = 60
P 7: 60% × 64 (est.) + 40% × 60.3 = 63
No road tests of treadwear for P 7. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).
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67
Handling (owners)
Premium Contact 5 +958Why this score
Source Premium Contact 5 P 7 Reviews found online 67 58
Scores at a glance
| Category | Continental Premium Contact 5 | Pirelli P 7 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 70 | 62 |
| Dry | 71 | 62 |
| Wet | 76 | 63 |
| Comfort | 71 | 62 |
| Noise | 71 | – |
| Treadwear | 60 | 63 |
| Handling (owners) | 67 | 58 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
70
/ 100
Premium Contact 5
62
/ 100
P 7
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
Pros
- Exceptional grip in both wet and dry road conditions
- High levels of ride comfort and low cabin noise
- Predictable and safe handling characteristics
Cons
- Rapid and premature tread wear
- Soft sidewalls leading to vague steering feedback and body roll
- Performance degradation as the tread depth decreases
Tire B P 7
Pros
- Excellent dry-weather handling and steering precision
- Strong tread life and durability for many users
- High level of ride comfort on smooth surfaces
Cons
- High levels of road noise, particularly at motorway speeds
- Inconsistent or poor wet-weather grip and aquaplaning resistance
- Reports of sidewall bubbles, cracking, and structural failures
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Continental Premium Contact 5 | B · Pirelli P 7 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | — |
| Sizes available | 23 | 3 |
| Rim diameters | 14″ – 17″ | 16″ – 18″ |
| Sizes in common | 1 | 1 |
Which one should you actually buy?
70
/ 100
Continental Premium Contact 5
62
/ 100
Pirelli P 7
Winner: Continental Premium Contact 5 — better wet, dry and comfort. Pick the Pirelli P 7 if treadwear matters most to you.
Pick tire A
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Continental Premium Contact 5 scores 76 vs 63 on wet.
Pick tire A
You want the most grip on dry roads
Continental Premium Contact 5 scores 71 vs 62 on dry.
Pick tire A
You want the most comfortable ride
Continental Premium Contact 5 scores 71 vs 62 on comfort.
Pick tire A
You enjoy sharp, responsive handling
Continental Premium Contact 5 scores 67 vs 58 on handling.
Tire A · Continental Premium Contact 5
Tire B · Pirelli P 7
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Premium Contact 5 or P 7?
Which is better in the wet, Premium Contact 5 or P 7?
Continental Premium Contact 5, 76 vs 63 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Premium Contact 5 or P 7?
Continental Premium Contact 5, 71 vs 62 on our dry score.
Which is more comfortable, Premium Contact 5 or P 7?
Continental Premium Contact 5, 71 vs 62 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, Premium Contact 5 or P 7?
Pirelli P 7, 63 vs 60 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