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Dunlop Direzza DZ101 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Continental PremiumContact vs Dunlop Direzza DZ101 — 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 + 0 road tests and 15 + 8 owner reviews. How we score

Direzza DZ101 leads, 66–64 Narrow edge

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Dunlop Direzza DZ101
Tire BDunlop

Direzza DZ101

Summer

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 64 · 8 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 65

    Dry

    Direzza DZ101 +3
    68
    Why this score
    SourcePremiumContactDirezza DZ101
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online6368

    PremiumContact: 60% × 66 (est.) + 40% × 63.3 = 65

    Direzza DZ101: 60% × 67.9 (est.) + 40% × 67.9 = 68

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

    No road tests of dry for Direzza DZ101. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 64

    Wet

    Direzza DZ101 +3
    67
    Why this score
    SourcePremiumContactDirezza DZ101
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online6265

    PremiumContact: 60% × 65.7 (est.) + 40% × 61.6 = 64

    Direzza DZ101: 60% × 67.7 (est.) + 40% × 65.2 = 67

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

    No road tests of wet for Direzza DZ101. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 62

    Comfort

    Direzza DZ101 +3
    65
    Why this score
    SourcePremiumContactDirezza DZ101
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online5963

    PremiumContact: 40% × 66.7 (est.) + 60% × 58.8 = 62

    Direzza DZ101: 40% × 67.6 (est.) + 60% × 63.4 = 65

    No road tests of comfort for PremiumContact. 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 Direzza DZ101. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  4. 63

    Treadwear

    PremiumContact +2
    61
    Why this score
    SourcePremiumContactDirezza DZ101
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 65 (est.)≈ 63 (est.)
    Reviews found online6158

    PremiumContact: 60% × 64.6 (est.) + 40% × 61.3 = 63

    Direzza DZ101: 60% × 63.3 (est.) + 40% × 57.6 = 61

    No road tests of treadwear for PremiumContact. 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 Direzza DZ101. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  5. 59

    Handling (owners)

    Direzza DZ101 +9
    68
    Why this score
    SourcePremiumContactDirezza DZ101
    Reviews found online5968
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental PremiumContactDunlop Direzza DZ101
Relative Score 64 66
Dry 65 68
Wet 64 67
Comfort 62 65
Treadwear 63 61
Handling (owners) 59 68

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

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PremiumContact

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Direzza DZ101

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A PremiumContact

Pros

  • Excellent dry-weather grip and handling
  • Strong longevity and tread life for many users
  • High level of ride comfort

Cons

  • Noticeable loss of wet-weather traction as the tire ages
  • Increased road noise at higher speeds or after significant mileage
  • Susceptibility to aquaplaning in standing water
All owner themes in the PremiumContact review

Tire B Direzza DZ101

Pros

  • Highly competitive price point
  • Aggressive and attractive tread design
  • Surprising levels of ride comfort and low noise

Cons

  • Short tread life and rapid wear
  • Inconsistent performance and grip quality between different sets
  • Uninspiring wet weather traction for aggressive driving
All owner themes in the Direzza DZ101 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental PremiumContact B · Dunlop Direzza DZ101
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available3—
Rim diameters16″ – 19″—
UTQG—300 A A

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental PremiumContact

Dunlop Direzza DZ101

Narrow edge: Dunlop Direzza DZ101 — better handling, dry and wet. Where the Continental PremiumContact is ahead, it is by less than 3 points. Continental PremiumContact rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 15 reviews), so read this result as provisional. Dunlop Direzza DZ101 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 8 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Dunlop Direzza DZ101 scores 68 vs 59 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Dunlop Direzza DZ101 scores 68 vs 65 on dry.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Dunlop Direzza DZ101 scores 67 vs 64 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Dunlop Direzza DZ101 scores 65 vs 62 on comfort.

Tire A · Continental PremiumContact
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PremiumContact or Direzza DZ101?

Which is better in the wet, PremiumContact or Direzza DZ101?

Dunlop Direzza DZ101, 67 vs 64 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, PremiumContact or Direzza DZ101?

Dunlop Direzza DZ101, 68 vs 65 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, PremiumContact or Direzza DZ101?

Dunlop Direzza DZ101, 65 vs 62 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, PremiumContact or Direzza DZ101?

Neither, by our numbers: 63 vs 61 on the treadwear score, within 3 points.

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