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Continental ProContact GX SSR vs Continental PureContact LS — Compared

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

PureContact LS is ahead, 70–61

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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. 63

    Dry

    PureContact LS +8
    71
    Why this score
    SourceProContact GX SSRPureContact LS
    Reviews found online6073
  2. 65

    Wet

    PureContact LS +8
    73
    Why this score
    SourceProContact GX SSRPureContact LS
    Reviews found online6474
  3. 61

    Snow

    PureContact LS +6
    67
    Why this score
    SourceProContact GX SSRPureContact LS
    Reviews found online5665
  4. 62

    Comfort

    PureContact LS +3
    65
    Why this score
    SourceProContact GX SSRPureContact LS
    Reviews found online5561
  5. 63

    Noise

    PureContact LS +6
    69
    Why this score
    SourceProContact GX SSRPureContact LS
    Reviews found online5873
  6. 55

    Treadwear

    PureContact LS +13
    68
    Why this score
    SourceProContact GX SSRPureContact LS
    Reviews found online4769
  7. 58

    Handling

    PureContact LS +15
    73
    Why this score
    SourceProContact GX SSRPureContact LS
    Reviews found online5873
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental ProContact GX SSRContinental PureContact LS
Relative Score 61 70
Dry 63 71
Wet 65 73
Snow 61 67
Comfort 62 65
Noise 63 69
Treadwear 55 68
Handling 58 73

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Headline score

ProContact GX SSR

PureContact LS

Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A ProContact GX SSR

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Tire B PureContact LS

Pros

  • Exceptionally quiet and comfortable ride quality
  • Strong wet and dry traction with reliable handling
  • Good balance of everyday comfort and long treadlife

Cons

  • Soft sidewalls can lead to less responsive or wandering handling during aggressive cornering
  • Develops temporary flat spotting when parked, causing morning vibrations
  • Poor winter performance, particularly lacking traction on snow and ice despite being an all-season tire
All owner themes in the PureContact LS review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental ProContact GX SSR B · Continental PureContact LS
Category—All Season
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available15—
Rim diameters18″ – 19″—
Tread depth9/32″10/32″
UTQG500 A A700 A A
Treadwear warranty55,000 mi70,000 mi
SidewallBlackwallBlack Side Wall
Max pressure51 psi51 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental ProContact GX SSR

Continental PureContact LS

Winner: Continental PureContact LS — better handling, treadwear and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Continental PureContact LS scores 73 vs 58 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Continental PureContact LS scores 68 vs 55 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental PureContact LS scores 71 vs 63 on dry.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental PureContact LS scores 73 vs 65 on wet.

Tire A · Continental ProContact GX SSR
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Tire B · Continental PureContact LS
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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.

70

Leads

PureContact LS

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