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Continental ProContact TX vs Continental ProContact RX — 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 43 + 8 owner reviews. How we score

ProContact TX is ahead, 69–53

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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. 68

    Dry

    ProContact TX +15
    53
    Why this score
    SourceProContact TXProContact RX
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 58 (est.)
    Reviews found online6845

    ProContact TX: 60% × 68.2 (est.) + 40% × 68.4 = 68

    ProContact RX: 60% × 58.5 (est.) + 40% × 45.2 = 53

    No road tests of dry for ProContact TX. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

    No road tests of dry for ProContact RX. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 73

    Wet

    ProContact TX +17
    56
    Why this score
    SourceProContact TXProContact RX
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 72 (est.)≈ 59 (est.)
    Reviews found online7450

    ProContact TX: 60% × 72.3 (est.) + 40% × 73.5 = 73

    ProContact RX: 60% × 59.4 (est.) + 40% × 50.2 = 56

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

  3. 64

    Snow

    ProContact TX +12
    52
    Why this score
    SourceProContact TXProContact RX
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 60 (est.)
    Reviews found online6042

    ProContact TX: 60% × 66.7 (est.) + 40% × 59.9 = 64

    ProContact RX: 60% × 59.8 (est.) + 40% × 41.5 = 52

    No road tests of snow for ProContact TX. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).

    No road tests of snow for ProContact RX. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).

  4. 67

    Comfort

    ProContact TX +11
    56
    Why this score
    SourceProContact TXProContact RX
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online6649

    ProContact TX: 40% × 68.6 (est.) + 60% × 66 = 67

    ProContact RX: 40% × 65.4 (est.) + 60% × 49 = 56

    No road tests of comfort for ProContact TX or ProContact RX. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 67

    Noise

    ProContact TX +7
    60
    Why this score
    SourceProContact TXProContact RX
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online6751

    ProContact TX: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 67.4 = 67

    ProContact RX: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 51.3 = 60

    No road tests of noise for ProContact TX or ProContact RX. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 70

    Treadwear

    ProContact TX +24
    46
    Why this score
    SourceProContact TXProContact RX
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 55 (est.)
    Reviews found online7334

    ProContact TX: 60% × 68.6 (est.) + 40% × 73.3 = 70

    ProContact RX: 60% × 54.8 (est.) + 40% × 33.5 = 46

    No road tests of treadwear for ProContact TX. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

    No road tests of treadwear for ProContact RX. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

  7. –

    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
    48
    Why this score
    SourceProContact TXProContact RX
    Reviews found online–48
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental ProContact TXContinental ProContact RX
Relative Score 69 53
Dry 68 53
Wet 73 56
Snow 64 52
Comfort 67 56
Noise 67 60
Treadwear 70 46
Handling (owners) – 48

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

Weight the categories that matter to you

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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Neutral
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Neutral
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Less important
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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.

Recomputed
Headline score
± 8

ProContact TX

± 8

ProContact RX

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 ProContact TX

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Tire B ProContact RX

Pros

  • Reasonable tread life for an OEM EV tire given proper maintenance
  • Cost-effective alternative compared to other expensive OEM options
  • Acceptable dry road performance under normal driving conditions

Cons

  • Rapid tread wear leading to premature replacement, particularly on heavy vehicles
  • Subpar grip in wet and snowy weather conditions
  • Concerns regarding structural durability, including reported sidewall separation
All owner themes in the ProContact RX review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental ProContact TX B · Continental ProContact RX
CategoryAll-Season tireAll-Season tire
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available4924
Rim diameters15″ – 21″16″ – 21″
Tread depth8 - 10/32″9/32″
UTQG400 - 540 A A - B400 - 540 A - AA A - B
SidewallBlack Side WallBlack Side Wall
Max pressure44 - 51 psi50 - 51 psi
Sizes in common1111

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental ProContact TX

Continental ProContact RX

Winner: Continental ProContact TX — better treadwear, wet and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score. Continental ProContact RX rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 8 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Continental ProContact TX scores 70 vs 46 on treadwear.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental ProContact TX scores 73 vs 56 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental ProContact TX scores 68 vs 53 on dry.

Pick tire A You drive through snowy winters

Continental ProContact TX scores 64 vs 52 on snow.

Tire A · Continental ProContact TX
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Tire B · Continental ProContact RX
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ProContact TX or ProContact RX?

Which is better in the wet, ProContact TX or ProContact RX?

Continental ProContact TX, 73 vs 56 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, ProContact TX or ProContact RX?

Continental ProContact TX, 68 vs 53 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, ProContact TX or ProContact RX?

Continental ProContact TX, 64 vs 52 on our snow score.

Which is quieter, ProContact TX or ProContact RX?

Continental ProContact TX, 67 vs 60 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, ProContact TX or ProContact RX?

Continental ProContact TX, 67 vs 56 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, ProContact TX or ProContact RX?

Continental ProContact TX, 70 vs 46 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