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Cooper CS4 Touring looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Continental PureContact LS vs Cooper CS4 Touring — 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 25 + 35 owner reviews. How we score

PureContact LS leads, 69–67 Narrow edge

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Cooper CS4 Touring
Tire BCooper

CS4 Touring

All Season

± 7

Tests – · none yet Owners 65 · 35 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 69

    Dry

    PureContact LS +2
    67
    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSCS4 Touring
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online6966

    PureContact LS: 60% × 68.4 (est.) + 40% × 69 = 69

    CS4 Touring: 60% × 67.2 (est.) + 40% × 66.2 = 67

    No road tests of dry for PureContact LS. 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 CS4 Touring. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 72

    Wet

    PureContact LS +2
    70
    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSCS4 Touring
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 72 (est.)≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online7269

    PureContact LS: 60% × 71.5 (est.) + 40% × 72.2 = 72

    CS4 Touring: 60% × 69.9 (est.) + 40% × 69.2 = 70

    No road tests of wet for PureContact LS. 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 CS4 Touring. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 67

    Snow

    PureContact LS +3
    64
    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSCS4 Touring
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online6459

    PureContact LS: 60% × 68.4 (est.) + 40% × 63.9 = 67

    CS4 Touring: 60% × 66.8 (est.) + 40% × 58.9 = 64

    No road tests of snow for PureContact LS. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

    No road tests of snow for CS4 Touring. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 59

    Comfort

    CS4 Touring +7
    66
    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSCS4 Touring
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online5465

    PureContact LS: 40% × 65.7 (est.) + 60% × 54 = 59

    CS4 Touring: 40% × 68 (est.) + 60% × 65.3 = 66

    No road tests of comfort for PureContact LS. 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 CS4 Touring. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. 68

    Noise

    PureContact LS +1
    67
    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSCS4 Touring
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online7168

    PureContact LS: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 70.5 = 68

    CS4 Touring: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 68 = 67

    No road tests of noise for PureContact LS or CS4 Touring. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 68

    Treadwear

    PureContact LS +4
    64
    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSCS4 Touring
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online6962

    PureContact LS: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 68.8 = 68

    CS4 Touring: 60% × 64.9 (est.) + 40% × 61.9 = 64

    No road tests of treadwear for PureContact LS. 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 CS4 Touring. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 70

    Handling (owners)

    PureContact LS +2
    68
    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSCS4 Touring
    Reviews found online7068
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental PureContact LSCooper CS4 Touring
Relative Score 69 67
Dry 69 67
Wet 72 70
Snow 67 64
Comfort 59 66
Noise 68 67
Treadwear 68 64
Handling (owners) 70 68

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PureContact LS

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CS4 Touring

Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A 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

Tire B CS4 Touring

Pros

  • Excellent wet and winter weather traction, including reliable performance in heavy rain and snow without hydroplaning
  • Low road noise and high ride comfort
  • Good overall value for the money with competitive longevity

Cons

  • Grip decreases noticeably as the tire wears down toward the end of its life
  • Faster tread wear reported under heavy-load or towing conditions
  • Discontinued by the manufacturer, making replacement matching difficult
All owner themes in the CS4 Touring review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental PureContact LS B · Cooper CS4 Touring
CategoryAll SeasonAll Season
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Tread depth10/32″11/32″
UTQG700 A A520 A A
Treadwear warranty70,000 mi60,000 mi
SidewallBlack Side WallBlackwall
Max pressure51 psi44 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental PureContact LS

Cooper CS4 Touring

Narrow edge: Continental PureContact LS — better treadwear and snow. Pick the Cooper CS4 Touring if comfort matters most to you.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Cooper CS4 Touring scores 66 vs 59 on comfort.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Continental PureContact LS scores 68 vs 64 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You drive through snowy winters

Continental PureContact LS scores 67 vs 64 on snow.

Tire A · Continental PureContact LS
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Tire B · Cooper CS4 Touring
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PureContact LS or CS4 Touring?

Which is better in the wet, PureContact LS or CS4 Touring?

Neither, by our numbers: 72 vs 70 on the wet score, within 3 points.

Which grips better on dry roads, PureContact LS or CS4 Touring?

Neither, by our numbers: 69 vs 67 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is better in snow, PureContact LS or CS4 Touring?

Continental PureContact LS, 67 vs 64 on our snow score.

Which is quieter, PureContact LS or CS4 Touring?

Neither, by our numbers: 68 vs 67 on the noise score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, PureContact LS or CS4 Touring?

Cooper CS4 Touring, 66 vs 59 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, PureContact LS or CS4 Touring?

Continental PureContact LS, 68 vs 64 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