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Continental PureContact LS vs General Altimax Sport — 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 + 1 road tests and 25 + 32 owner reviews. How we score

Altimax Sport leads, 71–69 Narrow edge

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General Altimax Sport
Tire BGeneral

Altimax Sport

Summer

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Tests 68 · 1 test Owners 74 · 32 reviews

Best test result: #19 of 45 in 2019 Summer 53 Tyre Braking Shootout (wet braking)

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 +3
    66
    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSAltimax Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 68 (est.)64
    Reviews found online6969

    PureContact LS: 60% × 68.3 (est.) + 40% × 68.9 = 69

    Altimax Sport: 60% × 63.9 + 40% × 68.8 = 66

    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).

  2. 72

    Wet

    Altimax Sport +2
    74
    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSAltimax Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 71 (est.)72
    Reviews found online7276

    PureContact LS: 60% × 71.5 (est.) + 40% × 72.1 = 72

    Altimax Sport: 60% × 72.4 + 40% × 75.7 = 74

    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).

  3. 67

    Snow

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSAltimax Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)–
    Reviews found online64–

    PureContact LS: 60% × 68.4 (est.) + 40% × 64 = 67

    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).

  4. 59

    Comfort

    Altimax Sport +11
    70
    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSAltimax Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online5471

    PureContact LS: 40% × 65.7 (est.) + 60% × 53.8 = 59

    Altimax Sport: 40% × 69.2 (est.) + 60% × 71.1 = 70

    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 Altimax Sport. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. 68

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSAltimax Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)–
    Reviews found online70–

    PureContact LS: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 70.3 = 68

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

  6. 68

    Treadwear

    Altimax Sport +6
    74
    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSAltimax Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 71 (est.)
    Reviews found online6978

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

    Altimax Sport: 60% × 70.6 (est.) + 40% × 77.9 = 74

    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 Altimax Sport. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 69

    Handling (owners)

    Altimax Sport +4
    73
    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSAltimax Sport
    Reviews found online6973
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental PureContact LSGeneral Altimax Sport
Relative Score 69 71
Dry 69 66
Wet 72 74
Snow 67 –
Comfort 59 70
Noise 68 –
Treadwear 68 74
Handling (owners) 69 73

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

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Headline score
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PureContact LS

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Altimax Sport

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 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 Altimax Sport

Pros

  • Excellent value for money compared to premium brands
  • Impressive tread life and durability
  • Reliable dry-weather handling and responsiveness

Cons

  • Increased road noise as the tire ages
  • Inconsistent wet-weather grip for some users
  • Performance degradation noted after significant mileage
All owner themes in the Altimax Sport review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental PureContact LS B · General Altimax Sport
CategoryAll SeasonSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—20
Rim diameters—14″ – 20″
Tread depth10/32″—
UTQG700 A A—
Treadwear warranty70,000 mi—
SidewallBlack Side WallBlackwall
Max pressure51 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental PureContact LS

General Altimax Sport

Narrow edge: General Altimax Sport — better comfort and treadwear. Pick the Continental PureContact LS if dry matters most to you.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

General Altimax Sport scores 70 vs 59 on comfort.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

General Altimax Sport scores 74 vs 68 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental PureContact LS scores 69 vs 66 on dry.

Tire A · Continental PureContact LS
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Tire B · General Altimax Sport
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PureContact LS or Altimax Sport?

Which is better in the wet, PureContact LS or Altimax Sport?

Neither, by our numbers: 72 vs 74 on the wet score, within 3 points.

Which grips better on dry roads, PureContact LS or Altimax Sport?

Continental PureContact LS, 69 vs 66 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, PureContact LS or Altimax Sport?

General Altimax Sport, 70 vs 59 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, PureContact LS or Altimax Sport?

General Altimax Sport, 74 vs 68 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