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Continental PureContact LS vs Pirelli Cinturato Winter — 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 + 5 road tests and 25 + 7 owner reviews. How we score

Too close to call: PureContact LS 69, Cinturato Winter 68.

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Pirelli Cinturato Winter
Tire BPirelli

Cinturato Winter

Winter

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Tests 66 · 5 tests Owners 68 · 7 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 10 in 2021 AMS Winter Tyre Test (straight aquaplaning)

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 +10
    59
    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSCinturato Winter
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 4 tests≈ 68 (est.)56
    Reviews found online6963

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

    Cinturato Winter: 60% × 56.2 + 40% × 63.4 = 59

    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

    Cinturato Winter +7
    79
    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSCinturato Winter
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 5 tests≈ 72 (est.)81
    Reviews found online7276

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

    Cinturato Winter: 60% × 80.7 + 40% × 75.5 = 79

    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

    Cinturato Winter +8
    75
    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSCinturato Winter
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 5 tests≈ 68 (est.)76
    Reviews found online6473

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

    Cinturato Winter: 60% × 75.7 + 40% × 73.1 = 75

    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

    Cinturato Winter +7
    66
    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSCinturato Winter
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 66 (est.)64
    Reviews found online5467

    PureContact LS: 40% × 65.7 (est.) + 60% × 53.9 = 59

    Cinturato Winter: 40% × 64.2 + 60% × 67.1 = 66

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

  5. 68

    Noise

    Cinturato Winter +3
    71
    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSCinturato Winter
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests≈ 66 (est.)74
    Reviews found online71≈ 66 (est.)

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

    Cinturato Winter: 60% × 74 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 71

    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.

    No owner ratings of noise for Cinturato Winter. The owner half is the owners’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

  6. 68

    Treadwear

    PureContact LS +14
    54
    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSCinturato Winter
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 67 (est.)48
    Reviews found online6962

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

    Cinturato Winter: 60% × 47.7 + 40% × 62.3 = 54

    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).

  7. 70

    Handling (owners)

    PureContact LS +3
    67
    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSCinturato Winter
    Reviews found online7067
  8. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    59
    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSCinturato Winter
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 4 tests–59
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental PureContact LSPirelli Cinturato Winter
Relative Score 69 68
Dry 69 59
Wet 72 79
Snow 67 75
Comfort 59 66
Noise 68 71
Treadwear 68 54
Handling (owners) 70 67
Efficiency – 59

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PureContact LS

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Cinturato Winter

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 Cinturato Winter

Pros

  • Amazing snow and ice grip
  • Strong and reliable wet weather performance
  • Good initial noise levels and overall ride comfort

Cons

  • Average to deteriorating dry grip and emergency braking performance
  • Increases significantly in noise as the tire ages
  • Soft sidewalls affect handling precision
All owner themes in the Cinturato Winter review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental PureContact LS B · Pirelli Cinturato Winter
CategoryAll SeasonWinter
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—33
Rim diameters—14″ – 17″
Tread depth10/32″—
UTQG700 A A—
Treadwear warranty70,000 mi—
SidewallBlack Side Wall—
Max pressure51 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental PureContact LS

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

Too close to call: Continental PureContact LS and Pirelli Cinturato Winter are within 2 points overall. Continental PureContact LS is stronger on treadwear and dry. Pirelli Cinturato Winter is stronger on snow, wet and comfort.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Continental PureContact LS scores 68 vs 54 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental PureContact LS scores 69 vs 59 on dry.

Pick tire B You drive through snowy winters

Pirelli Cinturato Winter scores 75 vs 67 on snow.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Pirelli Cinturato Winter scores 79 vs 72 on wet.

Tire A · Continental PureContact LS
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Tire B · Pirelli Cinturato Winter
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PureContact LS or Cinturato Winter?

Which is better in the wet, PureContact LS or Cinturato Winter?

Pirelli Cinturato Winter, 79 vs 72 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, PureContact LS or Cinturato Winter?

Continental PureContact LS, 69 vs 59 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, PureContact LS or Cinturato Winter?

Pirelli Cinturato Winter, 75 vs 67 on our snow score.

Which is quieter, PureContact LS or Cinturato Winter?

Pirelli Cinturato Winter, 71 vs 68 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, PureContact LS or Cinturato Winter?

Pirelli Cinturato Winter, 66 vs 59 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, PureContact LS or Cinturato Winter?

Continental PureContact LS, 68 vs 54 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