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Yokohama Parada Spec-2 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

Head-to-head Updated

Continental PureContact LS vs Yokohama Parada Spec-2 — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 0 + 0 road tests and 25 + 118 owner reviews. How we score

PureContact LS is ahead, 71–66

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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. 71

    Dry

    Parada Spec-2 +2
    73
    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSParada Spec-2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 70 (est.)≈ 71 (est.)
    Reviews found online7375

    PureContact LS: 60% × 69.6 (est.) + 40% × 72.5 = 71

    Parada Spec-2: 60% × 70.7 (est.) + 40% × 75.2 = 73

    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 0.40).

    No road tests of dry for Parada Spec-2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 73

    Wet

    PureContact LS +12
    61
    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSParada Spec-2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 72 (est.)≈ 63 (est.)
    Reviews found online7458

    PureContact LS: 60% × 72.3 (est.) + 40% × 74.2 = 73

    Parada Spec-2: 60% × 63 (est.) + 40% × 57.6 = 61

    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 0.56).

    No road tests of wet for Parada Spec-2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 67

    Snow

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSParada Spec-2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)–
    Reviews found online64–

    PureContact LS: 60% × 68.1 (est.) + 40% × 64.4 = 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 0.33).

  4. 65

    Comfort

    Level
    65
    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSParada Spec-2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online6162

    PureContact LS: 60% × 67.8 (est.) + 40% × 61.4 = 65

    Parada Spec-2: 60% × 67.8 (est.) + 40% × 61.5 = 65

    No road tests of comfort for PureContact LS or Parada Spec-2. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 70

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSParada Spec-2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)–
    Reviews found online73–

    PureContact LS: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 73.3 = 70

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

  6. 68

    Treadwear

    PureContact LS +6
    62
    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSParada Spec-2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 63 (est.)
    Reviews found online6959

    PureContact LS: 60% × 66.7 (est.) + 40% × 69.1 = 68

    Parada Spec-2: 60% × 63.5 (est.) + 40% × 58.7 = 62

    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 0.31).

    No road tests of treadwear for Parada Spec-2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  7. 73

    Handling (owners)

    PureContact LS +4
    69
    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSParada Spec-2
    Reviews found online7369
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental PureContact LSYokohama Parada Spec-2
Relative Score 71 66
Dry 71 73
Wet 73 61
Snow 67 –
Comfort 65 65
Noise 70 –
Treadwear 68 62
Handling (owners) 73 69

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

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Headline score

PureContact LS

Parada Spec-2

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 Parada Spec-2

Pros

  • Outstanding dry grip and cornering stability
  • Excellent value for money and aggressive tread design
  • Precise steering feedback and predictable breakaway limits in the dry

Cons

  • Poor wet-weather traction and high risk of aquaplaning
  • Fast tread wear due to the soft rubber compound
  • Noticeable road noise at cruising speeds
All owner themes in the Parada Spec-2 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental PureContact LS B · Yokohama Parada Spec-2
CategoryAll SeasonSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
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

Yokohama Parada Spec-2

Winner: Continental PureContact LS — better wet and treadwear. Where the Yokohama Parada Spec-2 is ahead, it is by less than 3 points.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental PureContact LS scores 73 vs 61 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Continental PureContact LS scores 68 vs 62 on treadwear.

Tire A · Continental PureContact LS
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PureContact LS or Parada Spec-2?

Which is better in the wet, PureContact LS or Parada Spec-2?

Continental PureContact LS, 73 vs 61 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, PureContact LS or Parada Spec-2?

Neither, by our numbers: 71 vs 73 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, PureContact LS or Parada Spec-2?

Neither, by our numbers: 65 vs 65 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, PureContact LS or Parada Spec-2?

Continental PureContact LS, 68 vs 62 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