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Continental PureContact looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

General AltiMAX RT looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

Head-to-head Updated

Continental PureContact vs General AltiMAX RT — 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 29 + 11 owner reviews. How we score

PureContact leads, 68–65 Narrow edge

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Continental PureContact
Tire AContinental

PureContact

All-Season Premium Touring tires

Tests – · none yet Owners 67 · 29 reviews

General AltiMAX RT
Tire BGeneral

AltiMAX RT

All-Season Touring tires

Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 63 · 11 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 68

    Dry

    PureContact +3
    65
    Why this score
    SourcePureContactAltiMAX RT
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online6864

    PureContact: 60% × 67.7 (est.) + 40% × 67.6 = 68

    AltiMAX RT: 60% × 66.1 (est.) + 40% × 63.7 = 65

    No road tests of dry for PureContact. 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 AltiMAX RT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 72

    Wet

    PureContact +5
    67
    Why this score
    SourcePureContactAltiMAX RT
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 72 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online7366

    PureContact: 60% × 71.7 (est.) + 40% × 73.2 = 72

    AltiMAX RT: 60% × 67.7 (est.) + 40% × 66 = 67

    No road tests of wet for PureContact. 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 AltiMAX RT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 63

    Snow

    PureContact +2
    61
    Why this score
    SourcePureContactAltiMAX RT
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online5855

    PureContact: 60% × 66 (est.) + 40% × 58.1 = 63

    AltiMAX RT: 60% × 65 (est.) + 40% × 55 = 61

    No road tests of snow for PureContact. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).

    No road tests of snow for AltiMAX RT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).

  4. 68

    Comfort

    PureContact +3
    65
    Why this score
    SourcePureContactAltiMAX RT
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online6762

    PureContact: 60% × 68.8 (est.) + 40% × 67.2 = 68

    AltiMAX RT: 60% × 67.8 (est.) + 40% × 61.5 = 65

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

  5. 68

    Noise

    PureContact +2
    66
    Why this score
    SourcePureContactAltiMAX RT
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online6965

    PureContact: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 69.2 = 68

    AltiMAX RT: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 64.8 = 66

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

  6. 66

    Treadwear

    PureContact +1
    65
    Why this score
    SourcePureContactAltiMAX RT
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online6664

    PureContact: 60% × 65.7 (est.) + 40% × 66 = 66

    AltiMAX RT: 60% × 65.1 (est.) + 40% × 63.8 = 65

    No road tests of treadwear for PureContact. 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 AltiMAX RT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  7. –

    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
    64
    Why this score
    SourcePureContactAltiMAX RT
    Reviews found online–64
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental PureContactGeneral AltiMAX RT
Relative Score 68 65
Dry 68 65
Wet 72 67
Snow 63 61
Comfort 68 65
Noise 68 66
Treadwear 66 65
Handling (owners) – 64

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

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

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Headline score

PureContact

AltiMAX RT

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

Pros

  • Exceptional wet and dry traction
  • Quiet and smooth ride quality
  • Great overall performance relative to price

Cons

  • Soft sidewalls can lead to reduced cornering confidence or understeer on certain light vehicles
  • Some users perceive the sidewalls as thin and vulnerable to minor punctures
  • Occasional reports of higher-than-expected road noise on specific vehicle applications
All owner themes in the PureContact review

Tire B AltiMAX RT

Pros

  • Affordable price point offering high value
  • Quiet and comfortable ride quality suitable for large sedans
  • Reliable all-around traction in both wet and dry conditions

Cons

  • Subpar wet-weather performance reported by some users
  • Premature tread wear down to 30,000 miles in isolated experiences
All owner themes in the AltiMAX RT review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental PureContact B · General AltiMAX RT
CategoryAll-Season Premium Touring tiresAll-Season Touring tires
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Tread depth—10/32″
UTQG—440 A A
Treadwear warranty70,000 mi70,000 mi
SidewallBlackwallBlackwall
Max pressure51 psi44 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental PureContact

General AltiMAX RT

Narrow edge: Continental PureContact — better wet, dry and comfort. It leads or ties in every category we score. General AltiMAX RT rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 11 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental PureContact scores 72 vs 67 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental PureContact scores 68 vs 65 on dry.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Continental PureContact scores 68 vs 65 on comfort.

Tire A · Continental PureContact
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Tire B · General AltiMAX RT
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PureContact or AltiMAX RT?

Which is better in the wet, PureContact or AltiMAX RT?

Continental PureContact, 72 vs 67 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, PureContact or AltiMAX RT?

Continental PureContact, 68 vs 65 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, PureContact or AltiMAX RT?

Neither, by our numbers: 63 vs 61 on the snow score, within 3 points.

Which is quieter, PureContact or AltiMAX RT?

Neither, by our numbers: 68 vs 66 on the noise score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, PureContact or AltiMAX RT?

Continental PureContact, 68 vs 65 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, PureContact or AltiMAX RT?

Neither, by our numbers: 66 vs 65 on the treadwear score, within 3 points.

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