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Continental Sport Contact 5 SSR Runflat vs Goodyear Eagle Touring — 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 33 + 44 owner reviews. How we score

Sport Contact 5 SSR Runflat is ahead, 62–53

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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. 66

    Dry

    Sport Contact 5 SSR Runflat +12
    54
    Why this score
    SourceSport Contact 5 SSR RunflatEagle Touring
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 59 (est.)
    Reviews found online6446

    Sport Contact 5 SSR Runflat: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 64.4 = 66

    Eagle Touring: 60% × 58.9 (est.) + 40% × 45.8 = 54

    No road tests of dry for Sport Contact 5 SSR Runflat. 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 Eagle Touring. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 65

    Wet

    Sport Contact 5 SSR Runflat +10
    55
    Why this score
    SourceSport Contact 5 SSR RunflatEagle Touring
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 58 (est.)
    Reviews found online6450

    Sport Contact 5 SSR Runflat: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 63.5 = 65

    Eagle Touring: 60% × 58.5 (est.) + 40% × 49.6 = 55

    No road tests of wet for Sport Contact 5 SSR Runflat. 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 Eagle Touring. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. –

    Snow

    No comparison
    55
    Why this score
    SourceSport Contact 5 SSR RunflatEagle Touring
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 61 (est.)
    Reviews found online–44

    Eagle Touring: 60% × 61.5 (est.) + 40% × 44.4 = 55

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

  4. 58

    Comfort

    Level
    58
    Why this score
    SourceSport Contact 5 SSR RunflatEagle Touring
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 65 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online4846

    Sport Contact 5 SSR Runflat: 60% × 65.4 (est.) + 40% × 47.6 = 58

    Eagle Touring: 60% × 65.2 (est.) + 40% × 46.3 = 58

    No road tests of comfort for Sport Contact 5 SSR Runflat or Eagle Touring. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    61
    Why this score
    SourceSport Contact 5 SSR RunflatEagle Touring
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online–52

    Eagle Touring: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 52.4 = 61

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

  6. 50

    Treadwear

    Sport Contact 5 SSR Runflat +2
    48
    Why this score
    SourceSport Contact 5 SSR RunflatEagle Touring
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 57 (est.)≈ 56 (est.)
    Reviews found online3936

    Sport Contact 5 SSR Runflat: 60% × 57.4 (est.) + 40% × 38.8 = 50

    Eagle Touring: 60% × 56.4 (est.) + 40% × 35.6 = 48

    No road tests of treadwear for Sport Contact 5 SSR Runflat. 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 Eagle Touring. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  7. 61

    Handling (owners)

    Sport Contact 5 SSR Runflat +18
    43
    Why this score
    SourceSport Contact 5 SSR RunflatEagle Touring
    Reviews found online6143
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental Sport Contact 5 SSR RunflatGoodyear Eagle Touring
Relative Score 62 53
Dry 66 54
Wet 65 55
Snow – 55
Comfort 58 58
Noise – 61
Treadwear 50 48
Handling (owners) 61 43

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

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Headline score

Sport Contact 5 SSR Runflat

Eagle Touring

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 Sport Contact 5 SSR Runflat

Pros

  • Exceptional dry and wet grip with responsive handling
  • Precise steering feedback and cornering stability
  • Acts as a reliable, secure OEM choice for European sport sedans and SUVs

Cons

  • Rapid tread wear and short overall lifespan
  • Firm, harsh ride quality that transmits impacts over rough roads and potholes
  • Elevated road noise as the tires age
All owner themes in the Sport Contact 5 SSR Runflat review

Tire B Eagle Touring

Pros

  • Quiet and smooth ride quality
  • Competitive price point and value
  • Reliable performance in dry, fair-weather conditions

Cons

  • Rapid and premature tread wear
  • Poor traction and handling in wet or snowy conditions
  • Difficulty maintaining balance
All owner themes in the Eagle Touring review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental Sport Contact 5 SSR Runflat B · Goodyear Eagle Touring
CategorySummerAll Season
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—30
Rim diameters—18″ – 24″
Tread depth—8 - 12/32″
UTQG—350 - 560 A A
Sidewall—Black Side Wall - Vertical Serrated Band
Max pressure—50 - 51 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental Sport Contact 5 SSR Runflat

Goodyear Eagle Touring

Winner: Continental Sport Contact 5 SSR Runflat — better handling, dry and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Continental Sport Contact 5 SSR Runflat scores 61 vs 43 on handling.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental Sport Contact 5 SSR Runflat scores 66 vs 54 on dry.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental Sport Contact 5 SSR Runflat scores 65 vs 55 on wet.

Tire A · Continental Sport Contact 5 SSR Runflat
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Sport Contact 5 SSR Runflat or Eagle Touring?

Which is better in the wet, Sport Contact 5 SSR Runflat or Eagle Touring?

Continental Sport Contact 5 SSR Runflat, 65 vs 55 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Sport Contact 5 SSR Runflat or Eagle Touring?

Continental Sport Contact 5 SSR Runflat, 66 vs 54 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, Sport Contact 5 SSR Runflat or Eagle Touring?

Neither, by our numbers: 58 vs 58 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, Sport Contact 5 SSR Runflat or Eagle Touring?

Neither, by our numbers: 50 vs 48 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