Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 3 + 8 road tests and 3,151 + 311 owner reviews. How we score
Cinturato P7 leads, 69–67 Narrow edge
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Tests 73 · 3 tests Owners 59 · 3,151 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 8 in 2020 Gute Fahrt SUV Summer Tyre Test (dry braking)
“In the end I went with Bridgestone Potenza RE 050's Very happy. Grips as well as the Conti Sport5's without disintegrating after a few hard mountain passes. On a light car sport contact5's, For a heavier car RE 050's are fantastic completely sold. Pilot Sports are far too soft these cars.”
Tests 73 · 8 tests Owners 61 · 311 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 12 in 2023 Best SUV Tyres Tested (dry braking)
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | Sport Contact 5 | Cinturato P7 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / 7 tests | 76 | 78 |
| Reviews found online | 70 | 64 |
| Dry Braking (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 1–0 | 100% | 93% |
| Dry Handling (tester's mark) (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 1–0 | 100% | 67% |
Sport Contact 5: 60% × 76.2 + 40% × 69.6 = 74
Cinturato P7: 60% × 78.3 + 40% × 63.5 = 72
| Source | Sport Contact 5 | Cinturato P7 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / 7 tests | 75 | 80 |
| Reviews found online | 72 | 68 |
| Straight Aquaplaning (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–1 | 99% | 100% |
| Wet Handling (tester's mark) (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 1–0 | 100% | 67% |
| Wet Braking (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 1–0 | 99% | 97% |
| Wet Circle (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 1–0 | 97% | 92% |
Sport Contact 5: 60% × 74.6 + 40% × 72 = 74
Cinturato P7: 60% × 80 + 40% × 68.3 = 75
| Source | Sport Contact 5 | Cinturato P7 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | – | ≈ 65 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | – | 54 |
Cinturato P7: 60% × 65.3 (est.) + 40% × 54.1 = 61
No road tests of snow for Cinturato P7. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).
| Source | Sport Contact 5 | Cinturato P7 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 3 tests | 61 | 89 |
| Reviews found online | 60 | 61 |
| Comfort (tester's mark) (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–1 | 67% | 100% |
Sport Contact 5: 40% × 61.3 + 60% × 60.4 = 61
Cinturato P7: 40% × 89.4 + 60% × 60.8 = 72
| Source | Sport Contact 5 | Cinturato P7 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / 6 tests | 66 | 61 |
| Reviews found online | ≈ 66 (est.) | 65 |
| Noise (tester's mark) (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–0 | 67% | 67% |
Sport Contact 5: 60% × 66.3 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 66
Cinturato P7: 60% × 61.1 + 40% × 65.4 = 63
No owner ratings of noise for Sport Contact 5. 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.
| Source | Sport Contact 5 | Cinturato P7 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests | ≈ 55 (est.) | 61 |
| Reviews found online | 34 | 55 |
Sport Contact 5: 60% × 54.9 (est.) + 40% × 34.4 = 47
Cinturato P7: 60% × 60.6 + 40% × 55 = 58
No road tests of treadwear for Sport Contact 5. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
| Source | Sport Contact 5 | Cinturato P7 |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 66 | 63 |
| Source | Sport Contact 5 | Cinturato P7 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / 6 tests | 74 | 75 |
| Rolling Resistance (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–1 | 96% | 97% |
| Category | Continental Sport Contact 5 | Pirelli Cinturato P7 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 67 | 69 |
| Dry | 74 | 72 |
| Wet | 74 | 75 |
| Snow | – | 61 |
| Comfort | 61 | 72 |
| Noise | 66 | 63 |
| Treadwear | 47 | 58 |
| Handling (owners) | 66 | 63 |
| Efficiency | 74 | 75 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
Wet grip starts at “Important”. Treadwear starts at “Neutral” here: road tests measured it for at most one of the two tires, so it rests on owner reviews. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Sport Contact 5
Cinturato P7
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Per discipline: the average % of the best tire over every test both tires were in, and how many of those tests each one won. “Different tests” rows compare results from separate tests.
In the overall rankings of 5 tests that ran both, Continental Sport Contact 5 finished ahead 4 times and Pirelli Cinturato P7 1 times.
| Discipline | Category | Sport Contact 5 | Cinturato P7 | Δ | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Braking | Dry | 100% | 93% | +7.0 | 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2020 Gute Fahrt SUV Summer Tyre Test · 215/50 R18 |
| Dry Handling | Dry | 98% #4/10 · 2017 Sport Auto UHP and Track Day Test | 99% #6/8 · 2024 Auto Express Summer Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Dry Handling (tester's mark) | Dry | 100% | 67% | +33.3 | 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2020 Gute Fahrt SUV Summer Tyre Test · 215/50 R18 |
| Straight Aquaplaning | Wet | 99% | 100% | −1.5 | 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2020 Gute Fahrt SUV Summer Tyre Test · 215/50 R18 |
| Wet Braking | Wet | 99% | 97% | +2.5 | 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2020 Gute Fahrt SUV Summer Tyre Test · 215/50 R18 |
| Wet Circle | Wet | 97% | 92% | +5.1 | 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2020 Gute Fahrt SUV Summer Tyre Test · 215/50 R18 |
| Wet Handling | Wet | 97% #4/10 · 2017 Sport Auto UHP and Track Day Test | 98% #7/8 · 2024 Auto Express Summer Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Wet Handling (tester's mark) | Wet | 100% | 67% | +33.3 | 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2020 Gute Fahrt SUV Summer Tyre Test · 215/50 R18 |
| Comfort (tester's mark) | Comfort | 67% | 100% | −33.3 | 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2020 Gute Fahrt SUV Summer Tyre Test · 215/50 R18 |
| Noise | Noise | 99% #5/9 · 2017 Auto Bild UHP Tyre Test | 96% #9/12 · 2023 Best SUV Tyres Tested | – | Different tests |
| Noise (tester's mark) | Noise | 67% | 67% | 0.0 | 0–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2020 Gute Fahrt SUV Summer Tyre Test · 215/50 R18 |
| Rolling Resistance | Efficiency | 96% | 97% | −1.0 | 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2020 Gute Fahrt SUV Summer Tyre Test · 215/50 R18 |
| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #2/8 | #5/8 | – | 4–1 in 5 shared tests Newest: 2020 Gute Fahrt SUV Summer Tyre Test · 215/50 R18 |
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Community feedback on the Continental Sport Contact 5 highlights strong grip and effective braking in both wet and dry conditions, along with good cornering feel. However, opinions are mixed regarding treadwear and durability, with multiple users raising concerns over rapid tire wear and degradation under heavy loads or spirited driving. While some drivers prefer them over competing models, others view them as inferior to subsequent Continental generations or rival brands.
“I've just had a set of these Continental Sport Contact 5 fitted to my car and I'm quite impressed with them. They seem to be really good in the wet, stopping distances were notable shorter, more so than I'd expect with the extra tread depth. They are also really good in the dry and give a nice "feel" on tight corners. They have replaced the Eagle F1's in my mind as the best day to day tyre. Anyone else had them fitted?”
“I run Accelera PHI2's on my 20's and have done for the last 3-4 years with absolutely no problems. I'm a biker and like to press on in all my vehicles. Never had a scary moment in the van in any weather and drive just as fast in that as I do the car (conti sport contact 5's on that). Only cover about 6K in the van per year so don't want anything that lasts too long as it would deteriorate before it was anywhere near worn out. Mike likes banging on about Michelins but they can have problems as well as anything else. Michelin Agilis 51's had problems with bulges and tyre failures in the past. Other michelin tyre problems (I know how much Mike likes Yankee sites!) And Michelin have tyre factories all over the world including India and Asia. Not all cheaper tyres are bad tyres. Pirelli P6000 were notoriously bad for example, and Pirelli are not classed as a budget tyre. Mike will still bang on like a broken record though about VW and 16 and 17 inch tyres though. Its probably an old age thing”
“Quote: Originally Posted by bret In the end I went with Bridgestone Potenza RE 050's Very happy. Grips as well as the Conti Sport5's without disintegrating after a few hard mountain passes. On a light car sport contact5's, For a heavier car RE 050's are fantastic completely sold. Pilot Sports are far too soft these cars. Back in the day I had numerous sets of Potenza's on a Saab 900 Turbo...that's been a good tire for a long long time. Check out the Cooper Zeon when you get a chance, heckuva tire at any price.”
Based on 14 community posts
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
| Attribute | A · Continental Sport Contact 5 | B · Pirelli Cinturato P7 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 84 | 49 |
| Rim diameters | 17″ – 22″ | 16″ – 21″ |
| Tread depth | — | 10/32″ |
| UTQG | 280 - 420 A - AA A | 500 A A |
| Sidewall | — | Blackwall |
| Max pressure | — | 51 psi |
| Sizes in common | 28 | 28 |
Continental Sport Contact 5
Pirelli Cinturato P7
Narrow edge: Pirelli Cinturato P7 — better comfort and treadwear. Pick the Continental Sport Contact 5 if noise matters most to you.
Pirelli Cinturato P7 scores 72 vs 61 on comfort.
Pirelli Cinturato P7 scores 58 vs 47 on treadwear.
Continental Sport Contact 5 scores 66 vs 63 on noise.
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Neither, by our numbers: 74 vs 75 on the wet score, within 3 points.
Neither, by our numbers: 74 vs 72 on the dry score, within 3 points.
Continental Sport Contact 5, 66 vs 63 on our noise score.
Pirelli Cinturato P7, 72 vs 61 on our comfort score.
Pirelli Cinturato P7, 58 vs 47 on our treadwear score.
Neither, by our numbers: 74 vs 75 on the efficiency score, within 3 points.
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
