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

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Continental Sport Contact vs Continental PremiumContact — 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 + 0 road tests and 18 + 15 owner reviews. How we score

Too close to call: Sport Contact 63, PremiumContact 64.

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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. 64

    Dry

    PremiumContact +1
    65
    Why this score
    SourceSport ContactPremiumContact
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online6264

    Sport Contact: 60% × 65.6 (est.) + 40% × 62.1 = 64

    PremiumContact: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 63.8 = 65

    No road tests of dry for Sport Contact. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

    No road tests of dry for PremiumContact. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 66

    Wet

    Sport Contact +2
    64
    Why this score
    SourceSport ContactPremiumContact
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online6562

    Sport Contact: 60% × 67.4 (est.) + 40% × 64.6 = 66

    PremiumContact: 60% × 65.8 (est.) + 40% × 61.7 = 64

    No road tests of wet for Sport Contact. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

    No road tests of wet for PremiumContact. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 62

    Comfort

    PremiumContact +1
    63
    Why this score
    SourceSport ContactPremiumContact
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online5859

    Sport Contact: 40% × 67.1 (est.) + 60% × 58 = 62

    PremiumContact: 40% × 67.3 (est.) + 60% × 59.3 = 63

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

  4. 58

    Treadwear

    PremiumContact +5
    63
    Why this score
    SourceSport ContactPremiumContact
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 61 (est.)≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online5361

    Sport Contact: 60% × 61.4 (est.) + 40% × 52.6 = 58

    PremiumContact: 60% × 64.4 (est.) + 40% × 61.1 = 63

    No road tests of treadwear for Sport Contact. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

    No road tests of treadwear for PremiumContact. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

  5. 62

    Handling (owners)

    Sport Contact +3
    59
    Why this score
    SourceSport ContactPremiumContact
    Reviews found online6259
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental Sport ContactContinental PremiumContact
Relative Score 63 64
Dry 64 65
Wet 66 64
Comfort 62 63
Treadwear 58 63
Handling (owners) 62 59

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Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A Sport Contact

Pros

  • Excellent dry weather grip and cornering stability
  • Commendable tread life and durability for a performance-oriented tire
  • Predictable and progressive handling characteristics

Cons

  • Noticeable decline in wet weather performance as tread depth decreases
  • Inconsistent tread wear reports ranging from 6,000 to 40,000 miles
  • Increased road noise reported by some users
All owner themes in the Sport Contact review

Tire B PremiumContact

Pros

  • Excellent dry-weather grip and handling
  • Strong longevity and tread life for many users
  • High level of ride comfort

Cons

  • Noticeable loss of wet-weather traction as the tire ages
  • Increased road noise at higher speeds or after significant mileage
  • Susceptibility to aquaplaning in standing water
All owner themes in the PremiumContact review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental Sport Contact B · Continental PremiumContact
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—3
Rim diameters—16″ – 19″

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental Sport Contact

Continental PremiumContact

Too close to call: Continental Sport Contact and Continental PremiumContact are within 2 points overall. Continental PremiumContact is stronger on treadwear. Continental Sport Contact rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 18 reviews), so read this result as provisional. Continental PremiumContact rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 15 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Continental PremiumContact scores 63 vs 58 on treadwear.

Tire A · Continental Sport Contact
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Sport Contact or PremiumContact?

Which is better in the wet, Sport Contact or PremiumContact?

Neither, by our numbers: 66 vs 64 on the wet score, within 3 points.

Which grips better on dry roads, Sport Contact or PremiumContact?

Neither, by our numbers: 64 vs 65 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, Sport Contact or PremiumContact?

Neither, by our numbers: 62 vs 63 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, Sport Contact or PremiumContact?

Continental PremiumContact, 63 vs 58 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