Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 22 + 1 road tests and 1,642 + 567 owner reviews. How we score
SportContact 7 is ahead, 83–68
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Tests 84 · 22 tests Owners 81 · 1,642 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 18 in 2025 ADAC Summer Tyre Test (wet braking)
“On my 2nd set. Got decent mileage from them. 15k miles from the first set of rears and i've 11k on the 2nd set with 4.5mm still left on them.”
Tests – · 1 test Owners 59 · 567 reviews
Best test result: #3 of 22 in 2022 Consumer Reports Ultra High Performance Summer Tires (tested tread life (miles))
“G-max rs I put 7k miles on these tires and this is the front how many miles would you say I have before problems occur I plan on replacing in a few weeks Read more”
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | SportContact 7 | G-MAX RS |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 21 / – tests | 100 | ≈ 68 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 91 | 69 |
SportContact 7: 60% × 99.9 + 40% × 90.5 = 96
G-MAX RS: 60% × 68.3 (est.) + 40% × 68.8 = 69
No road tests of dry for G-MAX RS. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
| Source | SportContact 7 | G-MAX RS |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 22 / – tests | 96 | ≈ 71 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 90 | 72 |
SportContact 7: 60% × 95.7 + 40% × 89.9 = 93
G-MAX RS: 60% × 71.2 (est.) + 40% × 71.5 = 71
No road tests of wet for G-MAX RS. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
| Source | SportContact 7 | G-MAX RS |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | – | ≈ 51 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | – | 10 |
G-MAX RS: 60% × 51.4 (est.) + 40% × 10 = 35
No road tests of snow for G-MAX RS. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).
| Source | SportContact 7 | G-MAX RS |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / – tests | 56 | ≈ 67 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 75 | 62 |
SportContact 7: 40% × 55.6 + 60% × 75.4 = 67
G-MAX RS: 40% × 67.3 (est.) + 60% × 61.5 = 64
No road tests of comfort for G-MAX RS. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
| Source | SportContact 7 | G-MAX RS |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 19 / – tests | 59 | ≈ 66 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | ≈ 66 (est.) | 54 |
SportContact 7: 60% × 59.2 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 62
G-MAX RS: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 54.1 = 61
No owner ratings of noise for SportContact 7. 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.
No road tests of noise for G-MAX RS. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
| Source | SportContact 7 | G-MAX RS |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 1 tests | 72 | 73 |
| Reviews found online | 63 | 65 |
SportContact 7: 60% × 72 + 40% × 62.5 = 68
G-MAX RS: 60% × 73.4 + 40% × 64.7 = 70
| Source | SportContact 7 | G-MAX RS |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 89 | 63 |
| Source | SportContact 7 | G-MAX RS |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 21 / – tests | 72 | – |
| Category | Continental SportContact 7 | General G-MAX RS |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 83 | 68 |
| Dry | 96 | 69 |
| Wet | 93 | 71 |
| Snow | – | 35 |
| Comfort | 67 | 64 |
| Noise | 62 | 61 |
| Treadwear | 68 | 70 |
| Handling (owners) | 89 | 63 |
| Efficiency | 72 | – |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
Wet grip and treadwear start at “Important” — the two things buyers rank highest. 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.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
SportContact 7
G-MAX RS
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.
| Discipline | Category | SportContact 7 | G-MAX RS | Δ | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #2/10 2026 ACE Summer Tyre Test | #3/22 2022 Consumer Reports Ultra High Performance Summer Tires | – | Different tests |
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
The community generally regards the SportContact 7 as an excellent ultra-high-performance tire, praised for exceptional dry and wet grip, direct steering, quick warm-up, and good rim protection. Many rank it at or above the Michelin PS4S and ahead of the PS5 and Goodyear Asymmetric 6 for outright performance. The main criticisms are fast tread wear (often about 10–15k miles), low starting tread depth, softer sidewalls, some tramlining and noise, and poor durability on track.
“and they don't have Bridgestone tyre model in both sizes I need. I guess it means I'm back to Camskill and consider either Turanza 6 Enliten or Conti Sport Contact 7. Both got good scores on TyreReviews.com. I could get whole set of Turanzas from Camskill, whereas with Continentals, I would need to buy rear ones elsewhere”
“Just took the factory SC7’s off my gfs puma ST, they are super grippy, they feel even stickier than the PS4S on my car but I’d say they are less predictable at the limits and I always felt like they tramlined a bit too much and they weren’t a very comfortable tyre. Fronts have just under half their tread left after 11000 miles. Swapped em out for conti all season contact 2’s as she needs to be able to go out during any conditions and she doesn’t want to have two sets.”
“On my 2nd set. Got decent mileage from them. 15k miles from the first set of rears and i've 11k on the 2nd set with 4.5mm still left on them.”
Based on 115 community posts
Community sentiment toward the General G-MAX RS is broadly positive, with users frequently praising its exceptional value and strong dry and wet traction as a budget-friendly ultra-high-performance summer tire. While often favorably compared against premium alternatives like the Michelin Pilot Sport 4S or Firestone Indy 500, some owners note compromises including elevated road noise and occasional handling inconsistencies on specific sports car platforms.
“Price no object? Michelin 100%. I have the Generals right now and while they're fine for grip and what not, they are very noisy. I have Michelin X Ice winter tires, and even with the aggressive winter tread, they are considerably quieter than my g-max rs. However I paid about 700 CAD for my set of g-max a couple years ago. So for a price like that, I'm happy. Like anything, expect to get what you pay for.”
“General G-Max RS tires I know they just came out in February 2018 but was wondering if anyone else has had experiences with them yet. From what I’ve dug up, they’re OEM on the new Saleen Mustang. Rated at 360AA. I bring this up because that’s what the dealer has given me after an unfortunate alignment issue with my old tires. Yes I went to the dealer because I trust very few people to work on my car and can afford a little extra. So far these tires haven’t disappointed me but it’s day 1. Highway driving felt very smooth and I hugged the corners going faster than... everyone else. Later today I’m going to take my empty backroad and see how they are in tight turns. General announced these tires are UHP Summer tires meant to attract customers for track and autocross. The only thing that holds me back a little on the throttle is the price tag is SOOO cheap, which is exactly what they wanted. If you have experience with them go ahead and post up please. Read more”
“Darn, no 255/45R18, so I won't get to try these on the E38 for my next set of summers (it'll probably be the Kumho Ecsta Sport or Bridgestone Potenza Sport instead, but Tire Rack no longer has the Bridgestones in 255/45 even though they're still listed on the Bridgestone site). It seems like tire availability in that size is dropping way off. Conti dropped it in the ECS02 and discontinued the General G-Max RS in that size, now it's gone in the Indy 500 V2. So to run either of those tires I'd have to buy different front wheels and move to square 275s instead of the 255/275 stagger I'm running now. PS4S comes in a 255/45, but I'd have to move up to 285/40 in the rear (from 275/40) and they're rather expensive.”
Based on 53 community posts
| Attribute | A · Continental SportContact 7 | B · General G-MAX RS |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer tire |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 123 | 48 |
| Rim diameters | 18″ – 24″ | 16″ – 20″ |
| Tread depth | 8 - 9/32″ | 10/32″ |
| UTQG | 240 AA A | 360 - 700 A - AA A |
| Sidewall | Black Side Wall | Black Side Wall |
| Max pressure | 50 - 51 psi | 50 - 51 psi |
| Sizes in common | 27 | 27 |
Continental SportContact 7
General G-MAX RS
Winner: Continental SportContact 7 — better dry, handling and wet. Where the General G-MAX RS is ahead, it is by less than 3 points.
Continental SportContact 7 scores 96 vs 69 on dry.
Continental SportContact 7 scores 89 vs 63 on handling.
Continental SportContact 7 scores 93 vs 71 on wet.
Continental SportContact 7 scores 67 vs 64 on comfort.
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Continental SportContact 7, 93 vs 71 on our wet score.
Continental SportContact 7, 96 vs 69 on our dry score.
Neither, by our numbers: 62 vs 61 on the noise score, within 3 points.
Continental SportContact 7, 67 vs 64 on our comfort score.
Neither, by our numbers: 68 vs 70 on the treadwear 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
