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 + 2 road tests and 1,642 + 4 owner reviews. How we score
SportContact 7 is ahead, 87–64
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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 63 · 2 tests Owners 63 · 4 reviews
Best test result: #2 of 6 in The BEST Track Day Tyres for 2024 (dry braking)
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | SportContact 7 | Pilot Sport Cup 2 R |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 21 / 2 tests | 100 | 79 |
| Reviews found online | 91 | 74 |
SportContact 7: 60% × 99.9 + 40% × 90.5 = 96
Pilot Sport Cup 2 R: 60% × 79.3 + 40% × 73.6 = 77
| Source | SportContact 7 | Pilot Sport Cup 2 R |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 22 / 2 tests | 96 | 46 |
| Reviews found online | 90 | 63 |
SportContact 7: 60% × 95.7 + 40% × 89.9 = 93
Pilot Sport Cup 2 R: 60% × 46 + 40% × 63.1 = 53
| Source | SportContact 7 | Pilot Sport Cup 2 R |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / – tests | 56 | ≈ 69 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 75 | 71 |
SportContact 7: 40% × 55.6 + 60% × 75.4 = 67
Pilot Sport Cup 2 R: 40% × 69.2 (est.) + 60% × 71 = 70
No road tests of comfort for Pilot Sport Cup 2 R. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
| Source | SportContact 7 | Pilot Sport Cup 2 R |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 19 / – tests | 59 | – |
| Reviews found online | ≈ 66 (est.) | – |
SportContact 7: 60% × 59.2 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 62
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.
| Source | SportContact 7 | Pilot Sport Cup 2 R |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests | 72 | ≈ 59 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 63 | 46 |
SportContact 7: 60% × 72 + 40% × 62.5 = 68
Pilot Sport Cup 2 R: 60% × 59.1 (est.) + 40% × 45.7 = 54
No road tests of treadwear for Pilot Sport Cup 2 R. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
| Source | SportContact 7 | Pilot Sport Cup 2 R |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 89 | 73 |
| Source | SportContact 7 | Pilot Sport Cup 2 R |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 21 / – tests | 72 | – |
| Category | Continental SportContact 7 | Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 87 | 64 |
| Dry | 96 | 77 |
| Wet | 93 | 53 |
| Comfort | 67 | 70 |
| Noise | 62 | – |
| Treadwear | 68 | 54 |
| Handling (owners) | 89 | 73 |
| Efficiency | 72 | – |
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.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
SportContact 7
Pilot Sport Cup 2 R
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 | Pilot Sport Cup 2 R | Δ | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Braking | Dry | 100% #1/3 · Top Tire Review 2026 UUHP Tyre Test | 96% #2/5 · 2026 AutoBild Track Day Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Dry Handling | Dry | 99% #2/3 · Top Tire Review 2026 UUHP Tyre Test | 99% #3/5 · 2026 AutoBild Track Day Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Wet Braking | Wet | 100% #1/3 · Top Tire Review 2026 UUHP Tyre Test | 85% #5/5 · 2026 AutoBild Track Day Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Wet Handling | Wet | 100% #1/3 · Top Tire Review 2026 UUHP Tyre Test | 93% #4/5 · 2026 AutoBild Track Day Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #2/10 2026 ACE Summer Tyre Test | #5/5 2026 AutoBild Track Day Tyre Test | – | 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
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
| Attribute | A · Continental SportContact 7 | B · Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 123 | 7 |
| Rim diameters | 18″ – 24″ | 20″ – 21″ |
| Tread depth | 8 - 9/32″ | — |
| UTQG | 240 AA A | 140 A - B A |
| Sidewall | Black Side Wall | — |
| Max pressure | 50 - 51 psi | — |
| Sizes in common | 3 | 3 |
Continental SportContact 7
Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R
Winner: Continental SportContact 7 — better wet, dry and handling. Pick the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R if comfort matters most to you.
Continental SportContact 7 scores 93 vs 53 on wet.
Continental SportContact 7 scores 96 vs 77 on dry.
Continental SportContact 7 scores 89 vs 73 on handling.
Continental SportContact 7 scores 68 vs 54 on treadwear.
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Continental SportContact 7, 93 vs 53 on our wet score.
Continental SportContact 7, 96 vs 77 on our dry score.
Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R, 70 vs 67 on our comfort score.
Continental SportContact 7, 68 vs 54 on our treadwear score.
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
