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Continental TrueContact Tour vs Yokohama BluEarth-4S AW21 — 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 + 5 road tests and 19 + 980 owner reviews. How we score

TrueContact Tour is ahead, 78–62

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Yokohama BluEarth-4S AW21
Tire BYokohama

BluEarth-4S AW21

All Season

± 7

Tests 58 · 5 tests Owners 63 · 980 reviews

Best test result: #3 of 16 in 2024 ADAC All Season Tyre Test (snow braking)

Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

  1. 77

    Dry

    TrueContact Tour +18
    59
    Why this score
    SourceTrueContact TourBluEarth-4S AW21
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 5 tests≈ 74 (est.)55
    Reviews found online8265

    TrueContact Tour: 60% × 73.8 (est.) + 40% × 82.2 = 77

    BluEarth-4S AW21: 60% × 54.5 + 40% × 65.4 = 59

    No road tests of dry for TrueContact Tour. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 83

    Wet

    TrueContact Tour +12
    71
    Why this score
    SourceTrueContact TourBluEarth-4S AW21
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 5 tests≈ 80 (est.)71
    Reviews found online8771

    TrueContact Tour: 60% × 79.8 (est.) + 40% × 87.4 = 83

    BluEarth-4S AW21: 60% × 71.1 + 40% × 70.8 = 71

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

  3. 69

    Snow

    TrueContact Tour +2
    67
    Why this score
    SourceTrueContact TourBluEarth-4S AW21
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests≈ 70 (est.)66
    Reviews found online6868

    TrueContact Tour: 60% × 69.8 (est.) + 40% × 68.4 = 69

    BluEarth-4S AW21: 60% × 66.5 + 40% × 67.7 = 67

    No road tests of snow for TrueContact Tour. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 76

    Comfort

    TrueContact Tour +13
    63
    Why this score
    SourceTrueContact TourBluEarth-4S AW21
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 71 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online7961

    TrueContact Tour: 40% × 70.7 (est.) + 60% × 79.1 = 76

    BluEarth-4S AW21: 40% × 67 (est.) + 60% × 60.6 = 63

    No road tests of comfort for TrueContact Tour or BluEarth-4S AW21. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 73

    Noise

    TrueContact Tour +20
    53
    Why this score
    SourceTrueContact TourBluEarth-4S AW21
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests≈ 66 (est.)43
    Reviews found online83≈ 66 (est.)

    TrueContact Tour: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 82.5 = 73

    BluEarth-4S AW21: 60% × 43.2 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 53

    No road tests of noise for TrueContact Tour. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

    No owner ratings of noise for BluEarth-4S AW21. 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.

  6. 79

    Treadwear

    TrueContact Tour +30
    49
    Why this score
    SourceTrueContact TourBluEarth-4S AW21
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 74 (est.)48
    Reviews found online8651

    TrueContact Tour: 60% × 73.6 (est.) + 40% × 86.2 = 79

    BluEarth-4S AW21: 60% × 47.6 + 40% × 51.1 = 49

    No road tests of treadwear for TrueContact Tour. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 80

    Handling (owners)

    TrueContact Tour +19
    61
    Why this score
    SourceTrueContact TourBluEarth-4S AW21
    Reviews found online8061
  8. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    42
    Why this score
    SourceTrueContact TourBluEarth-4S AW21
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests–42
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental TrueContact TourYokohama BluEarth-4S AW21
Relative Score 78 62
Dry 77 59
Wet 83 71
Snow 69 67
Comfort 76 63
Noise 73 53
Treadwear 79 49
Handling (owners) 80 61
Efficiency – 42

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TrueContact Tour

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BluEarth-4S AW21

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 TrueContact Tour

Pros

  • Extremely low road noise and a comfortable ride quality that absorbs bumps well
  • Impressive tread life and overall mileage durability
  • Reliable wet weather grip and cornering confidence

Cons

  • Some users reported a noticeable drop in fuel economy
  • Desire for improved water displacement grooves to better handle heavy rain
  • Limited performance in deep winter or heavy snow conditions
All owner themes in the TrueContact Tour review

Tire B BluEarth-4S AW21

Pros

  • Excellent grip and stability on wet and flooded roads
  • Strong traction and confidence-inspiring performance in snow and ice
  • Good value for money compared to premium competitors

Cons

  • Higher road noise levels ('howling' or noticeable hum) compared to some other brands
  • Softer cornering feel and reduced precision during hot summer months
  • Minor negative impact on fuel economy for some drivers
All owner themes in the BluEarth-4S AW21 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental TrueContact Tour B · Yokohama BluEarth-4S AW21
CategoryAll Season Premium Touring tiresAll Season
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available1104
Rim diameters16″14″ – 22″
Tread depth11/32″—
UTQG700 - 800 A A - B—
SidewallBlack Side Wall - White Wall—
Max pressure44 - 51 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental TrueContact Tour

Yokohama BluEarth-4S AW21

Winner: Continental TrueContact Tour — better treadwear, noise and handling. It leads or ties in every category we score. Continental TrueContact Tour rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 19 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Continental TrueContact Tour scores 79 vs 49 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You want a quieter cabin

Continental TrueContact Tour scores 73 vs 53 on noise.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Continental TrueContact Tour scores 80 vs 61 on handling.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental TrueContact Tour scores 77 vs 59 on dry.

Tire A · Continental TrueContact Tour
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Tire B · Yokohama BluEarth-4S AW21
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TrueContact Tour or BluEarth-4S AW21?

Which is better in the wet, TrueContact Tour or BluEarth-4S AW21?

Continental TrueContact Tour, 83 vs 71 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, TrueContact Tour or BluEarth-4S AW21?

Continental TrueContact Tour, 77 vs 59 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, TrueContact Tour or BluEarth-4S AW21?

Neither, by our numbers: 69 vs 67 on the snow score, within 3 points.

Which is quieter, TrueContact Tour or BluEarth-4S AW21?

Continental TrueContact Tour, 73 vs 53 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, TrueContact Tour or BluEarth-4S AW21?

Continental TrueContact Tour, 76 vs 63 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, TrueContact Tour or BluEarth-4S AW21?

Continental TrueContact Tour, 79 vs 49 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