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Continental TrueContact vs Continental TrueContact Tour — 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 1 + 0 road tests and 32 + 19 owner reviews. How we score

TrueContact Tour leads, 78–75 Narrow edge

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Continental TrueContact
Tire AContinental

TrueContact

Premium Touring All Season tire

± 7

Tests – · 1 test Owners 77 · 32 reviews

Best test result: #3 of 8 in 2022 Consumer Reports All-Season Tires (tested tread life (miles))

Category by category

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

  1. 75

    Dry

    TrueContact Tour +3
    78
    Why this score
    SourceTrueContactTrueContact Tour
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 73 (est.)≈ 74 (est.)
    Reviews found online7983

    TrueContact: 60% × 72.6 (est.) + 40% × 78.8 = 75

    TrueContact Tour: 60% × 74.3 (est.) + 40% × 82.9 = 78

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

  2. 80

    Wet

    TrueContact Tour +3
    83
    Why this score
    SourceTrueContactTrueContact Tour
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 78 (est.)≈ 80 (est.)
    Reviews found online8388

    TrueContact: 60% × 77.6 (est.) + 40% × 83.2 = 80

    TrueContact Tour: 60% × 80.2 (est.) + 40% × 87.8 = 83

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

  3. 70

    Snow

    Level
    70
    Why this score
    SourceTrueContactTrueContact Tour
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 71 (est.)≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online7069

    TrueContact: 60% × 70.5 (est.) + 40% × 70.1 = 70

    TrueContact Tour: 60% × 70 (est.) + 40% × 68.8 = 70

    No road tests of snow for TrueContact. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).

    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 0.37).

  4. 76

    Comfort

    Level
    76
    Why this score
    SourceTrueContactTrueContact Tour
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 71 (est.)≈ 71 (est.)
    Reviews found online7980

    TrueContact: 40% × 71 (est.) + 60% × 79.4 = 76

    TrueContact Tour: 40% × 71.1 (est.) + 60% × 79.7 = 76

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

  5. 70

    Noise

    TrueContact Tour +3
    73
    Why this score
    SourceTrueContactTrueContact Tour
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online7583

    TrueContact: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 74.9 = 70

    TrueContact Tour: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 82.8 = 73

    No road tests of noise for TrueContact or TrueContact Tour. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 72

    Treadwear

    TrueContact Tour +6
    78
    Why this score
    SourceTrueContactTrueContact Tour
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests71≈ 73 (est.)
    Reviews found online7386

    TrueContact: 60% × 70.8 + 40% × 72.6 = 72

    TrueContact Tour: 60% × 73 (est.) + 40% × 86 = 78

    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 0.35).

  7. 77

    Handling (owners)

    TrueContact Tour +4
    81
    Why this score
    SourceTrueContactTrueContact Tour
    Reviews found online7781
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental TrueContactContinental TrueContact Tour
Relative Score 75 78
Dry 75 78
Wet 80 83
Snow 70 70
Comfort 76 76
Noise 70 73
Treadwear 72 78
Handling (owners) 77 81

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TrueContact

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TrueContact Tour

Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A TrueContact

Pros

  • Exceptional ride comfort and smoothness
  • Low road noise
  • Reliable wet and dry traction

Cons

  • Rapid tread wear reported by heavy commuters
  • Some complaints about reduced fuel economy compared to dedicated low rolling resistance tires
  • Occasional note of slight loudness from a minority of users
All owner themes in the TrueContact review

Tire B 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

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental TrueContact B · Continental TrueContact Tour
CategoryPremium Touring All Season tireAll Season Premium Touring tires
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Tread depth11/32″11/32″
UTQG800 A B700 - 800 A A - B
Treadwear warranty90,000 mi—
SidewallBlack Side WallBlack Side Wall - White Wall
Max pressure44 psi44 - 51 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental TrueContact

Continental TrueContact Tour

Narrow edge: Continental TrueContact Tour — better treadwear, dry and wet. 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 B You want the longest tread life

Continental TrueContact Tour scores 78 vs 72 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental TrueContact Tour scores 78 vs 75 on dry.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental TrueContact Tour scores 83 vs 80 on wet.

Pick tire B You want a quieter cabin

Continental TrueContact Tour scores 73 vs 70 on noise.

Tire A · Continental TrueContact
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Tire B · Continental TrueContact Tour
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TrueContact or TrueContact Tour?

Which is better in the wet, TrueContact or TrueContact Tour?

Continental TrueContact Tour, 83 vs 80 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, TrueContact or TrueContact Tour?

Continental TrueContact Tour, 78 vs 75 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, TrueContact or TrueContact Tour?

Neither, by our numbers: 70 vs 70 on the snow score, within 3 points.

Which is quieter, TrueContact or TrueContact Tour?

Continental TrueContact Tour, 73 vs 70 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, TrueContact or TrueContact Tour?

Neither, by our numbers: 76 vs 76 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, TrueContact or TrueContact Tour?

Continental TrueContact Tour, 78 vs 72 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