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 1,341 + 897 owner reviews. How we score
UltraContact is ahead, 76–46
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Tests 78 · 1 test Owners 75 · 1,341 reviews
Best test result: #3 of 50 in 2023 ADAC Summer Tyre Test (abrasion)
“Im normalen täglichen Gebrauch wirst du keinen Unterschied feststellen. Den Ultra Contact verkaufe ich hauptsächlich an Vielfahrer da aus ihm etwas mehr Laufleistung rauszuholen ist. Ansonsten triffst du mit keinem Continental die falsche Wahl.”
Tests – · none yet Owners 37 · 897 reviews
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | UltraContact | L-Grip 55 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests | 80 | ≈ 54 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 75 | 35 |
UltraContact: 60% × 79.6 + 40% × 74.7 = 78
L-Grip 55: 60% × 54.3 (est.) + 40% × 35.2 = 47
No road tests of dry for L-Grip 55. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
| Source | UltraContact | L-Grip 55 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests | 73 | ≈ 54 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 78 | 40 |
UltraContact: 60% × 72.9 + 40% × 78.3 = 75
L-Grip 55: 60% × 53.7 (est.) + 40% × 39.7 = 48
No road tests of wet for L-Grip 55. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
| Source | UltraContact | L-Grip 55 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 70 (est.) | ≈ 62 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 75 | 35 |
UltraContact: 40% × 70.1 (est.) + 60% × 75.1 = 73
L-Grip 55: 40% × 61.9 (est.) + 60% × 35.2 = 46
No road tests of comfort for UltraContact. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.21).
No road tests of comfort for L-Grip 55. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.21).
| Source | UltraContact | L-Grip 55 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests | 83 | ≈ 56 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 74 | 38 |
UltraContact: 60% × 83 + 40% × 74 = 79
L-Grip 55: 60% × 56.2 (est.) + 40% × 37.6 = 49
No road tests of treadwear for L-Grip 55. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
| Source | UltraContact | L-Grip 55 |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 72 | 33 |
| Source | UltraContact | L-Grip 55 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests | 73 | – |
| Category | Continental UltraContact | iLink L-Grip 55 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 76 | 46 |
| Dry | 78 | 47 |
| Wet | 75 | 48 |
| Comfort | 73 | 46 |
| Treadwear | 79 | 49 |
| Handling (owners) | 72 | 33 |
| Efficiency | 73 | – |
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.
UltraContact
L-Grip 55
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
The Continental UltraContact (including the NXT and UC7 variants) is generally viewed as a comfortable, quiet, efficient and long-lasting tire. Several owners and a seller recommend it, citing better mileage and a transformed ride. Reservations include its positioning relative to the PremiumContact (which has better handling and wet performance), doubts about winter and snow ability, and one Tesla owner who was not fully happy with it.
“I'm very curious as well. Can't seem to find any info on the Primacy 5. They say it's better than the 4+ it replaces but noone has tried on a Tesla. I'm currently running Continental ultra contact NXT which is a triple A but not entirely happy. Maybe will go back to the Hankook Ion Evo or Primacy 5.”
“I am driving an ev with factory size 215/55/r18 and this ultracontact nxt is the only tyres with A rated interms of energy efficiency and noise level. Sadly cant get this in my country.”
“Looks like some sort of eco appealing tire. THE MOST SUSTAINABLE TIRE! (last on my priority of what I want from a tire) Probably not great in winter.. if you have winter.. tread pattern looks too solid with no voids.. good for noise.. not great for snow or slush.”
Based on 20 community posts
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
| Attribute | A · Continental UltraContact | B · iLink L-Grip 55 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | — |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | — |
| Sizes available | 94 | 84 |
| Rim diameters | 14″ – 20″ | 12″ – 17″ |
| Sizes in common | 42 | 42 |
Continental UltraContact
iLink L-Grip 55
Winner: Continental UltraContact — better handling, dry and treadwear. It leads or ties in every category we score.
Continental UltraContact scores 72 vs 33 on handling.
Continental UltraContact scores 78 vs 47 on dry.
Continental UltraContact scores 79 vs 49 on treadwear.
Continental UltraContact scores 75 vs 48 on wet.
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Continental UltraContact, 75 vs 48 on our wet score.
Continental UltraContact, 78 vs 47 on our dry score.
Continental UltraContact, 73 vs 46 on our comfort score.
Continental UltraContact, 79 vs 49 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
