Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 4 + 1 road tests and 1,304 + 39 owner reviews. How we score
Too close to call: Scorpion Verde 62, ContiSportContact 5 SUV 63.
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Tests 68 · 4 tests Owners 57 · 1,304 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 8 in 2018 All Road 265/60 R18 4x4 Tyre Test (wet braking)
“My mom's mercedes GLC300 came with pirelli scorpion Verde tires and they have 1/32" measured left on the wear bars after less than 30k miles. My mother drives like a grandma too. They're fine for turns and pep on Florida roads but absurdly short wear time.”
Tests 76 · 1 test Owners 48 · 39 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 8 in 2018 All Road 265/60 R18 4x4 Tyre Test (dry braking)
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | Scorpion Verde | ContiSportContact 5 SUV |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 4 / 1 tests | 69 | 79 |
| Reviews found online | 56 | 55 |
| Dry Braking (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–1 | 94% | 100% |
| Dry Handling (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–1 | 98% | 100% |
Scorpion Verde: 60% × 68.7 + 40% × 55.8 = 64
ContiSportContact 5 SUV: 60% × 78.5 + 40% × 55 = 69
| Source | Scorpion Verde | ContiSportContact 5 SUV |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 4 / 1 tests | 70 | 76 |
| Reviews found online | 61 | 60 |
| Straight Aquaplaning (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 1–0 | 96% | 96% |
| Wet Braking (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 1–0 | 100% | 99% |
| Wet Handling (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–1 | 94% | 100% |
Scorpion Verde: 60% × 70.2 + 40% × 60.8 = 66
ContiSportContact 5 SUV: 60% × 75.6 + 40% × 60.4 = 70
| Source | Scorpion Verde | ContiSportContact 5 SUV |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 67 (est.) | – |
| Reviews found online | 60 | – |
Scorpion Verde: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 60.1 = 64
No road tests of snow for Scorpion Verde. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).
| Source | Scorpion Verde | ContiSportContact 5 SUV |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests | 52 | ≈ 64 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 58 | 45 |
Scorpion Verde: 40% × 52.1 + 60% × 58 = 56
ContiSportContact 5 SUV: 40% × 64 (est.) + 60% × 45.2 = 53
No road tests of comfort for ContiSportContact 5 SUV. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
| Source | Scorpion Verde | ContiSportContact 5 SUV |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 4 / 1 tests | 75 | 71 |
| Reviews found online | 54 | ≈ 66 (est.) |
| Noise (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 1–0 | 100% | 98% |
Scorpion Verde: 60% × 74.7 + 40% × 53.8 = 66
ContiSportContact 5 SUV: 60% × 70.8 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 69
No owner ratings of noise for ContiSportContact 5 SUV. 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 | Scorpion Verde | ContiSportContact 5 SUV |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 61 (est.) | ≈ 53 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 51 | 28 |
Scorpion Verde: 60% × 61.1 (est.) + 40% × 51.3 = 57
ContiSportContact 5 SUV: 60% × 52.6 (est.) + 40% × 27.6 = 43
No road tests of treadwear for Scorpion Verde. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
No road tests of treadwear for ContiSportContact 5 SUV. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
| Source | Scorpion Verde | ContiSportContact 5 SUV |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 58 | 58 |
| Source | Scorpion Verde | ContiSportContact 5 SUV |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 4 / 1 tests | 73 | 73 |
| Rolling Resistance (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–1 | 98% | 98% |
| Category | Pirelli Scorpion Verde | Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 62 | 63 |
| Dry | 64 | 69 |
| Wet | 66 | 70 |
| Snow | 64 | – |
| Comfort | 56 | 53 |
| Noise | 66 | 69 |
| Treadwear | 57 | 43 |
| Handling (owners) | 58 | 58 |
| Efficiency | 73 | 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.
Scorpion Verde
ContiSportContact 5 SUV
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.
In the overall rankings of 4 tests that ran both, Pirelli Scorpion Verde finished ahead 0 times and Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV 4 times.
| Discipline | Category | Scorpion Verde | ContiSportContact 5 SUV | Δ | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Braking | Dry | 94% | 100% | −5.7 | 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2018 All Road 265/60 R18 4x4 Tyre Test · 265/60 R18 |
| Dry Handling | Dry | 98% | 100% | −2.1 | 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2018 All Road 265/60 R18 4x4 Tyre Test · 265/60 R18 |
| Straight Aquaplaning | Wet | 96% | 96% | +0.3 | 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2018 All Road 265/60 R18 4x4 Tyre Test · 265/60 R18 |
| Wet Braking | Wet | 100% | 99% | +0.8 | 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2018 All Road 265/60 R18 4x4 Tyre Test · 265/60 R18 |
| Wet Handling | Wet | 94% | 100% | −5.9 | 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2018 All Road 265/60 R18 4x4 Tyre Test · 265/60 R18 |
| Noise | Noise | 100% | 98% | +1.8 | 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2018 All Road 265/60 R18 4x4 Tyre Test · 265/60 R18 |
| Rolling Resistance | Efficiency | 98% | 98% | −0.6 | 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2018 All Road 265/60 R18 4x4 Tyre Test · 265/60 R18 |
| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Price | Cost | 59% | 51% | +7.1 | 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2018 All Road 265/60 R18 4x4 Tyre Test · 265/60 R18 |
| Grass Traction | Off-road | 87% | 89% | −2.5 | 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2018 All Road 265/60 R18 4x4 Tyre Test · 265/60 R18 |
| Gravel Handling | Off-road | 100% | 100% | 0.0 | 0–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2018 All Road 265/60 R18 4x4 Tyre Test · 265/60 R18 |
| Gravel Traction | Off-road | 98% | 96% | +1.6 | 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2018 All Road 265/60 R18 4x4 Tyre Test · 265/60 R18 |
| Mud Traction | Off-road | 88% | 82% | +5.7 | 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2018 All Road 265/60 R18 4x4 Tyre Test · 265/60 R18 |
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #4/8 | #1/8 | – | 0–4 in 4 shared tests Newest: 2018 All Road 265/60 R18 4x4 Tyre Test · 265/60 R18 |
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Community opinion is split: many owners praise the Scorpion Verde for quiet ride, good wet/dry traction, hydroplaning resistance and low price, with some reporting long life. Others, especially OEM users on Jeep, Mercedes and Volvo vehicles, report fast tread wear (about 20–30k miles), poor snow and cold-weather grip that worsens as the tread wears, and uneven wear or sidewall cracking. Many recommend dedicated winter tires or all-weather alternatives like the Michelin CrossClimate 2 for snowy climates.
“We had the stock Pirelli Scorpion Verdes on our XC40 and I can corroborate that they were pretty terrible in the snow. No complaints about them in the dry or wet though, so they would probably be fine for warmer climates. The dealer put Michelin CC2s on our XC60 before we picked it up and I concur with everyone saying they are excellent in the snow. They’re good enough that when our XC90 makes it stateside we’re going to have the dealer take off the brand new Pirelli’s and put on CC2s so I don’t have to worry about swapping snow tires on every year.”
“How are the stock Pirelli Scorpion Verde tires? Worth switching to all weather tires for the winter in Pittsburgh? I bought a Tiguan SE a few months ago and it came stock with the 19 in Pirelli Scorpion Verde tires. I live in Pittsburgh, PA and our winters vary with some years of snow and many years without much at all. However, Pittsburgh gets very cold. How are the stock tires? Is it worth switching to an all weather tires like the Michelin CrossClimate 2s since we switch from dry and wet winters? I do have room to store the CrossClimates for the summer so I can at least use up my stock tires.”
“Quote: Originally Posted by arthurmnev Agreed. On top of that, I'd challenge any dealer on .2 inch variance screwing up electronics with a variance of air expanding and contracting due to heat.. A quick update on this. 275/40 r20 on 2013 a8l are too close to the steering arms. The gap with 265/40 20 is 10mm , a wider tire will shrink this clearance to 6mm. I ended up RMAing these in favor of 35 aspect ratio. These fit perfectly”
Based on 65 community posts
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
| Attribute | A · Pirelli Scorpion Verde | B · Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | SUV and 4x4 | SUV and 4x4 |
| Sizes available | 66 | — |
| Rim diameters | 16″ – 22″ | — |
| Tread depth | 10/32″ | — |
| UTQG | 600 A A | — |
| Sidewall | Blackwall | — |
| Max pressure | 51 psi | — |
Pirelli Scorpion Verde
Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV
Too close to call: Pirelli Scorpion Verde and Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV are within 2 points overall. Pirelli Scorpion Verde is stronger on treadwear and comfort. Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV is stronger on dry, wet and noise.
Pirelli Scorpion Verde scores 57 vs 43 on treadwear.
Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV scores 69 vs 64 on dry.
Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV scores 70 vs 66 on wet.
Pirelli Scorpion Verde scores 56 vs 53 on comfort.
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Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV, 70 vs 66 on our wet score.
Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV, 69 vs 64 on our dry score.
Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV, 69 vs 66 on our noise score.
Pirelli Scorpion Verde, 56 vs 53 on our comfort score.
Pirelli Scorpion Verde, 57 vs 43 on our treadwear score.
Neither, by our numbers: 73 vs 73 on the efficiency 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
