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Pirelli Scorpion Zero All Season Plus vs Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV — 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 + 1 road tests and 9 + 39 owner reviews. How we score

Scorpion Zero All Season Plus is ahead, 69–63

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Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV
Tire BContinental

ContiSportContact 5 SUV

Summer

± 6

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)

Category by category

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

  1. 68

    Dry

    ContiSportContact 5 SUV +1
    69
    Why this score
    SourceScorpion Zero All Season PlusContiSportContact 5 SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 68 (est.)79
    Reviews found online6755

    Scorpion Zero All Season Plus: 60% × 67.7 (est.) + 40% × 67.4 = 68

    ContiSportContact 5 SUV: 60% × 78.5 + 40% × 54.9 = 69

    No road tests of dry for Scorpion Zero All Season Plus. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 72

    Wet

    Scorpion Zero All Season Plus +2
    70
    Why this score
    SourceScorpion Zero All Season PlusContiSportContact 5 SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 72 (est.)76
    Reviews found online7360

    Scorpion Zero All Season Plus: 60% × 71.9 (est.) + 40% × 72.9 = 72

    ContiSportContact 5 SUV: 60% × 75.6 + 40% × 60.4 = 70

    No road tests of wet for Scorpion Zero All Season Plus. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 68

    Snow

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceScorpion Zero All Season PlusContiSportContact 5 SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)–
    Reviews found online66–

    Scorpion Zero All Season Plus: 60% × 69 (est.) + 40% × 65.8 = 68

    No road tests of snow for Scorpion Zero All Season Plus. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 67

    Comfort

    Scorpion Zero All Season Plus +14
    53
    Why this score
    SourceScorpion Zero All Season PlusContiSportContact 5 SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online6645

    Scorpion Zero All Season Plus: 40% × 68.1 (est.) + 60% × 65.6 = 67

    ContiSportContact 5 SUV: 40% × 63.9 (est.) + 60% × 45.1 = 53

    No road tests of comfort for Scorpion Zero All Season Plus. 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 ContiSportContact 5 SUV. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.21).

  5. 68

    Noise

    ContiSportContact 5 SUV +1
    69
    Why this score
    SourceScorpion Zero All Season PlusContiSportContact 5 SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 66 (est.)71
    Reviews found online71≈ 66 (est.)

    Scorpion Zero All Season Plus: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 70.6 = 68

    ContiSportContact 5 SUV: 60% × 70.8 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 69

    No road tests of noise for Scorpion Zero All Season Plus. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

    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.

  6. 66

    Treadwear

    Scorpion Zero All Season Plus +23
    43
    Why this score
    SourceScorpion Zero All Season PlusContiSportContact 5 SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 53 (est.)
    Reviews found online6628

    Scorpion Zero All Season Plus: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 66.1 = 66

    ContiSportContact 5 SUV: 60% × 52.6 (est.) + 40% × 27.6 = 43

    No road tests of treadwear for Scorpion Zero All Season Plus. 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).

  7. –

    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
    58
    Why this score
    SourceScorpion Zero All Season PlusContiSportContact 5 SUV
    Reviews found online–58
  8. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    73
    Why this score
    SourceScorpion Zero All Season PlusContiSportContact 5 SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–73
Scores at a glance
CategoryPirelli Scorpion Zero All Season PlusContinental ContiSportContact 5 SUV
Relative Score 69 63
Dry 68 69
Wet 72 70
Snow 68 –
Comfort 67 53
Noise 68 69
Treadwear 66 43
Handling (owners) – 58
Efficiency – 73

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

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Headline score
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Scorpion Zero All Season Plus

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ContiSportContact 5 SUV

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 Scorpion Zero All Season Plus

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Tire B ContiSportContact 5 SUV

Pros

  • Impressive wet and dry grip with responsive handling
  • Exceptional braking performance in various conditions
  • Quiet operation and smooth, comfortable ride quality

Cons

  • Rapid and premature tread wear, with many users needing replacements under 15,000 miles
  • High price point relative to the mileage longevity received
  • Some complaints regarding road noise as the tires age
All owner themes in the ContiSportContact 5 SUV review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Pirelli Scorpion Zero All Season Plus B · Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV
CategoryAll-Season tireSummer
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4SUV and 4x4
Tread depth11/32″—
UTQG500 A A—
Treadwear warranty50,000 mi—
SidewallBlackwall—
Max pressure50 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Pirelli Scorpion Zero All Season Plus

Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV

Winner: Pirelli Scorpion Zero All Season Plus — better treadwear and comfort. Where the Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV is ahead, it is by less than 3 points. Pirelli Scorpion Zero All Season Plus rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 9 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Pirelli Scorpion Zero All Season Plus scores 66 vs 43 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Pirelli Scorpion Zero All Season Plus scores 67 vs 53 on comfort.

Tire A · Pirelli Scorpion Zero All Season Plus
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Tire B · Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV
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Scorpion Zero All Season Plus or ContiSportContact 5 SUV?

Which is better in the wet, Scorpion Zero All Season Plus or ContiSportContact 5 SUV?

Neither, by our numbers: 72 vs 70 on the wet score, within 3 points.

Which grips better on dry roads, Scorpion Zero All Season Plus or ContiSportContact 5 SUV?

Neither, by our numbers: 68 vs 69 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is quieter, Scorpion Zero All Season Plus or ContiSportContact 5 SUV?

Neither, by our numbers: 68 vs 69 on the noise score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, Scorpion Zero All Season Plus or ContiSportContact 5 SUV?

Pirelli Scorpion Zero All Season Plus, 67 vs 53 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Scorpion Zero All Season Plus or ContiSportContact 5 SUV?

Pirelli Scorpion Zero All Season Plus, 66 vs 43 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