Continental ExtremeContact Sport

I recently purchased these after watching many tire reviews. I initially wanted to buy the contact 7's but I couldn't find them available and they would've been more than double the price. This is my first experience with a brand name tire, until now I've had random aftermarket and used tires. These tires have completely changed my cars drivability. I was always afraid to drive my car in the rain since the rear wheels would kick out constantly, but now I have this confident tenacious grip of the road. I drive spirited but not track- no drifting but lots of hard cornering. The wheel feels sharp and responsive. These have improved my driving experience by 100%!

These tires are awesome. took them to the tail of the dragon and stuck to the road like glue. Also, road the dragon in the rain, and the grip still felt great. After my runs i can see a bunch of stuff stuck to the tires so they get real sticky when warm. Will buy again next summer

2010 BMW Z4 30i with 25850 miles; May 2022. Took off run-flats and it's a whole new car. Grip is amazing, cornering is solid, tight, and no noise from the tire at all. Daily driving is smooth, quiet, very competent and compliant, no tracking on road grooves, and much more stable in cross winds. I am very, very happy and will buy these again. NOTE; this size is not the OEM, these are wider but same circumference. Also, I live in the desert southwest and do not get much rain, almost zero snow and very mild winter temps, so these are my only tires.

I purchased the Conti ECS after enjoying it on a GTI Mk7, but unfortunately it was a poor match for the BRZ. The ECS feels like its construction is too soft for its grip level, so it lacks precision and struggles with mid corner adjustments. I felt like I had to drive far ahead of the tire and anticipate its grip capability. While this was good for reinforcing the need to steer the BRZ with the rear axle more than front and I learned to drive the car better from my experience with this tire, it did not make the car more enjoyable and was barely faster on an autocross course than the notably low grip stock Michelin Primacy HP tires. Also reinforcing the impression the tire's construction was not stiff enough to match its lateral grip is the accelerated wear from 7 autocross events.

As a street tire I appreciated the ECS's excellent wet grip and actually enjoyed driving this tire in the rain as its normally delayed steering response felt much more suited to wet conditions. It also has a comfortable ride with good damping and was nearly as quiet as the stock Primacy HP tires. In dry street driving conditions the ECS still could not match the precision of the Primacy HP tires, making the car feel heavier and less agile. I think the ECS simply is not a good match for the BRZ, despite having many strong performance characteristics for a street tire.

Read my rant on wet tires over at Nankang NS-Sr. My first time on these was at Road atlanta endurance race in 2018. Feb. Coooold, Wet. Started off clear, nice, cold and dry, then dropped off. I was in the 1989 Ford Mustang when the weather changed. Im a bad weather driver! I loove the challenge. When the weather changes, Im in it to win. My theory is that everyone else is all checked up and driving at 50%. Time for me to turn up the heat ! I was very impressed with these tires. They enstilled a LOAD of confidence in the car. I was able to hold a higher speed in the corners and wait longer in the braking zone. With that said, this is where I gotta help explain a few things to you readers. Some would think that if they are designed to be a wet tire then they need to stick like glue or as if we were all in the dry. Not so true. Look at the F1 cars or IMSA LMP type cars in the wet. Although they do stick well to the track with their wet setup, they still break loose in cornering, braking, accelerating. You guys gotta keep that in mind. It aint gonna be 100% stuck to the track. During my racing stint, i looved the confidence that these tires inspired. While cornering faster than other cars, and upon exit, roll on the gas on the stock (200 hp) ford mustang and the tires would break loose slightly, make some steeering input, grab it and go, faster than the competition. THATS what these tires did for me. The Contis were NOT 100% planted. But still, I was able to do dance circles around the other cars, and Mustangs are known for dancing incircles (usualy by themselves in the grass, HAHAH) I loved these tires so much that i bought them for my daily 2010 Mazda 3. When its wet out, i still take the ON/Off ramps at 50+ MPH with confidence, grip and pleasure, No over steerin in the tail. In the Dry...Still 60+ MPH ON/OFF ramps. Great tires. We buy these for our 200 TW option in the Endurance racing in the US as a wet tire. Would reccomened to yall. Price isnt bad for what you get. I like'em.

This is the best UHP tires I have tried so far. Dry and wet performance is as good if not better than Michelin PS4 with better tread life and no tread chipping issue that plagues PS4. The performance also remains good even nearing the end of the tread life at over 50k km. With price about the same or even slightly cheaper, the longer tread life makes this tire a better value for money than PS4.

Handled and rode very well. Still have half tread after a dozen track days but heat cycled out after about 10. Good value but will flat spot after sitting especially in colder temperatures. Needed rebalancing a few times

The Continental ExtremeContact Sports are a great tire if you want something that will give you about great road feel, highway drive ability, and wear that won't cause you to look twice and the manufacture date code. I should note that I do not do track driving, just long distance drives and canyon carving. Its a great tire that holds its own to the MPSS without the cost. I am not an expert driver, so most things I have thrown at these tires have been shrugged off. Even at the limit, the tires break gradually and allowed me to keep the car under control. I have had my current set of tires for just under 2 years now and I am going to need replacements soon (5k miles /year). Even though there is actually a decent amount of tread left, it looks like the rubber might be near the end of its number of heat cycles. I did not think I would get to this point with a summer tire that can do some rain driving as well, so I am def pleased with them. Are there better tires out there? Of course, but for a tire that's going to be used for off track driving, its a fantastic choice if you don't want to drop the cash for some Michelins (especially if you know you aren't really going to max them out anyways).

Came from iche Bridgestone S001 and Pirelli PZero 2015. Everything about this Continental Extremecontact Sport is so great. The noise is minimal. The comfort is so good as though my rim has been changed to 18". The grip on dry and wear is leading in this class except for the steering feel. Yes, it provides excellent road feedback and steering is much lighter.

HOWEVER, This tire has soft sidewall which lacks of the immediate feedback THAT I got from Bridgestone and Pirelli. There is a milisecond delay when doing town driving but this goes away when im on the expressway. I travel UK M5 alot and this is what i found out. Because of this, ask yourself if immediate steering feedback is more important or comfort. I'm going for Pirelli PZ4 next summer.

Don't get me wrong. This is a 99/100 tires. I just prefer my VW Golf R with Pirelli pzero 2015 which gives me instant steering feedback.

Im always a continental user. 5yrs never tried other brand. So i wont be comparing with other brand. But i will review what and how i felt about this tire compare to my previous tire. Previously im using MC5 and each set of tire atleast last for 1-1.5yrs. Quite good in dry and okay in wet but sometimes still get the understeer/oversteer and sometimes i still complain lol.
As for this ExtremeContactSport is just about 3-4 months/20-30k kms+- old. So i cant comment on its wear yet. But in term of performance wise, this ExtremeContactSport is way way better than MC5 in dry and wet. WAY BETTER. Theres no even squiking sound when corner or understeer/oversteer when i test it uphill Genting (Malaysia) on dry and after rain road condition. And using it as daily is not a problem as it still gives you the comfort you need. And im not complaining yet!
Nevertheless, based on the guy who suggested me this tire, Michelin PS4/PS4s will still be the best no doubt, but this tire will definitely give you enough confident that PS4/PS4s has with cheaper alternative by atleast RM150 (in malaysia). I wont recommend any tire except Continental ExtremeContactSport or the best, Michelin PS4/PS4s.

Purchased a sets of this Continental Extreme Contact Sport about 2 months ago, size 255/35R19. Been using it almost 10,000KM (6210 Miles). Excellent in dry grip at approximately temperature at 30 Deg Celcius (in Malaysia). I would give around 82% grip in wet condition at low speed and cornering (120 km/h) and 78% in medium speed (150 km/h). Road feedback is 78%, a bit soft but still can keep up with the speed when cornering. Comfortable, Yes.
I would choose either this current tires that I am using and maybe can compare with GoodYear Asymmetric 3 or slightly lower than Michelin Pilot Super Sport, which is my previous sets of tires.

Just had these put on 4 days ago and have already put on 300 miles and made a trip to the drag strip. My initial experience with this is that the lateral grip is quite impressive (10/10), and the longitudinal is very impressive as well, but could be just a little bit better (9/10).
I find them to be a bit on the soft side, which is excellent for my use since these are going to be used primarily for everyday driving; they'll soak up the bumps and undulations in the roads very well. (I have a separate set of wheels and tires for autocross and track use). Because of this soft tendency I wouldn't recommend them over the Michelin PS4S if you plan to use them for double duty. These Conti's are supposed to be even better than the Michelin's in the wet, but I don't have any first hand experience with this, so I can't comment.
Thus-far I am very impressed with these, and would absolutely recommend them for those looking for a good daily set of tires with maybe a couple autocross/short track sessions a year.

First tire change from the michelin pilot sport 3, and itwas a bargain when i got these tire. Based on the feel of the drive it seems to have better comfort than the ps3 however the roll resistance feels much heavier.

Haven't test on the highway and wet surfaces.