Pirelli CINTURATO P7 vs Continental PremiumContact 7
The Pirelli CINTURATO P7 and the Continental PremiumContact 7 have met in one independent test so far, and the PremiumContact 7 finished ahead.
Performance profile
Their shared test recorded too few of the same measurements to chart, so the chart starts from each tire's Tire Reviews Score categories: its whole record, not the shared test.
Where each scores higher
CINTURATO P7
PremiumContact 7
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Category scores are percentiles among tires of the same season and class: 90 means this tire out-performs 90% of them, measured across every test we hold, not only the ones it appeared in.
Where owners rate each higher
CINTURATO P7
Not ahead in any category
PremiumContact 7
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Owners rate the CINTURATO P7 73% from 192 reviews and the PremiumContact 7 82% from 71. Each spoke is one question owners answer out of 10; reviews are vetted by hand before publication.
Head to head in 1 test in 2024
Each row is one published test in which both tires ran on the same car, in the same size, on the same day. The line is the whole field, winner on the left.
| Test | CINTURATO P7 | Field | PremiumContact 7 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Auto Express Summer Tire Test | P6 of 8 | P3 of 8 |
CINTURATO P7 vs PremiumContact 7: your questions
Is the Pirelli CINTURATO P7 or the Continental PremiumContact 7 the better tire?
The Pirelli CINTURATO P7 and the Continental PremiumContact 7 have met in one independent test so far, and the PremiumContact 7 finished ahead. On the Tire Reviews Score, which weighs every test and review we hold, the CINTURATO P7 scores 8.4 and the PremiumContact 7 9.5 out of 10.
Which is quieter and more comfortable?
Owners rate comfort 7.4/10 for the CINTURATO P7 and 7.5/10 for the PremiumContact 7.
What do owners say?
Owners rate the CINTURATO P7 73% from 192 reviews and the PremiumContact 7 82% from 71. 53% of CINTURATO P7 owners would buy it again, against 74% for the PremiumContact 7.
Are they available in the same sizes?
The CINTURATO P7 is made in 68 sizes (15 to 20 inch) and the PremiumContact 7 in 56 (16 to 21 inch). 33 sizes are available in both. On the EU label the CINTURATO P7 is graded B for wet grip and C for rolling resistance in most sizes; the PremiumContact 7 A and C.
Which is the newer tire?
The PremiumContact 7 is the newer design: it reached the market in 2022, the CINTURATO P7 in 2008. The PremiumContact 7 replaced the Continental Premium Contact 6.
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Where this data comes from
Finishing positions and measurements are transcribed from each published test. A test only counts here when both tires ran in it, so every figure was recorded on the same car, size and day as the one it is compared to.
About the TR Score
The Tire Reviews Score rates each tire out of 10 from every independent test result and vetted owner review we hold, so two tires can be compared even before a test has run them together.
Who does the testing
Every test published as a Tire Reviews test is run by Jonathan Benson, who has been testing tires independently since 2007.