Passenger Car All Season Ultra High Performance Tires

These tires are HORRIBLE compared to the Michelin Pilot Sports 4S. On any driving condition, the Continental Control Contact Sport SRS+ is pretty bad compared to the Michelin tires. The handling is decent, performance is average. But the NOISE is unbearable. There is nothing comfortable hearing the noise these tires make. I'm hoping the treads are bad like some of the reviewers stated, so i can run these set down to go back the my Michelin again. I DO NOT RECOMMEND these tires to anyone.

I love these tires! The price is steep for something that you're likely going to daily, but you REALLY do get what you're paying for. Peace of mind in inclement weather, alongside some pretty fantastic grip in the dry, make for a very very convincing package, regardless of price. Your safety matters.

Hi, From a start position tires felt like they were to hard and did not grip as well leading to spins just in normal everyday traffic. The car would hydro plane in puddles on the highway, to the point I had to reduce speed and remove myself from the highway. The feed back from the tires was average. In corners on sunny days the tires were very responsive and felt secure. These tires had a tire wear rating of 500 but only lasted 17398 miles to a tire depth of 3/32 in a mix of city and highway driving applications. The tires were reasonably comfortable in the city or on the highway. Tires last me typically 4 years or 50,000 mile before a need to buy a new set , these tires lasted a little over a year therefore I would not purchase them again. I may choose Good Year Eagle all seasons due to expected value per mile ( tread wear / price) and professional reviews such as Tire reviews.

Car handels very well on this tires. It's C5 Aircross. <br />
They are quiet, comfortable and predictable. Grip and braking is very good on dry and wet. Tried them on snow in steep climbs, full throttle in second speed and no wheel spin or traction control activation so excellent grip on snow. <br />
Can't say on ice and can't comment wear because I've got them for two months and 1500 km. <br />
Overall they are little more expensive than Kleber quadraxler or Kumho all season tires but I think it's worth it because of comfort, handling and noise they offer.

Great tire for the money, I have not tracked them and cannot say how they would do. Good road feel feedback.

Initial impressions compared to: 4 nearly new Nexen HP summer tires: <br />
Internal cabin noise : no change<br />
Fuel usage: no major change<br />
Handling: slightly dead feel on the straight ahead, softer turn in, slightly more wallow low speed cornering, but nothing major.<br />
Wet grip: a slight improvement over the summer tire, a lot MORE so at lower temps, 5c or less.<br />
Ride: xl load rating, but the softer construction/ sidewall gives an improvement in ride comfort.<br />
Braking distance: slightly longer in wet and dry.<br />
Snow/ice: not driven yet :-[ <br />
Initial conclusion: not a bad tire, just lacking the precision of a HP summer tire.<br />
Gives confidence in colder wet conditions with RWD.

These are great tires! The Bridgestone and Goodyear all seasons I had on my car previously felt like garbage compared to these, both in handling feedback and overall grip, but they lasted a bit longer. I can't notice much of any difference between these in the wet and the dry, although in colder temperatures (20F and below mainly) they do lose enough grip that I'm able to notice it. They're worthless in the snow which isn't surprising for a summer performance oriented all season but the Crossclimate 2's that are on my parents Subaru grip better around corners and feel better at the steering wheel also. Even a little bit of slush is enough to break these loose, but they don't ever make you feel out of control which is nice.<br />
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I have Hawk HPS pads on my car which bite very hard for a street pad, but I still haven't had ABS engage during hard emergency braking situations with these tires. They are great when cornering hard, and when they break loose its never a surprise, unlike a lot of other tires that feel perfectly fine in a corner until they lose grip out of nowhere. They also snap back into grip very easily with small corrections, so they are very fun to push the limits with when you get the chance. They do transmit small road imperfections very well which isn't the nicest thing on the street (for some reason even the stress relief breaks in concrete pavement really makes these vibrate at highway speeds but they're fine on asphalt at the same speeds) but ends up being very helpful other times. They are also pretty loud depending on the road surface. They only lasted me 25,000 miles but that's including some pretty hard driving and occasional track use.

Coming from the Continental Extreme Contact DW prior to this set, These were not too bad. I live in Los Angeles, so they never got to see snow. I did go up Mt. Wilson with these once in early spring and saw small patches of snow on the ground, but the road was wet, not snowy if that makes sense. Let me clear, these tires let you feel everything on the road.. If there's a stone on the road, you will feel it. The sidewall has decent flex. And When I compare them to the Conti or even the Firestone Indy 500 that I have on my other set of wheels, the tire's sidewall does give some comfort and will flex when cornering hard. At the time of this writing, I no longer run on these tires. I still have them on my OE wheels, but I will be changing them out this spring, but since I'm driving on my Firestone Firehawk Indy 500s, there's no rush to do so since they have plenty of tread on the Firestones. The reason for swapping out the Michelins is because they have aged out. they are too old and too stiff to drive on safely.

Fitted all round my Audi Q7. Dry grip very good. Cornering good given its a heavy car. Braking excellent. Its a reinforced tire and has handled pot holes and rough surfaces well. Used for fast country roads and motorway distances - giving confident road holding. Noise levels better than the AS210 I use on a RAV4.

Compared to the oem pirelli cinturato run flats, these are quieter, more comfortable, and have better grip in the dry and wet.

I live in a northern climate where summer tires are rarely a priority. But as an enthusiast, I wanted to find a performance option that could handle the wet of our spring and fall seasons. The neo gen fits that niche fabulously. Responsive, good road feel, and decent grip. But they really shine in the wet. Which gives me the confidence to enjoy the drive every day despite the weather. <br />
The cons are road noise and comfort. So definitely more for enthusiasts than a typical commuter. I'd recommend them for a quick, fun, daily driver like my focus ST. As an added bonus, I think they look great too.