Drivers of the Continental ContiSportContact 5 P report excellent dry grip, strong braking, and confident handling when warm, with many praising wet grip initially and overall performance on powerful cars. However, a significant number cite very rapid tread wear (often 5-10k miles/km-equivalent) and increasing noise as the tire ages, with wet performance dropping notably below mid-tread. Comfort is acceptable with softer sidewalls, but predictability in the wet and value are common concerns. Overall sentiment is mixed, skewing slightly positive on performance but strongly negative on longevity.
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Owner ratings averaged from 110 ratings
Owner score71%
Dry Grip85%
Wet Grip78%
Road Feedback77%
Handling76%
Comfort72%
Wear55%
Continental ContiSportContact 5 P Reviews - Page 6
Drived 40.000 kms on my A4 2.0 tdi. wear are on the limit but tires still have good dry grip and wet, only change them because doesn't feel confident with acquaplaning.
Good tire, but high wear rates
I replaced Michelin PS2 tires with these on my Mercedes Benz C63. I have to say, they're a vast improvement, front and back. There is plenty of predictability at the rear whereby the PS2 I found would go without much warning. Rear traction is very good, TCS rarely interrupts unless wet/cold and the front tires dig in and guide you round with precision. The car is naturally quite tail happy but, after 5000 spirited miles on the rear, there's still a good 6mm of meat which, is contrary to the reviews I've read about fast wear. I do however have the geometry correct and don't melt the tires driving like my life depends on it each way of my commute. Front wear I cannot comment on as these are newer but, so far so good. I'd like to try Michelin PSS next as a direct comparison, as they seem to be the only real contender but, I won't be upset if these 5P's last a while.
Road noise is low, and ride is slightly less crashy, a God send with this bone shaking suspension but by no means is the ride squishy, nor do the sidewalls give way; I'm not sure how they've done it.
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These tires came factory fitted to my new 2.0ltr Passat sport. After 8000 miles front tires are down below legal limit and need replacing. Very poor wear with normal driving and won't be buying them again!
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Fitted to Mercedes A250 Sport. Front tire wear was excessive despite mainly moderate driving. Quite good in all other areas but due to tire wear and price, I think better is available elsewhere.
When I bought the car, 530D BMW, I bought new continental tires. After 7000 Miles, the tires are almost at the legal limit. In just 6 months, seems a fast wear to me. I drove mostly on highways and national roads.
Factory fitted on TF Ford Kuga Diesel. Have 55,400klm (Approx 34,500miles) and still have around 10,000klm life in the rear and 5,000klm in the front. Combination of city and freeway. I agree that noise is a bit of an issue but this is a wagon. Not as bad as the Michelins on the Mitsubishi wagon.
Great grip in wet and dry. No traction control lights seen in 2 years. Not used to low profile so I did not pick up on slow deflating rear and then it just gave way at 110kph - cut through the tire wall before I could get it off the road. At $450 a tire fitted I find it expensive but looking at getting them again - they feel safe and good wear.
First of all, this conti is very expensive in Thailand and the price is unreasonable due to it performance in overall. This tire has great grip on dry but not on wet especially on its aqua planning. You get connected to the road and have great feedback due to it sportiness. On the other hand, this conti is lack of comfort and has significant noise when run just over 80km. The tire wear quickly after 8000miles on my Mercedes. To conclude, with this price i think you should spend on Michelin Pilot Super Sport(expensive but great) or Vredestein Ultrac Vorti(cheap and great tire) which have good balance between sport and comfort.
Audi S4 B8 Avant, 255x35x19 AO
Coming from kumho ecsta le sport, decided on these after reading all the wonderfull 'professional' reviews. What can I say, but what an overated , overpriced tire !
+ they absorb bumps and pot holes very well,
- from a sporty perspective they lack any reasonable cornering ability, the side walls must be made of jelly, explaining there comfort ability
- The cornering feedback if your brave enough to push them is near non existent.Certainly in the wet driving like miss daisy is the order of the day.
- The noise levels are just too high unless you wear ear defenders, put the pressure up to Audis recommended 41/41 to try to make them have some sort of handling ability and enter tramlining and braking instability and even more noise on anything but a perfect sealed surface.
Run them at audi's normal 36/33 and just forget any kind of sporty driving, but at least then they don't tramline.
And just to add to the expensive insult the fuel economy goes through the floor.
Cant truly comment on wear as couldn't stand them any longer so scrapped them at 2000 miles.
Have now fitted Dunlop sportmaxx RT, and the difference is truly night and day,ive got my audi S4 back again !!, will do a review of these when ive done some more miles.
I bought a pair of those for rear and i'm totaly disapointed, they easily lose traction even when starting moderatly on dry road! ESC is blinking most of the time... i've had previously DUNLOP and BRIDGESTONE on back - nothing like this happened to them ever.
