Continental MaxContact MC7

Review after 12000km:
Wet and dry grip: Superb. Dry and wet braking are awesome. Most importantly, the wet grip is phenomenal! Absolutely no aquaplaning in heavy downpour.
Handling: Excellent. Sidewall is firmer than stock turanza but compared to UHP tire it's on softer side, but the handling is still very very good.
Noise: Noise increases (around 10%) after 10000km on a coarse road. On smooth road, I barely find a difference.
Wear: When new, all four tires at around 8.5mm to 8.6mm tread depth. With 5000km rotation interval, now it's sitting at 6.3mm front tire and 6.5mm rear tire. I would say it's pretty decent.
Fuel efficiency: First 5000km already noticed a minor drop in fuel efficiency compared to stock turanza. After 10000km, I noticed a slightly bigger drop in fuel efficiency. I normally drive at 110kmh to 130kmh on highway. Rarely rev high and pushes over 140kmh unless I needed to overtake cars quickly.

Overall, I would say MC7 is a very balanced UHP tire. Hopefully they can improve on their fuel efficiency in the next gen MC8 while keeping the grip, handling and comfort of MC7. Still, very satisfied with my purchase.

Initially, I've had dilemma in choosing between MC7 and PS5, but the seller was kind enough to explain the pros and cons of each tires and what suits my driving style the most. In the end, I decided to swapped out the stock Turanza T005a to MC7. Eventhough I understand that UHP tires are noisier and less comfortable, but I still decided to give it go because I love spirited driving on the highway. My initial thought of changing to MC7 is that there will be more tire noise, firmer and less comfortable but good dry and wet grip. But oh boy... this MC7 surprised me! It's quieter and more comfortable than the stock Turanza T005a, the dry and wet grip are exceptional. I can say overall it exceeded my initial expectation of an UHP tire, the side wall is firm enough for good cornering as well as shock absorption. There is no aquaplaning in heavy rain and the cornering grip is phenomenal for an UHP tire. I am very very satisfied with my purchase!

My Tesla Model 3 Long Range had the OE Hankook Evo3 which is designed for driving range. The MC7 significantly stepped up in terms of comfort, noise, and steering feedback but the friction is much more than the stock EV tires. Hence the driving range is reduced. When you take the pros of the tires against the cons (pretty much only the higher friction/lower driving range), I think I made the very right decision. The noise and ride quality of the stock Hankook are pretty bad while the steering felt loose. The MC7 are also cheaper to be replaced than the EV tires. So even the driving range is reduced, the amount of additional cost to charge up the car will be far less than cost of replacing EV tires.
The treadwear of 360 from MC7 is higher than the stock Hankook 340. So it should last about the same mileage before the next replacement. I did about 50K from the Hankook though.
The MC7 made me at least wanting to drive my car. It made my car suddenly a limo with smoother ride and comfort and less noise. The MC7 fits the purpose of this car with bit of tradeoff with range.

Price wise in Malaysia at least is cheaper than PS5 but based on this review here seems like it performs better than Michelin Pilot Sport 5 so id say its quite value for money but reviews of this tire is quite limited, small sample size, hard to have a definite conclusion

How well it handles heat and repeated aggressive use?
i have a photo down that is after an advance driving course, you can see some signs of heat cycling with flaking and small chips, this is only on the front 2 tires, have not tracked this tire thou, could eat up this tire pretty quick

Very confident inspiring tire, quiet in the initial stages but the noise starts to come in after 10,000km ish, on good tarmac its still quiet, its the rough ones that is amplified, i drive somewhat spiritedly in mountain passes or twisties 1-2 times per week and only had once or twice where i really hear some tire squeals, i would say i have not driven this tire to it's limit yet so i cant comment much on this but 100-120km/h in the corners are quite safe and confident, have not had any slides in the wet at all as well

Wear wise i think it wears quite fast but kind of expected for tires of this focus and also more aggressive than normal city driving use case

Very please with this tire.
Running on Renault Sport Megane GT220 with refreshed suspension (shocks and bushings and a few other worn item replaced with new OEM parts)
Car has no limited slip differential like other Renault Sport so front grip is especially important for this vehicle
I use the car for spirited mountain driving.
Use to Run Maxxis HP5 since two near new tires came on the rear when purchased and I got matching ones for the front.
The HP5's are a great wet and dry tire for regular driving but struggled when pushed on demand twisty mountain roads both on corner exit traction and side wall rigidly, rolling over with excess wear.

Replaced the rim and tire running some Dunlop Direzza Ziii's which drastically improved grip and handling yet where also noisy in curtain conditions and required heat and pressure monitoring to get the best of them.
Due to being winter ATM I decided to save the Ziii's for summer and track driving and replace the HP5'S with Max Contact 7. I got the XL (extra load version) with the re-enforced sidewall. For me they perfectly bride the gap between a comfortable high grip road tire and a semi slick. No warm up required they start grippy straight away as soon as you arrive at your favorite twisty road, braking is excellent, I didn't once have the ABS pulsate even in very heavy breaking or at least feel like it cut in at all.
Traction is dramatically improved as well as cornering ability and lateral gfoce I can feel working my core to keep me in the seat bolster.
Initial turn in is fantastic and is very stable, however unlike a semi slick like the Ziii it does need a very small moment to deal with fast direction change loads like suddenly going into a sharp right directly after a hard left without straighten up in between.
That's where the a quality semi slick will be noticeably different.

Noise level is definitely very good obviously alot better than my Ziii although being the XL version the re-enforced side wall means it's rides more on the sporty side rather than plush ride but certainly still very acceptable for the type of tire.

For the price point in Australia I don't think there's any UHP tire that is comparable. I've driven on Michelin PS4's and Bridgestone Potenza sports both fantastic but also 2-3 times the price for what I think are both comparable tires.

Price point wise in Australia the Maxxis HP5 and Bridgetone RE003 are Kuhmo Ecsta PS71 (I've driven on all 3) are all in the same ball park.

The HP5 is grippy wet and dry tire for street use but above 7/10ths on a twisty road and it falls apart.

The RE003 is a nice weekend dry tire in warm weather but is a bit old now. It only has an A not AA wet traction rating and just doesn't have the dynamic range of a modern UHP tires to cope with all conditions.
The PS71 (yes I know the PS72 is now out but it's in a higher price point) has a nice blend of performance and dynamics in wet and dry however it's ultimate grip and ability sits below current top shelf UHP tires including the MC7.

Can't comment on wear cause I haven't had it long but I didn't get excess shoulder wear like I did on the HP5 after an aggressive mountain drive.
The tread wear rating is apparently 360 too.
Which is surprising given the grip.
The RE003 has a 220 rating, the HP5 has a 340 rating and my Ziii has a 200tw.
Grip wise they feel in between the RE003 and the Ziii. However being a new tire with new compound technology is it possible for both high grip and long life? Only time will tell.

Got these after reading reviews at tirereviews.com, replacing the OEM Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 tires on our Tesla Model 3. And they have lived up to the reviews. Compared to the Hankooks, they give a much more comfortable ride on good surfaces, as well as poor ones and over bumps in the road, but still allowing you to feel connected to the road. The ride also feels really planted, with excellent grip, giving me more confidence around corners and in the rain. Noise levels may be marginally higher, and EV efficiency has gone down slightly (134 instead of 121 Wh/km). Remaining factor will be tire life - I got 55,000km out of the Hankooks, so hopefully I get something similar with these Continentals. I am still curious to see what the Hankook iON AS tires are like, but the extra cost of those over these Continentals makes me think more than twice about getting them, so likely to stay with these Continentals next time.