43%
- Ford Fiesta
- 195/45 R16
- 8,500 miles
- Mostly Motorways
- Average
Not good way to soft don't last long 8500 motorway miles
Continental Sport Contact 2 Owner Reviews
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Dry and wet grip are the Continental Sport Contact 2's clearest positives, attracting 91 and 63 favorable comments respectively, with fewer opposing views. The 193 reviews from 178 people average 69.6%, split between 91 positive, 92 neutral and ten negative. Wear is the main compromise, with 84 critical comments against 48 favorable ones, so short life is common but not universal. Road noise draws 36 complaints against 17 favorable mentions, affecting roughly one in five reviews. Dry handling and steering feedback also receive more praise than criticism, while comfort is evenly divided. Repeat-owner scores move in both directions, without a consistent pattern of declining satisfaction as the tire ages.
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Owner ratings averaged from 230 ratings
- Owner score 71%
- Dry Grip 85%
- Road Feedback 76%
- Wet Grip 75%
- Handling 72%
- Comfort 66%
- Wear 60%
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Score spread across 192 written reviews
37%
- BMW 535d M Sport
- 225/45 R17
- 4,500 miles
- A Combination of Roads
- Spirited
Too expensive. Wear ridiculously fast. My car is almost 300hp. The MPG possible suggested by BMW is 42~ and I'm currently averaging 38. I do mixed around town and motorway driving. My wheels are quite big (275-30-19) so road noise is more expected but for such an expensive tire it's ridiculous. The tires have lasted (and no I am NOT joking) 4,500 miles from BRAND NEW to 1.6mm. I am appalled. I have recently changed to Vredestein Sessenta Ultrac. Wow.
I assumed a relatively high powered torquey diesel will spin up in the wet, of course it will. But it never does now, like always before on the conti's from standing start. Not only that but the feel of the steering is greatly heightened. It has amazed me how bad these tires are. It may be just this size or a bad pair but I had all four corners changed at once, my front wheels are on 6mm across. I do hammer the car on occasions but I'm not going to rally about in a big 5 series. My advice especially on this size tire, don't pay over £280 a corner when you can get the Vredesteins for £165 each from www.clickontires.com.
I assumed a relatively high powered torquey diesel will spin up in the wet, of course it will. But it never does now, like always before on the conti's from standing start. Not only that but the feel of the steering is greatly heightened. It has amazed me how bad these tires are. It may be just this size or a bad pair but I had all four corners changed at once, my front wheels are on 6mm across. I do hammer the car on occasions but I'm not going to rally about in a big 5 series. My advice especially on this size tire, don't pay over £280 a corner when you can get the Vredesteins for £165 each from www.clickontires.com.
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97%
- Ford S Max Titanium X Sport
- 235/45 R18 W
- 2,000 miles
- A Combination of Roads
- Spirited
These tires have replaced Michelin HP on my S-Max Titanium X Sport. The Michelins at 3mm had become lethal in the wet but were ok from new/ In the recent heavy rain / flooded roads the Continentals have been very sure footed. they are quieter too. In the dry the Michelins would easily spin during a fast pull away but the Continatals do not. Also there is a far deeper rim protection on these tires. Cannot really comment on wear but these are great for a 240bhp "Sports activity vehicle" , wish it had been on these from new!
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70%
- Peugeot 308CC
- 225/45 R17
- 15,000 miles
- Mostly Town
- Easy Going
Have these on my 308CC, only lasted 15,000 miles and I'm not a speed merchant!!
64%
- Audi A3 2.0 TDI 140
- 225/45 R17
- 21,000 miles
- Mostly Town
- Average
These were the factory tires on my Audi A3. Only lasted 21K miles with average driving in CA.
70%
- Skoda Octavia
- 205/55 R16 V
- 50,000 miles
- Mostly Motorways
- Average
I have these tires on a Skoda Octavia estate and I have just changed the front tires at 51000 miles as they were at the wear blocks. The rear tires were changed about 45000 miles with about 3.5mm of tread left due to a puncture in one tire.The are a good all round tire, much better than the Bridgestones on my previous Octavia.
I had no hesitation in buying Conti sport contact 2 again
I had no hesitation in buying Conti sport contact 2 again
59%
- Porsche
- 205/50 R17 W
- 5,000 miles
- Mostly Town
- Average
Nice looking tire with excellent grip. I previously had Bridge stone SO2 Tires on the rear of my 2.5 Boxster, but thought that only lasting 8000 miles was poor for a premium tire! This time round I went for the Continental Sport Contact 2 tires........ oh dear!! I drive my car carefully, and have only covered 5000 miles since they were fitted, and they are down to the wear indicators already. Not happy!!! Not at £150 a corner! I always maintain the correct pressures, and have just had a four wheel alignment check and adjustment. Not sure which tire to try next that is Porsche recommended and suits the Boxster? I might try the Michelin.
86%
- Skoda Suberb MkII
- 205/55 R16 V
- 70,000 miles
- Mostly Motorways
- Average
70000km on skoda superb, 60% freeway driving. Good road holding in wet and dry for the life of the tire. Increasing highway road noise approaching wear bars.
I run upper limits of pressure, front to back rotation at 30000km.
I run upper limits of pressure, front to back rotation at 30000km.
69%
- Ford Focus MK3
- 205/55 R16 V
- 9,000 miles
- Mostly Town
- Easy Going
Even though these are a premium tire they are let down by the terrible wear rate on them. Performance in the dry is very good, when pushed cornering or going around roundabouts they stick very well. Wet performance is ok, however in severe weather with standing water they do not feel adequate - it's this that lets them down for their wet performance.
The biggest disappointment is the wear. Only 9000 miles on a set of fronts from a Ford Focus diesel. Driving has been mainly around town and this has been conservative driving with the current price on fuel. Other reviews back up the wear issue with these tires. To replace like for like I was not prepared to pay the high price for Continentals, instead I have opted for Uniroyal Rainexpert.
The biggest disappointment is the wear. Only 9000 miles on a set of fronts from a Ford Focus diesel. Driving has been mainly around town and this has been conservative driving with the current price on fuel. Other reviews back up the wear issue with these tires. To replace like for like I was not prepared to pay the high price for Continentals, instead I have opted for Uniroyal Rainexpert.
89%
- Audi S3
- 225/40 R18 W
- 30,000 miles
- Mostly Town
- Average
drove almost 50k km on those on Audi S3 (8p). I was surprised they took so much beating. Great tires and strongly recommend them, however there are a few cheaper ones worth trying out.
80%
- Volkswagen Polo 1.4 16v
- 195/45 R15 V
- 13,000 miles
- A Combination of Roads
- Spirited
great handling tires alllowing some give in a FWD hatchback allowing lift-oversteer. handles great in the wet unfortunately they are a little noisy and wear isn't amazing. just swapped the fronts and rears around for better distribution of wear.
83%
- Chrysler PT Cruiser
- 225/40 R18 W
- 300 miles
- A Combination of Roads
- Average
Something strange happened to me ! I've had a real bad experience with Conti Premiumcontact tires on one of my cars.
Now I've bought myself another user car that had small wheels on it, so I looked for some nice rimms. I found something that I liked and there were Continental SportContact 2 tires on them, all from a different fabrication date going from 2004 till 2007. So my expectations were very low.
The simple fact that all four the tires were also down to less then 3 mm made me realize that the tires were probably worthless.
So I 've put the rimms on the car and took it for a ride, got the presure right and... they're incredible ! Dry grip is great, I drove the car (a 1470 kg PT Cruiser) twice around a big roundabout to make the tires break loose, but it didn't happen !
Even today on wet roads there was no problem with grip ! there's only some road noise, but what do you expect from tires almost to the minimum ?
So I gave wear 5 points cause I couldn't tell how they wear, but discovered that one Conti is not as the other. I would definitly consider these for a next buy.
Now I've bought myself another user car that had small wheels on it, so I looked for some nice rimms. I found something that I liked and there were Continental SportContact 2 tires on them, all from a different fabrication date going from 2004 till 2007. So my expectations were very low.
The simple fact that all four the tires were also down to less then 3 mm made me realize that the tires were probably worthless.
So I 've put the rimms on the car and took it for a ride, got the presure right and... they're incredible ! Dry grip is great, I drove the car (a 1470 kg PT Cruiser) twice around a big roundabout to make the tires break loose, but it didn't happen !
Even today on wet roads there was no problem with grip ! there's only some road noise, but what do you expect from tires almost to the minimum ?
So I gave wear 5 points cause I couldn't tell how they wear, but discovered that one Conti is not as the other. I would definitly consider these for a next buy.
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