87%
- Volkswagen Passat 1.9Tdi
- 225/45 R17 W
- 34,000 miles
- A Combination of Roads
- Average
great tire. good performance, wear and comfort.
Continental Sport Contact 3 Owner Reviews
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Drivers generally describe the Continental Sport Contact 3 as a strong-performing UHP summer tire with confident handling, strong braking, and notably good wet-road grip with good resistance to aquaplaning. The most consistent complaint is rapid tread wear (especially on front axles/FWD cars), with many also reporting higher road noise/firm ride and premium pricing. A smaller but recurring theme is tramlining/steering pull on certain cars or as the tire wears, and some note wet/cold performance can deteriorate later in the tire's life.
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Owner ratings averaged from 246 ratings
- Owner score 76%
- Dry Grip 88%
- Road Feedback 81%
- Wet Grip 80%
- Handling 77%
- Comfort 74%
- Wear 62%
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86%
- Volkswagen
- 225/40 R18 W
- 5,000 miles
- A Combination of Roads
- Spirited
I have now had two full sets of tires on my Golf Edition 30 running a few modifications. The car is running at 360bhp so wear on the fron is not great but this is to be expected of any car running this amount of power from the front wheels.
In general these tires really suit the car and provide great grip both in the dry and wet. I am amazed at how well the grip the road even with this amount of power.....they barely skip at all in wet or dry.
As i said i am on my second set and don't intend to change my tire choice anytime soon....although i hear the Sport Contact 5 is now out...hmmmmmmm
In general these tires really suit the car and provide great grip both in the dry and wet. I am amazed at how well the grip the road even with this amount of power.....they barely skip at all in wet or dry.
As i said i am on my second set and don't intend to change my tire choice anytime soon....although i hear the Sport Contact 5 is now out...hmmmmmmm
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56%
- BMW 318Ci M Sport Convertible
- 225/45 R17
- 40,000 miles
- A Combination of Roads
- Average
Front tires (225/45) - lasted the whole 6 years (they are Conti 1st generation though)
Rear tires (245/40) - the third set just ditched. In a word, I had to replace them everytime (more due to legality I must admit) I had a spin in snow. Utterly useless tires at a very high price!
Can't really comment on the ride, grip or cornering performance as BMW are outstanding in these criteria regardless which tires you put, also can't talk about the noise levels as everything seems noisy to me especially when the hood is down. However I am impressed in the speed and stability when the worn-out rear tires went into corners at relatively high speed. The grip was okay and they still gave me the confidence to put my foot on the accelerator on the apex. I probably won't replace them if they were still legal and will pass my MOT. In heavy rain though, it's displacing water rather poorly.
After reading comments on this site I have decided to opt for something better and cheaper!
Rear tires (245/40) - the third set just ditched. In a word, I had to replace them everytime (more due to legality I must admit) I had a spin in snow. Utterly useless tires at a very high price!
Can't really comment on the ride, grip or cornering performance as BMW are outstanding in these criteria regardless which tires you put, also can't talk about the noise levels as everything seems noisy to me especially when the hood is down. However I am impressed in the speed and stability when the worn-out rear tires went into corners at relatively high speed. The grip was okay and they still gave me the confidence to put my foot on the accelerator on the apex. I probably won't replace them if they were still legal and will pass my MOT. In heavy rain though, it's displacing water rather poorly.
After reading comments on this site I have decided to opt for something better and cheaper!
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91%
- Vauxhall Zafira 2.2 Design
- 225/45 R17
- 30,000 miles
- Mostly Motorways
- Average
more than 30k miles on Zafira (mostly motorways, but also fair bit of windy hill/mountain roads at reasonably high speed)
never had any complains on grip in both dry and wet conditions (180kmph in rain in Germany - no hint of skidding)
very good at not losing balancing with wear
minuses:
- (obviously) not good in mud/snow/deep water
- noisy (but not worse than other 225/45 R17 tires I tried yet)
- relatively expensive (price/milage, among high other performance tires)
the only reason Im considering something else as a replacement is that I'd like to try other tires with better (reported) fuel economy/noise characteristics
never had any complains on grip in both dry and wet conditions (180kmph in rain in Germany - no hint of skidding)
very good at not losing balancing with wear
minuses:
- (obviously) not good in mud/snow/deep water
- noisy (but not worse than other 225/45 R17 tires I tried yet)
- relatively expensive (price/milage, among high other performance tires)
the only reason Im considering something else as a replacement is that I'd like to try other tires with better (reported) fuel economy/noise characteristics
59%
- Peugeot 3008 exclusive
- 225/45 R18
- 16 miles
- A Combination of Roads
- Average
Front tires only lasted for 12,000 miles and the rear 16,000 miles, the vehicle was not driven hard, very disappointed with wear
83%
- Mercedes Benz C220 CDI Sports
- 225/45 R17 W
- 35,000 miles
- A Combination of Roads
- Average
Great tire to have and very happy with it. OEM tire for the car and lasted 55000 kms so far. Driven on various road conditions and feel very true and secure. The only downside is road noise generated by these tires on rough surface, otherwise could not fault it
57%
- Mercedes Benz CLK 350 Cabriolet
- 225/40 R18 W
- A Combination of Roads
- Easy Going
Just as one would expect, regularly pressure-checked and maintained Sport/low-profile tires give good feel, feedback and progression -and were generally wearing well with almost 5mm remaining across full contact area on each front with little/no impact damage apparent. However, continuous split/tear at full circumference of the inner shoulder (where tread meets side-wall) on each of the fronts giving rise to premature replacement has severely lowered my rating and confidence in these tires! This problem is difficult to view unless wheels are removed or on ramp ... or you are otherwise aware of the problem. Beware!
76%
- Volkswagen Jetta 2.0tdi Sport
- 225/45 R17
- A Combination of Roads
- Spirited
Tires handled well in dry hot pavement with aggressive driving. Tires were loud and harsh from new until 36000 miles of total tread wear. Rotated tires every 6000 miles with no uneven tread wear. loudness and harshness keeps me from purchasing this tire on this vehicle again.
87%
- Volvo V50 estate
- 205/50 R17
- 6,000 miles
- Mostly Country Roads
- Easy Going
Bought these to replace really noisy P6000s on my V50. Pirellis had been very very noisy on my car even when then the tires were new, so decided to give these a try. What a joy it is again to drive the Volvo. The continentals are not quite so sure-footed as the P6000's but they're soooooo quiet. Just what I wanted. I swear they got quieter as they "bedded in". Done about 6000 miles on them now and couldn't be happier.
86%
- Renault clio 197
- 225/45 R17
- 10,000 miles
- Mostly Country Roads
- Spirited
Come as standard on the car and i'll never put anything else back on it. Fantastic dry grip and more than enough wet grip, 2 years down the road and still more than half the tread left, very durable.
61%
- Volkswagen Jetta 2.0tdi Sport
- 225/45 R17 W
- 8,000 miles
- A Combination of Roads
- Spirited
no handling problems,ride rather hard and very poor front tire wear with DSG model.
97%
- Audi TT
- 225/40 R18 W
- 13,000 miles
- A Combination of Roads
- Spirited
Superb tires which offer the best grip in dry and wet conditions and inspire confidence behind the wheel. The wear rates are below average at best but then again this is made up for by the awesome levels of grip. Dare I say it but these are better than the PS2!
Finally what part of SUMMER tires dont people understand on here? and why they write reviews about how poor they are on snow and ice there is something called a WINTER tire for those conditions.
Finally what part of SUMMER tires dont people understand on here? and why they write reviews about how poor they are on snow and ice there is something called a WINTER tire for those conditions.
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