Owners rate the Continental SportContact 7 very highly overall (average 83%), with the strongest agreement around outstanding dry and wet grip, backed up by confident handling and strong steering response. Comfort and noise are often described as better than expected for a UHP summer tire, though experiences vary by car and set-up. The main recurring drawback is wear: around a third of owners who mention tread life report rapid wear, meaning running costs can be high if you drive hard or run a heavier, high-torque car.
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The Continental Sport Contact 7s replaced the OEM Pirelli P Zero PZ4, the difference in dry/wet handling/breaking and general dynamics was a night and day difference. After about 35K kilometers the Continentals SC7s are due for replacement, with a new set are going back on my vehicle. I had thought of trying the Michelin Pilot Sport 4s, or the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6, but I was suitably impressed by the Continentals to give them another go.
I bought these tires and immediately gave me traction control issues
I tried to contact continental they told me is not their problem if I didn't bought tires without the bmw/star logo
So for them anyone who have bmw cannot use these tires and if you have issues is just my fault
Never continental again in my life
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This is not the fault of Continental, this is the fault of BMW designing too little tolerance in their systems to deal with mismatched tires.
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They were good at first version.. now they are made very soft sidewalls and no more sporty driving or feedback it's more a tourism tire now.. spirited driving around canyons will last 3000km and sidewalls are gone even with 1.4 negative camber. 300km and 40% of sidewalls are already gone. Very disappointed they are not the same anymore they probably changed compound that's my 3rd set and only 1st set felt as the reviews said.
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Just a little context, I have checked with Continental and there has been no upgrades or downgrades of the SportContact 7 since its initial release. If you've been pushing a TTS hard down a mountain pass that wear doesn't seem too bad either, it will clean up a little with some normal driving. If you plan on enjoying your vehicle it might be worth looking into a little more front camber so help protect the outer shoulders.
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The biggest POS of a tire I’ve ever had, THREE out of 4 tires had some sort of dip that caused vibration, one so bad at 140kmh that I had to change a “brand new” tire, the other two I kept because it’s kind of tolerable but still pisses me off on a brand-new car. I say “brand new” because after about 1000km of country roads the guy said, “Damn how much have you driven”, I don’t think and hope they will last over 5000km. And it pisses me off because honestly it’s such a good tire on the dry, still haven’t had the chance to test it on the wet. I’ll stick to Michelin for the next set, even if the performance is worse they never fail me.
Yes if you are wondering the wheels are fine, they are brand new after all.
Great Tire but only lasted 7.000 km to completely bald.(5000 km to 1.6mm)
Tire wear is horrible.
Just did a 1500km trip on motorway, starting at 1.6mm and finishing bald.
Grip is not worth the wear in my opinion.
Great on track, both withholding temperature and grip.
Put these on the rear of my Jaguar 5.0 XKR and they have been utterly fantastic in every way, they've even worn well coming up for replacement at 18k miles.
The best all-round tire for "racing" on public roads :). It does everything perfectly, having awesome dry grip, wet grip, braking distances, feedback, and on the other hand it is still quiet, comfy. The perfect bland. This, and the Asy6 are my Favorite tires (after trying: S1EVO2&3, P zero, Asy5, PS4, PS4S, etc) These 2 tires are both extraordinary in every aspect, but the SC7 is fine tuned for the sporty side and the Asy6 is for the comfy side(Asy6 grips superbly as well, 10/9). So! The SC7! Using ot an mk3 RS Focus. It needs a touch of warming up, (4-5corners) and then it grips like hell. It could be a tiny bit better, but that would be sem-slick territory, or a tire which starts to fall in the other aspects (comfort, wet grip, etc) Compared to the PS4S…imo it is almost impossible to tell the differences on public roads. The environment differences are bigger impacts than the tire differences. Dry grip is about the same, braking is better on SC7(insane good), wet grip is better as well, out of this world, AWD helps as well, but I can push the car just like in the dry, I still cannot believe it, how fast it is in the wet…I would say there is no "wet conditions" anymore :D . This tire is almost perfect. I would sacrifice a tiny bit wet grip for semi-slick level dry grip but still, this is THE tire for a daily sportscar. (CUP2 is unusable on random daily rushes…that is purely on track based use, or nonstop just public-racing :D )
An excellent tire! - Originally had CSC6 on the rear and Hankook ion EVO AS tires on the front. The car feels a lot more agile now. The grip in the dry is phenomenal and is just as good in the wet. They give you a lot of confidence on the road. Will definitely buy again.
These tires have exceeded my expectations—great grip, smooth ride, and noticeably quiet on the road. Handling feels confident in both dry and wet conditions. Definitely a solid upgrade that improves both comfort and performance.
I've found that above 37-38 psi in very cold weather (around 0-4C) the tires were prone to sudden understeer in wet/greasy conditions (they were set to 39-40 after a service before I lowered them again to 36 for the rest of the winter. The sticker recommendation is 38). Aside from that niche case, at temperatures where really you need winters to be fair, I am extremely happy with these. Amazing grip and very good balanced handling on a mk7.5 GTI, the car is lovely under and at the limit with them. They do wear slightly faster than the Michelin Pilot sport 5 I had before on this FWD car but nothing alarming.
The tire perform very well under braking. Cornering feels shape and aggressive. Lots of feedback in the steering really let's you find that edge. Downside - very hard and noisy. Not a tire that likes to sit on the motorway, loves a fast twisty A road. High recommended and will buy again.
I can tell you I switched to Conti SC7 this year, and boy, are they brilliant. Unlike Bridgestone Potenza Sport, I think these are stickier. I disliked Potenzas because they became very plasticky after one season, and worse after that. They also required more time to get heat and grip in them, and they were also extremely loud and harsh due to the rock-solid sidewalls. Granted, that gives you somewhat better steering precision but on normal roads - the comfort was awful. SC7 are just perfect:)
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