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Continental ExtremeContact DW

Continental Tires High Performance Summer

The Continental ExtremeContact DW is a High Performance Summer tire designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

6.7
Tire Reviews Score Based on User Reviews
Limited Confidence View Breakdown
Dry Grip
93%
Wet Grip
91%
Road Feedback
70%
Handling
63%
Wear
60%
Comfort
83%
Buy again
50%
7 Reviews
73% Average
43,120 miles driven
1 Tests (avg: 3rd)
Continental ExtremeContact DW

Continental ExtremeContact DW

Summer Premium
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6.7 / 10
Based on User Reviews · Limited Confidence · Updated 23 Feb 2026

The Tire Reviews Score is the most comprehensive tire scoring system available. It aggregates professional test data from multiple independent publications, user reviews, and consistency analysis using Bayesian statistical methods, weighted normalisation, and recency-adjusted scoring to produce a single, reliable performance rating.

Learn more about our methodology
Score Components
Professional Tests
Weight: 80%
Tests: 1
Publications: 1
Period: 2011
User Reviews
Weight: 15%
Reviews: 7
Avg Rating: 72.9%
Min Required: 5
Consistency
Weight: 5%
Score Std Dev: 0.04
History Points: 10
Methodology & Configuration
Scoring Process
  1. Collect Test Data: Gather results from professional tire tests across multiple publications. Minimum 1 test(s) required.
  2. Normalize Positions: Convert test positions to percentile scores using exponential weighting (factor: 1.2).
  3. Apply Recency Weighting: More recent tests are weighted higher with a decay rate of 0.95.
  4. Incorporate User Reviews: Factor in user review data (minimum 5 reviews). Weight: 15%.
  5. Bayesian Smoothing: Apply Bayesian prior (score: 7, weight: 1.5) to prevent extreme scores with limited data.
  6. Calculate Final Score: Combine all components using normalization factor of 1.1. Max score with limited data: 9.5.
Component Weights
Test Data
80%
User Reviews
15%
Consistency
5%
All Configuration Parameters
ParameterValueDescription
safety_weight 0.7 Weight multiplier for safety-related metrics
performance_weight 0.55 Weight multiplier for performance metrics
comfort_weight 0.4 Weight multiplier for comfort metrics
value_weight 0.45 Weight multiplier for value-for-money metrics
user_reviews_weight 0.15 How much user reviews contribute to the final score
test_data_weight 0.8 How much professional test data contributes to the final score
consistency_weight 0.05 How much score consistency contributes to the final score
recency_decay_rate 0.95 Rate at which older test results lose influence (higher = slower decay)
min_test_count 1 Minimum number of professional tests required
min_review_count 5 Minimum number of user reviews required
score_version 1.9 Current version of the scoring algorithm
score_normalization_factor 1.1 Factor used to normalize raw scores to the 0-10 scale
confidence_factor_weight 0.2 How much data confidence affects the final score
position_penalty_weight 0.2 Penalty applied for poor test positions
gap_penalty_threshold 12 Score gap (%) that triggers additional penalties
min_metrics_count 2 Minimum number of test metrics needed per test
limited_data_threshold 2 Number of tests below which data is considered limited
single_test_penalty 0.75 Score multiplier when only one test is available
critical_metric_penalty 0.7 Penalty for poor performance on critical safety metrics
critical_metric_threshold 70 Score below which a critical metric penalty applies
position_exponential_factor 1.2 Exponent used to amplify position-based scoring
position_exponential_threshold 0.9 Position percentile below which exponential scoring applies
gap_multiplier_critical 3 Multiplier for critical gap penalties
max_category_weight 2 Maximum weight any single category can have
max_score_limited_data 9.5 Score cap when data is limited
bayesian_prior_weight 1.5 Weight of the Bayesian prior in smoothing
bayesian_prior_score 7 Prior score used for Bayesian smoothing
evidence_test_multiplier 1.9 Multiplier for test evidence in confidence calculation
evidence_metric_divisor 3 Divisor for metric count in evidence calculation
evidence_review_divisor 10 Divisor for review count in evidence calculation
combined_penalty_floor 0.2
Data Sources
TestPublicationDateSizePositionMetrics
2011 Tirerack Max Performance Summer Tire Test Tire Rack 2011 225/45 R17 3/4 0 metrics
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2011 Tirerack Max Performance Summer Tire Test
225/45 R17 • 2011
3rd/4
Comfortable road manners
We'd sharpen steering response and handling precision
Plenty of ultimate grip with very good ride quality
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Available in 2 tire sizes - View all.

Top 3 Continental ExtremeContact DW Reviews

Given 51% while driving a Ford Focus (205/55 R16) on mostly motorways for 20 spirited miles
Upside: the grip is outstanding. Both dry and wet. Downside: 1- Sidewalls are weak. Hit a pothole and you'll need a new tire. 2- Sidewalls are extra soft. Feels like you have a way softer suspension. Not a good feeling for sporty tires. I used to inflate a few psi over to get the handling ok. 3- wear very fast. 20k km on the rear axle of an fwd and it was on twi. Conclusion: you get a fair amount of grip, but the subjective handling is shit. And very low km/$. Wouldn't recommend.
Helpful 823
October 24, 2020
Given 70% while driving a SEAT Leon Cupra (225/40 R18 W) on a combination of roads for 100 average miles
Not the best for sport cars like Golf GTI, the handling is terrible, feels like having softer suspension, grip on the other hand is great for fast acceleration..
Helpful 612
February 1, 2017
Given 86% while driving a Mercedes Benz c230k (205/55 R16 W) on mostly motorways for 500 average miles
I think this is not a winter tire, I believe this is a summer tire. I feel very confident driving the car with DW. Very grippy.
Helpful 612
August 2, 2012

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Latest Continental ExtremeContact DW Reviews

Initial Impressions Review
Given 69% while driving a VW Polo 6R 1.6 TDI Bluemotion (195/60 R15) on for 10,500 miles
Very noisy, like the wheel bearings were shot. Very soft compound, the sidewalls were all scrubbed even when driving normally, so I had to put about 4~6PSI over the usual, but the real bad thing was that they wear out abnormally fast, they were on TWI after just 10500 miles/17000Km and in that time I had 3 bubbles on the sidewall that quickly punctured and required vulcanising. It wasn't a high performance car, it wasn't driven like I stole it but the three sets of Michelin Energy Saver and XM2 that preceded those Continentals lasted about 37300 miles/60000 kilometers.
Helpful 5
March 31, 2026
Given 84% while driving a Volkswagen Golf GTI (225/40 R18) on mostly motorways for 0 easy going miles
COMPARE TO OTHERS FLAG SHIP LIKE P ZERO, SP SPORTS MAXX, EAGLE F1 GSD3,
WET GRIP IS MUCH BETTER THAN OTHERES. HANDING RESPONSE IS NOT SO GOOD, BUT STABILITY OF HIGH-WAY DRIVING IS VERY COMFORT AND EASY.AS OUR USE IS ALMOST
HIGT-WAY DRIVE, I THINK IT IS THE BEST IN ALL FOR HIGH-WAY
Helpful 537
March 29, 2011
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