In this article we will be looking at independent tyre test data, and real world driver reviews of the Continental Premium Contact 6 and the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 to find out which tyre is best for your own driving.
There are a few basic differences between the two tyres. The Continental Premium Contact 6 is an Premium-Touring Summer tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger-Cars, and the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 is an Max-Performance Summer tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger-Cars
Independent comparison tyre tests are the best source of data to get tyre information from, and the good news is there have been twenty-two tests which compare both tyres directly!
Out of these twenty-two tests:
While it might look like the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 is better than the Continental Premium Contact 6 purely based on the higher number of test wins, tyres are very complicated objects which means where one tyre is better than the other can be more important in real world use.
Let's look at how the two tyres compare across multiple tyre test categories.
Looking at data from seventeen tyre tests, the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 was better during thirteen dry braking tests. On average the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 stopped the vehicle in 1.8% less distance than the Continental Premium Contact 6.
Best In Dry Braking: Michelin Pilot Sport 4
See how the Dry Braking winner was calculated >>
2017 AMS Summer UHP Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:35M | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 34.2M |
2017 EVO Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:36.1M | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 35.4M |
2018 AZ Summer AND All Season Tyre Test 225/45 R17 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:35.8M | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 35.4M |
2018 Test World Summer Tyre Test 225/45 R17 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:32M | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 31.8M |
2018 AMS Summer UHP Tyre Test 225/45 R17 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:35.9M | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 34.6M |
2019 Summer 53 Tyre Braking Shootout 225/45 R17 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:35.8M | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 34.2M |
2019 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test 225/45 R17 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:35.8M | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 34.2M |
2019 Auto Bild Sports Car Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
✓ Continental Premium Contact 6:36M | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 36.6M |
2019 EVO Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Continental Premium Contact 6:35.2M | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 35.4M |
2020 Tyre Market Overview Braking Test 245/45 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:33.2M | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 32.1M |
2020 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:33.2M | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 32.1M |
2020 AMS 18 Inch Summer Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:35M | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 34M |
2021 Auto Zeitung Summer UHP Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:34.7M | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 34.3M |
2021 Tyre Reviews UHP Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:34.27M | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 33.93M |
2022 AMS Performance Summer Tyre Test 245/45 R19 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:35.4M | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 35.4M |
2022 AutoBild Sports Cars UHP Summer Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
✓ Continental Premium Contact 6:36.7M | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 37.1M |
2021 EVO Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:35.9M | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 34.5M |
Looking at data from six tyre tests, the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 was better during four dry handling [s] tests. On average the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 was 0.52% faster around a lap than the Continental Premium Contact 6.
Best In Dry Handling [s]: Michelin Pilot Sport 4
See how the Dry Handling winner was calculated >>
2017 EVO Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:53.11s | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 52.4s |
2018 AZ Summer AND All Season Tyre Test 225/45 R17 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:63.3s | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 62.8s |
2019 EVO Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:89.1s | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 88.1s |
2021 Auto Zeitung Summer UHP Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Continental Premium Contact 6:68.8s | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 69s |
2021 Tyre Reviews UHP Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Continental Premium Contact 6:94.83s | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 94.87s |
2021 EVO Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:67.1s | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 66.8s |
Looking at data from eight tyre tests, the Continental Premium Contact 6 was better during five dry handling [km/h] tests. On average the Continental Premium Contact 6 was 0.23% faster around a lap than the Michelin Pilot Sport 4.
Best In Dry Handling [Km/H]: Michelin Pilot Sport 4
See how the Dry Handling winner was calculated >>
2017 AMS Summer UHP Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:85.6Km/H | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 87.6Km/H |
2018 AMS Summer UHP Tyre Test 225/45 R17 |
✓ Continental Premium Contact 6:125.5Km/H | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 124.3Km/H |
2019 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test 225/45 R17 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:116.4Km/H | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 117.7Km/H |
2019 Auto Bild Sports Car Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
✓ Continental Premium Contact 6:99.2Km/H | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 99Km/H |
2020 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
✓ Continental Premium Contact 6:116.8Km/H | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 116.4Km/H |
2020 AMS 18 Inch Summer Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
✓ Continental Premium Contact 6:126.9Km/H | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 126.2Km/H |
2022 AMS Performance Summer Tyre Test 245/45 R19 |
✓ Continental Premium Contact 6:125.5Km/H | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 125.4Km/H |
2022 AutoBild Sports Cars UHP Summer Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:102.7Km/H | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 104.1Km/H |
Looking at data from six tyre tests, the Continental Premium Contact 6 was better during three subj. dry handling tests. On average the Continental Premium Contact 6 scored 4.26% more points than the Michelin Pilot Sport 4.
Best In Subj. Dry Handling: Michelin Pilot Sport 4
See how the Subj. Dry Handling winner was calculated >>
2018 Test World Summer Tyre Test 225/45 R17 |
✓ Continental Premium Contact 6:10 Points | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 9 Points |
2018 AMS Summer UHP Tyre Test 225/45 R17 |
✓ Continental Premium Contact 6:19 Points | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 18 Points |
2019 EVO Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:51 Points | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 57.5 Points |
2020 AMS 18 Inch Summer Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:9 Points | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 9 Points |
2021 Auto Zeitung Summer UHP Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Continental Premium Contact 6:10 Points | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 9 Points |
2021 EVO Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:46.5 Points | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 49.5 Points |
Looking at data from seventeen tyre tests, the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 was better during thirteen wet braking tests. On average the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 stopped the vehicle in 1.51% less distance than the Continental Premium Contact 6.
Best In Wet Braking: Michelin Pilot Sport 4
See how the Wet Braking winner was calculated >>
2017 AMS Summer UHP Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:29.6M | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 28.7M |
2017 EVO Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:30.7M | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 29.8M |
2018 AZ Summer AND All Season Tyre Test 225/45 R17 |
✓ Continental Premium Contact 6:49.1M | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 49.4M |
2018 Test World Summer Tyre Test 225/45 R17 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:28M | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 26.8M |
2018 AMS Summer UHP Tyre Test 225/45 R17 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:32.3M | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 30.2M |
2019 Summer 53 Tyre Braking Shootout 225/45 R17 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:29.9M | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 29.6M |
2019 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test 225/45 R17 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:29.9M | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 29.6M |
2019 Auto Bild Sports Car Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
✓ Continental Premium Contact 6:49.8M | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 50.9M |
2019 EVO Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:39.7M | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 39M |
2020 Tyre Market Overview Braking Test 245/45 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:30.2M | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 29.8M |
2020 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:47.2M | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 46.5M |
2020 AMS 18 Inch Summer Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:31.3M | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 30.8M |
2021 Auto Zeitung Summer UHP Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Continental Premium Contact 6:42.1M | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 44.8M |
2021 Tyre Reviews UHP Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:35.86M | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 35.08M |
2022 AMS Performance Summer Tyre Test 245/45 R19 |
✓ Continental Premium Contact 6:31.8M | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 33.3M |
2022 AutoBild Sports Cars UHP Summer Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:52.5M | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 47.6M |
2021 EVO Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:30.6M | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 29.2M |
Looking at data from seven tyre tests, the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 was better during six wet handling [s] tests. On average the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 was 1.61% faster around a wet lap than the Continental Premium Contact 6.
Best In Wet Handling [s]: Michelin Pilot Sport 4
See how the Wet Handling winner was calculated >>
2017 EVO Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:86.1s | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 85.27s |
2018 AZ Summer AND All Season Tyre Test 225/45 R17 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:87.6s | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 87s |
2018 Test World Summer Tyre Test 225/45 R17 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:27.5s | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 27.5s |
2019 EVO Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:84.1s | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 83.3s |
2021 Auto Zeitung Summer UHP Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:63.7s | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 63.1s |
2021 Tyre Reviews UHP Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:65.3s | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 64.46s |
2021 EVO Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:72.3s | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 68.1s |
Looking at data from eight tyre tests, the Continental Premium Contact 6 was better during three wet handling [km/h] tests. On average the Continental Premium Contact 6 was 0.66% faster around a wet lap than the Michelin Pilot Sport 4.
Best In Wet Handling [Km/H]: Michelin Pilot Sport 4
See how the Wet Handling winner was calculated >>
2017 AMS Summer UHP Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:69.5Km/H | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 70.9Km/H |
2018 AMS Summer UHP Tyre Test 225/45 R17 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:79.3Km/H | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 79.6Km/H |
2019 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test 225/45 R17 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:73.3Km/H | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 76.5Km/H |
2019 Auto Bild Sports Car Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
✓ Continental Premium Contact 6:85.5Km/H | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 85.4Km/H |
2020 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
✓ Continental Premium Contact 6:73Km/H | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 71.9Km/H |
2020 AMS 18 Inch Summer Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:83Km/H | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 83.6Km/H |
2022 AMS Performance Summer Tyre Test 245/45 R19 |
✓ Continental Premium Contact 6:85.9Km/H | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 84.7Km/H |
2022 AutoBild Sports Cars UHP Summer Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:85.8Km/H | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 86.9Km/H |
Looking at data from six tyre tests, the Continental Premium Contact 6 was better during zero subj. wet handling tests. On average the Continental Premium Contact 6 scored 8.16% more points than the Michelin Pilot Sport 4.
Best In Subj. Wet Handling: Michelin Pilot Sport 4
See how the Subj. Wet Handling winner was calculated >>
2018 Test World Summer Tyre Test 225/45 R17 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:9 Points | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 10 Points |
2018 AMS Summer UHP Tyre Test 225/45 R17 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:9 Points | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 10 Points |
2019 EVO Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:55.5 Points | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 56.5 Points |
2020 AMS 18 Inch Summer Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:9 Points | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 10 Points |
2021 Auto Zeitung Summer UHP Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:5 Points | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 6 Points |
2021 EVO Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:47.5 Points | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 54.5 Points |
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 was better during two wet circle tests. On average the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 was 2.43% faster around a wet circle than the Continental Premium Contact 6.
Best In Wet Circle: Michelin Pilot Sport 4
See how the Wet Circle winner was calculated >>
2022 AutoBild Sports Cars UHP Summer Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:12.2s | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 12.01s |
2021 EVO Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:15.8s | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 15.3s |
Looking at data from thirteen tyre tests, the Continental Premium Contact 6 was better during two straight aqua tests. On average the Continental Premium Contact 6 floated at a 3.27% higher speed than the Michelin Pilot Sport 4.
Best In Straight Aqua: Michelin Pilot Sport 4
See how the Straight Aqua winner was calculated >>
2018 AZ Summer AND All Season Tyre Test 225/45 R17 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:72.3Km/H | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 77.4Km/H |
2018 Test World Summer Tyre Test 225/45 R17 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:83.5Km/H | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 88.5Km/H |
2018 AMS Summer UHP Tyre Test 225/45 R17 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:71.1Km/H | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 71.3Km/H |
2019 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test 225/45 R17 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:91.8Km/H | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 99.7Km/H |
2019 Auto Bild Sports Car Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:89.4Km/H | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 92.1Km/H |
2019 EVO Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:75.3Km/H | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 76.7Km/H |
2020 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:93.6Km/H | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 99.1Km/H |
2020 AMS 18 Inch Summer Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:86Km/H | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 88.7Km/H |
2021 Auto Zeitung Summer UHP Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Continental Premium Contact 6:71.7Km/H | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 70.4Km/H |
2021 Tyre Reviews UHP Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Continental Premium Contact 6:77.9Km/H | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 76.7Km/H |
2022 AMS Performance Summer Tyre Test 245/45 R19 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:65.7Km/H | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 69.7Km/H |
2022 AutoBild Sports Cars UHP Summer Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:95Km/H | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 98.2Km/H |
2021 EVO Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:67.2Km/H | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 67.2Km/H |
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Continental Premium Contact 6 was better during two curved aquaplaning tests. On average the Continental Premium Contact 6 slipped out at a 8.18% higher speed than the Michelin Pilot Sport 4.
Best In Curved Aquaplaning: Michelin Pilot Sport 4
See how the Curved Aquaplaning winner was calculated >>
2021 Tyre Reviews UHP Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Continental Premium Contact 6:2.3m/sec2 | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 2.23m/sec2 |
2022 AMS Performance Summer Tyre Test 245/45 R19 |
✓ Continental Premium Contact 6:2.8m/sec2 | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 2.7m/sec2 |
2022 AutoBild Sports Cars UHP Summer Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:2.91m/sec2 | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 3.27m/sec2 |
2021 EVO Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:15.8m/sec2 | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 17.7m/sec2 |
Best In Subj. Comfort: Michelin Pilot Sport 4
See how the Subj. Comfort winner was calculated >>
Looking at data from eleven tyre tests, the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 was better during ten noise tests. On average the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 measured 1.9% quieter than the Continental Premium Contact 6.
Best In Noise: Michelin Pilot Sport 4
See how the Noise winner was calculated >>
2018 AZ Summer AND All Season Tyre Test 225/45 R17 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:72dB | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 71dB |
2018 Test World Summer Tyre Test 225/45 R17 |
✓ Continental Premium Contact 6:62.5dB | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 62.8dB |
2018 AMS Summer UHP Tyre Test 225/45 R17 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:71.2dB | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 70.1dB |
2019 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test 225/45 R17 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:72.6dB | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 71.6dB |
2019 Auto Bild Sports Car Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:73.9dB | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 72.1dB |
2020 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:73.5dB | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 72.5dB |
2020 AMS 18 Inch Summer Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:72.3dB | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 70.1dB |
2021 Auto Zeitung Summer UHP Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:71.4dB | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 71.1dB |
2021 Tyre Reviews UHP Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:73.5dB | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 70.8dB |
2022 AMS Performance Summer Tyre Test 245/45 R19 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:71.1dB | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 68.3dB |
2022 AutoBild Sports Cars UHP Summer Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:74.1dB | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 72.8dB |
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Continental Premium Contact 6 was better during two wear tests. On average the Continental Premium Contact 6 is predicted to cover 9.11% miles before reaching 1.6mm than the Michelin Pilot Sport 4.
Best In Wear: Continental Premium Contact 6
See how the Wear winner was calculated >>
2019 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test 225/45 R17 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:50700KM | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 51090KM |
2020 ADAC 18 Inch Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Continental Premium Contact 6:39200KM | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 38200KM |
2020 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
✓ Continental Premium Contact 6:44900KM | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 33226KM |
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Continental Premium Contact 6 was better during two value tests. On average the Continental Premium Contact 6 proved to have a 28.96% better value based on price/1000km than the Michelin Pilot Sport 4.
Best In Value: Continental Premium Contact 6
See how the Value winner was calculated >>
2019 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test 225/45 R17 |
✓ Continental Premium Contact 6:8.09Price/1000 | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 9.4Price/1000 |
2020 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
✓ Continental Premium Contact 6:12.81Price/1000 | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 20.01Price/1000 |
Looking at data from nine tyre tests, the Continental Premium Contact 6 was better during seven price tests. On average the Continental Premium Contact 6 cost 10.18% less than the Michelin Pilot Sport 4.
Best In Price: Continental Premium Contact 6
See how the Price winner was calculated >>
2018 AZ Summer AND All Season Tyre Test 225/45 R17 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:450 | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 450 |
2019 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test 225/45 R17 |
✓ Continental Premium Contact 6:410 | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 480 |
2019 Auto Bild Sports Car Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
✓ Continental Premium Contact 6:590 | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 675 |
2020 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
✓ Continental Premium Contact 6:575 | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 665 |
2020 AMS 18 Inch Summer Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
✓ Continental Premium Contact 6:612 | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 704 |
2021 Auto Zeitung Summer UHP Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Continental Premium Contact 6:410 | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 440 |
2021 Tyre Reviews UHP Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Continental Premium Contact 6:79.7 | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 88.5 |
2022 AMS Performance Summer Tyre Test 245/45 R19 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:209 | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 208 |
2022 AutoBild Sports Cars UHP Summer Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
✓ Continental Premium Contact 6:590 | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 660 |
Looking at data from twelve tyre tests, the Continental Premium Contact 6 was better during six rolling resistance tests. On average the Continental Premium Contact 6 had a 1.74% lower rolling resistance than the Michelin Pilot Sport 4.
Best In Rolling Resistance: Continental Premium Contact 6
See how the Rolling Resistance winner was calculated >>
2018 AZ Summer AND All Season Tyre Test 225/45 R17 |
✓ Continental Premium Contact 6:8.8kg / t | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 9.3kg / t |
2018 AMS Summer UHP Tyre Test 225/45 R17 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:9.1kg / t | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 9.1kg / t |
2019 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test 225/45 R17 |
✓ Continental Premium Contact 6:8.23kg / t | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 9.8kg / t |
2019 Auto Bild Sports Car Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
✓ Continental Premium Contact 6:8.01kg / t | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 8.3kg / t |
2019 EVO Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Continental Premium Contact 6:8.84kg / t | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 8.88kg / t |
2020 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
✓ Continental Premium Contact 6:7.63kg / t | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 8.09kg / t |
2020 AMS 18 Inch Summer Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
✓ Continental Premium Contact 6:8.2kg / t | Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 8.4kg / t |
2021 Auto Zeitung Summer UHP Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:8.88kg / t | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 8.64kg / t |
2021 Tyre Reviews UHP Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:8.84kg / t | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 8.56kg / t |
2022 AMS Performance Summer Tyre Test 245/45 R19 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:7.5kg / t | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 7.2kg / t |
2022 AutoBild Sports Cars UHP Summer Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:8.71kg / t | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 8.42kg / t |
2021 EVO Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Continental Premium Contact 6:8.6kg / t | ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 8.5kg / t |
Tyre Reviews also collects real world driver reviews for the Continental Premium Contact 6 and Michelin Pilot Sport 4.
In total the Continental Premium Contact 6 has been reviewed 118 times and drivers have given the tyre 81% overall.
The Michelin Pilot Sport 4 has been reviewed 322 times and drivers have given the tyre 82% overall.
This means in real world driving, people prefer the Michelin Pilot Sport 4.
In conclusion the Continental Premium Contact 6 performed better in wear, value, price and rolling resistance, while the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 performed better in dry braking, dry handling [s], dry handling [km/h], subj. dry handling, wet braking, wet handling [s], wet handling [km/h], subj. wet handling, wet circle, straight aqua, curved aquaplaning and noise.
Which tyre is best for you depends a lot on your driving style and situation, plus what you want from the tyre. Comparing all the data in the tyre reviews database, on balance Michelin Pilot Sport 4 seems to be the best tyre overall.
However, it's important to note that both tyres have their strengths.
Remember, the best tyre for you might depend on which of these factors are most important for your specific driving needs and conditions.
Overall Winner: Michelin Pilot Sport 4
This page has been developed using tyre industry testing best practices. This means we are only comparing tests which have had both tyres in the same test.
Why is this important? Tyre testing is heavily affected by things like surface grip levels and surface temperature, which means you can only compare values from the same day. During a tyre test external condition changes are calculated into the overall results, but it is not possible to calculate this between tyre tests performed on different days or at different locations.
As a result you will see other tests on Tyre Reviews which feature both the %s and %s, but as they weren't conducted on the same day, the results are not comparable.
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