Continental Premium Contact 6 Reviews - Page 5

Given 56% while driving a Ford S Max (225/45 R17 W) on a combination of roads for 12 average miles
Good tyre. Awful value for money! They're not bad. But they're not great. At all. Hugely expensive and therefore very disappointing. Impression that they are melting onto the road in got weather. Wear is the same as a budget tyre. Handling good, but not progressive enough at the limit. Heavy steering feel and only good in wet. Nothing like the old conti 2's back in the day. If you drive or park on loose gravel, you'll be spending more time picking out pieces of gravel from the tyres than driving due to groove sizes. More than half worn after 20,000 Km Mostly smooth French motorways with some very spirited A road driving thrown in.
Helpful 27 - tyre reviewed on January 12, 2021
Given 89% while driving a Skoda (225/45 R17) on mostly country roads for 30,000 spirited miles
Fitted PremiumContact 6s to my mapped Yeti 170tdi 4x4 having run Sportcontact 5s on it previously, & because they really impressed by how much they improved the car after Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance & Dunlop SP01 tyres. The Yeti also has Eibach springs & Bilstein dampers fitted so dynamically is pretty impressive & will keep any decent warm hatch honest. Subjectively it's also a better car than my much newer (albeit quicker) Audi S3, so it deserves & can make use of good tyres. The Premium Contact 6s have noticeably better ride quality over significant bumps than the SC5, yet still retained 95% of that tyre's brilliant subjective feel. Wet & dry grip were really impressive, & it's only suffered any performance drop off once below about 2.5mm of tread. Their only slightly weakness is aquaplaining resistance especially later in life & when compared to a premium new winter tyre, but that's probably unfair as they have deeper tread from new than any summer tyre anyway. Other than that the PremiumContact 6 has been a very impressive tyre. Regretting buying Michelin PS4 tyres for my S3 now, wish I'd put these on the S3 instead. Wear wise, the PC6 has outlasted the SC5 as they've done around 30K miles in total. Would definitely highly recommend & buy again.
Helpful 30 - tyre reviewed on December 11, 2020
Given 89% while driving a Ford Focus MK3 (215/50 R17) on a combination of roads for 10,000 average miles
Had those tires for one summer (and than i bought different wheels). They are just very very good, wet or dry always fun to drive with them. My only negativ for those tires is comfort level(both comfort and noise).. but i i gues we cant have all ... Thats actually only reason im switching for goodyear eagle asym5 for my new rims.
Helpful 36 - tyre reviewed on December 8, 2020
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Given 100% while driving a Renault Latitude (225/55 R17) on a combination of roads for 2,000 spirited miles
I recently replaced to premiumcontact6 from michelin primacy3. My dad and I used primacy3 for 50000 miles and we know the limits for primacy3. However Continental surprised us with its wet and dry handling. In last 2000 miles I checked the limits of premiumcontact6 several times and it surprised me. It gives a strong confidence to driver which also can be dangerous. I totally recommend it.
Helpful 34 - tyre reviewed on October 26, 2020
Given 79% while driving a BMW 320D (205/55 R16 V) on mostly motorways for 14,000 spirited miles
This is second review, first one was at 2000 miles, this one at ~14000. Dry grip is okay, but not what I expected. But I'm impressed by the wet grip! There's almost no difference in speed I can go through the corner when wet compared to dry. It's pretty amazing. I like how easy it's to drive them fast. I would probably buy them again.
Helpful 26 - tyre reviewed on October 23, 2020
Given 83% while driving a Alfa Romeo 159 (235/35 R19 W) on a combination of roads for 6,000 spirited miles
The Continental Premium Contact 6 are great tires in dry and wet as well. I mostly drive mountain roads and of course the spirited way to drive, at this pricetag I'm a bit disapointed of the mileage of about 6000 miles. I have an alfa romeo 159 TBI with 200hp lowered wit kw suspension, next summer season I am likely to try some other tyres. These are my first "performance oriented" tyres, therefore I can't compare them to other brands yet. I hope this review can provide any help and keep the gas burning.
Helpful 36 - tyre reviewed on October 8, 2020
Given 72% while driving a Honda Legend 3.5 V6 SH AWD (KB1) (245/45 R18 W) on a combination of roads for 3,000 spirited miles
All-round performance is very good. Dry and wet grip are great and although my car is heavy on the front the tyres are masking that very well. At the limit, there is obvious understeer, but always easily predictable, even on wet surfaces. But unfortunately the tyres can be very noisy. On average it is not bad, but on rough (asphalt) concrete there are lots of noise and vibrations delivered into the cabin and mainly into the steering wheel. I do not remember other tires were exhibiting the same behaviour. But the only direct comparison, I have on the same road is with my winter tires - Goodyear Vector 4Season Gen2 - which are a little noisier overall but are not so picky about surfaces.
Helpful 39 - tyre reviewed on August 12, 2020
Given 100% while driving a Fiat Bravo (225/45 R17 W) on a combination of roads for 10,000 spirited miles
Honestly can't fault it, best tyre I've had so far. Comfy but sporty, best for average spirited use IMO.
Helpful 30 - tyre reviewed on June 25, 2020
Given 90% while driving a Ford Focus MK3 (205/55 R16 H) on a combination of roads for 7,000 spirited miles
I never would've thought, that a simple tyre changecan make such a difference. These are the best tyres I've ever had on any of my cars. Compared to the previous Bridgestones (on this car), the Conti's are much sharper at turn-in, have more dependable traction in bends, use the brake force better, and in general feel much sportier and nimbler. Even with comfortably soft sidewalls. The wet grip is even better. i was very much surprised that I could take the same turns with almost the same speed as in the dry. The only negativity is the noisiness, which is still not unbearable, but is far not the most silent I've come across.
Helpful 37 - tyre reviewed on June 15, 2020
Given 63% while driving a BMW 316 (225/50 R17 V) on mostly motorways for 5,000 average miles
Everything is ok, handling is good, wet and dry grip is not bad but the noise is unbelievable!! very very very noisy tire. if you drive in town, it may not be a problem but in motorways you cant hear the music sound in the car.
Helpful 36 - tyre reviewed on June 8, 2020
Skoda (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 1,900 spirited miles
Compared to the cheaper rainsport 3s I had before these grip better in the dry and even the wet. Really really good reliable grip on all corners. As this is on a FWD car i greatly benefitted from having better front tyres. Old ones used to understeer even when brand new and these even when the shoulders are not happy, continues to grip around corners even enough to unstick the rears. (Falkon eco tyres at the same psi - lowest handbook says - had those for 11 months and they still good tread) Even when taking off, these grip so much better even in the wet with little to no wheelspin when launching compared to old ones that would just sit and spin. Comfort wise i can't really tell to be honest as at low speed this car is pretty harsh anyway. Noise is about the same on the motorway and fairly plush. They did wear pretty fast on certain points of the tyres (shoulders) but this will be down to the need of a alignment and my hard cornering. They do still grip well and I have put a fair few miles on these. The rest of the tyre is still got lots of tread left and even the shoulders have a fair bit left its just their wear compared to the rest.
Helpful 30 - tyre reviewed on May 21, 2020
Given 91% while driving a Skoda Octavia vRS (225/40 R18 W) on a combination of roads for 5,300 spirited miles
Its not the comfiest of tires (noise). But of the other hand it works well, great stability in higher speeds and superb response from the wheels. Wet conditions performance is also solid. I can recommend this tire! Its either continental or Michelin.
Helpful 21 - tyre reviewed on May 21, 2020