Continental Sport Contact 5 Reviews - Page 5

Given 84% while driving a Toyota Mark X (225/50 R17 V) on a combination of roads for 28,000 spirited miles
So far this is the best tire I've ever used compared to F1D5 & CSC3. The performance for wet & dry is just excellent! It also offers good control approaching and past the limit. Comfort is also good and noise is acceptable for this type of performance tire. The only downside of this tire is the wear rate is a bit fast where I finished the tires in about over 40k km/28 k miles compared to my previous F1D5 which lasted over 50k km but it wore out nicely with just minimal chipping compared to the F1D5.
Helpful 14 - tyre reviewed on November 14, 2017
Given 60% while driving a Vauxhall insignia elite ecoflex 160 (245/45 R18 W) on mostly town for 7,000 average miles
Had been using Conti 3 on Insignia, getting 12K on front and nearly 20K on rear. After changing to Conti 5 have only managed about 7K front and rear before tyres on legal limit.

Other than the wear rate I was very happy with the tyres, but and not prepared to accept the cost of frequent replacement.

Mixed driving, many short urban journeys and a few journeys of hundreds of miles.
Helpful 13 - tyre reviewed on November 11, 2017
Given 83% while driving a BMW 3 series (225/45 R17 H) on a combination of roads for 21,000 spirited miles
Had them on my ex E46 323i and i was more than happy.
The grip, the handling, the road response is just great. I'm not a slow driver, i like my corners fast and thight and this tyre made it possible for me to enjoy behind the wheel.

The only thing witht them is that by the 15k km they were on thear thread wear.
But tha't mybe just my driving style and not the tyres. Had them for a couple of years, in 8 total.
Helpful 14 - tyre reviewed on October 28, 2017
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Given 57% while driving a Mercedes Benz C220 CDI Estate (245/40 R18 W) on mostly country roads for 9,400 easy going miles
Only real problem with these tyres is the wear rate which is appalling, I have done less than 10k and just been told the tread on my drive wheels is down to 3 mm. I have never before had to replace tyres before 20k and this is the first time I’ve had Continentals
Helpful 15 - tyre reviewed on October 18, 2017
Given 76% while driving a Honda 1.8 iVTEC Es (225/45 R17 W) on mostly motorways for 11,000 average miles
Very good tyres for grip in the dry and wet. Not bad for comfort and road noise, but they are soft. They wont wear well. I got barely 10k miles from a pair of front tyres commuting up and down a motorway before they wore out. You have been warned!
Helpful 13 - tyre reviewed on October 14, 2017
Given 70% while driving a Audi S3 (235/35 R19) on a combination of roads for 10,000 average miles
Had these tyres on for just over 10k miles and have a few mm left, which should get about 16k miles for all 4. The biggest problem I have with these are the road noise (72db). Swapped them out as they were completely rubbish in the cold winter weather. Car handled well and steering was good with good dry and wet performance in summer. The best thing is the large alloy rim protector, which is the biggest on any tyre I have seen. Wouldn't consider these again, purely down to the road noise.
Helpful 14 - tyre reviewed on October 8, 2017
Given 74% while driving a Audi A4 (245/40 R18 W) on a combination of roads for 8,000 spirited miles
Did a fair bit of sourcing following the previous tyres I had on this car. Replaced a front set of General Altimax Sport which, up to now, were the worst set of tyres I have every come across. I heard positive reviews about the majority of Continental Tyres, however I was also informed that the wear tended to be slightly high. I fitted these tyres to the front of my 2.0 TDI Audi A4 to replace the Generals with the hope of drastically improving the handling and grip and ultimately provide a safer handling car.

Upon purchasing these tyres, the grip and handling was almost immediately transformed. The grip from these tyres in dry and wet conditions is the best I have come across in a tyre so far. Very rarely did I come across any loss of grip through corners even under harsh acceleration and found very little wheel spin when pulling away from junctions, even in bad conditions. For heavy surface water I wouldn't say there was anything dramatically impressive, however in comparison to the General Altimax Sports still a vast improvement. The only down side to these tyres has to be the wear. I only just managed 8000 miles on these tyres and although I occasionally drive aggressively, I attempted to make these tyres last and seriously struggled. On the up side, I found the grip on these tyres lasted almost until the tyres were fully worn out. Only in the last couple of hundred miles did the tyres begin to lose straight line grip and aquaplaning became a slight issue in heavy surface water. In terms of progressiveness, I rarely found loss of grip so it is difficult to say, however on any occasion where these tyres started to slide it was very controllable and easily correctable.

Because of the steep price on these tyres and the very high wear I have decided not to purchase these again. I have instead gone for Pirelli P7 Cinturato Blues. I have purchased the Pirellis before and although they will not provide such precise handling and grip, I find they are a better all round tyre for the price. For anyone who is not prepared to fork out every 8000 or so miles I would look else where, however for performance which will continue to last until the tyre is almost completely worn, I found these tyres hugely impressive.
Helpful 17 - tyre reviewed on September 30, 2017
Given 96% while driving a (255/40 R18 W) on mostly motorways for 22,000 spirited miles
At 22000km I estimate that these tyres are half-way though their useful life.

They are runflats fitted on the rear of a 330d BMW M-Sport.

I cannot fault them in the wet or dry - they give great feedback through the steering and I have every confidence in them in heavy rain conditions.

They get hard use on twisty country roads and also high speed (130kph+) on long distance autobahn use.

These are the quietest and most comfortable runflats I've every had - better than the ContiCSC2s and MUCH better than the Bridgestone Potenzas I had before that.

I will definitely buy them again.
Helpful 13 - tyre reviewed on September 20, 2017
Given 54% while driving a Nissan Pulsar (205/50 R17 V) on a combination of roads for 8,000 average miles
Came fitted to new Nissan Pulsar. They were fine in the dry and wet braking was OK but wet cornering was dreadful with a tendency to simply break traction and slide. Also they needed changing after only 8000 miles when I used to get 20000 on my heavy old diesel Mondeo. Not all tyres are equal, it seems.
Helpful 16 - tyre reviewed on August 9, 2017
Given 93% while driving a Nissan Juke (215/50 R17) on mostly motorways for 36,000 spirited miles
The Conti Sport Contact 5s were on the car when I got it new 21 months ago, and I've had no issues with the performance, wet or dry. After around 20,000 miles the backs and fronts were swapped to put the greater tread on the front. Just a week ago, the rears (was front) were replaced after 36,000 miles, while the fronts (were rear) still have 4.3mm left, so should take me close to 40,000miles. As a high mileage driver, I've got no complaints over the longevity, and have had the same fitted again.



Helpful 15 - tyre reviewed on July 9, 2017
Given 89% while driving a Ford Mondeo Titanium X (205/50 R17 V) on a combination of roads for 30,000 average miles
Interesting, so many people having problem with wear, new tyres came with 7,5mm, after 3 years/30000km 6,0mm rear, 5,5mm front. Maybe problems with right pressure. Driven on Mondeo Estate 2,2 TDCi/155bhp. Mostly city and motorway, Czech Republic, with awfull roads.
Helpful 23 - tyre reviewed on July 6, 2017
Given 71% while driving a Mercedes Benz 190 2.3 16 (255/35 R18) on mostly motorways for 8,000 average miles
Very safe and secure tyre in all conditions, but for the price I expect them to last more than 8000 miles. I won't be buying them again and will choose either Michelins or Goodyears
Helpful 18 - tyre reviewed on July 3, 2017