Continental SportContact 7 Reviews - Page 2

Wow. Just wow for these tires. Imo the best "normal" tire you can put on a car. Grip in all conditions is just unbelievably good. I used to have Bridgestone Potenza Sport in 275/30/19 and they would spin in 4th gear when kickdown from 6th gear. They could not handle the torque and power. But Conti SC7 takes it like a champ! Even in wet i have no wheelspin, aquaplaning is very good. Handling can't say because i adjusted suspension for straight lines. Wear - we'll see how fast 1180nm destroys this set (e.g. Potenza lasts around 5000km - rear set). For now they have around 500-600km and mounted them in May. Comfort is subjective due to coilover suspension and comfort seats, so I have no major complaints. For now I will keep buying them for road use until something better pops up on the market.

Bought these to replace Pirelli p zeros fitted new on bmw i4 m50.definitely better dry and wet grip same noise level as Pirelli.i changed Pirelli after 9.000 miles mixture of driving expect these to last about the same staggered set up front 255 35 20 rear 285 30 20 which in my opinion accelerates wear plus weight of car I was advised these are not star rated for bmw yet they are better alround than the star rated Pirelli.

I've gotten about 40k km with these tires, I have fwd car and I've changed front tires with rear tires. For me the tires have been amazing. But unfortunately the tires make a lot of noice.

When I first fitted these tyres there was a night and day difference in terms of the performance from the Pirelli PZeros and the Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 that were on the car the previous two times. Graip in dry - brilliant, wet - capable, handling - precise. Wear on the front - not that great at all. I kept them on probably longer than I should have due to how much it cost me for all 4 in one hit but the fronts wore way too fast. Rears are still going but I dread to think if I was driving a Quattro how many times I would have changed them if I stuck with them. Due to wear, I think I would try something else. May be Michelins if I can find them at a good price

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 kilometres 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

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.

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 Tyre but only lasted 7.000 km to completely bald.(5000 km to 1.6mm)
Tyre 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.