Continental ContiSportContact 5 P

02.01.2012
Just today fitted 2 off Conti Sport 5 to front wheels of Passat CC 2.00 tdi
140 bhp Blue motion (2011 model)
Replacing Conti Sports 3's which had covered 15000 miles in 9 months of mainly fast motorway driving.
Cant say anything yet as no miles covered, Hope they are better than 3's as never 100% sure with grip, and not really happy with wear rate, but on changing found that all 4 tyres were 7 psi under inflated 32psi not 39 psi and tracking was out on front.
Putting the correct PSI in has certainly hardened up ride even on comfort setting, will be interesting when I switch to Sport (shake my fillings loose)

Anyway I will update when a few miles covered

I used these tyres for the last 9 months.

Grip dry and wet is supurb !

But the tyres are noisy. (The professional reviews i have read all mentioned it)

I did not think the noise would bother me that much and i didn't.
Untill i just changed for the winter tyres.
And now my car has a quiet ride. Now i think the noise does bother me.

When these tyres are finished i am not sure i will buy them again. But only because of the noise they make.

If you don't drive long ends, it wouldn't matter.

Conclusion: Execellent tyres, but noisy !

Very grippy tyres, confidence inspiring in the wet and dry. Currently lasting very well for such a grippy tyre, were even performing well when they were improperly installed by the tyre shop (they used regular Forester Settings rather than STI e.g. 0 camber at the front)

Now I have them setup correctly the feel is even better. Quite a civilized performance tyre with decent road noise and comfort but...

Sidewalls definitely feel softer than the Bridgestone PZ-1 Playz which it came on, even with a lower sidewall (235/40 versus 225/45).

However, overall this is probably a good thing as I'm not on the track 24x7 and the car spends most of its time ferrying me to work and back.

Overall this tyre will keep you safe in pretty much all conditions, won't irritate you and performs well on the track. Probably the tyre I should buy again!

I have put those contis on my Type R after replacing my old Yoko Advan Sport.
Look of the alloy together with the tyre is not good...The tyre stops the car better than any other tried before.Handling in corners is good but not best.I think Yokos were better and were given more confidence to me.This tyre is very good in straigh lines -stucks like a glue on the road but DAMN! its very very soft .Side walls of the tyre should be more hard.In general never put a tyre made for German Cars on a Japanese car :-)). OK kidding, nice tyre but I would go with Yokos-->Better handling in turns, harder sidewalls, more Kms /life and better look.In wet yokos are not the best..but who cares when you live in Greece? :)

Absolute heaven and worthy of the rave reviews they are getting. Amazing comfort, feedback and wet grip. I've used allot of tyres over the last few years on many cars (Dunlop, Goodyear, Bridgstone, Michelin)

Like all Continentals expensive and I'm expecting them not to last quite as long as an equivalent premium manufacturer. But if you really care about your car you will buy this tyre! I can see why Audi have now started fitting these as OE spec to RS3's and R8's.

Best tyre i've ever used the grip in both the dry and wet is outstanding.

ESP doesn't get activated that quick. That means it has a lot of traction/grip on the road.

Much better than the SportContact 3

Absoloutley Brilliant Tyre!!! The grip is massive in wet and dry compared to my old one's. I have replaced all four tyres from Dunlop SP SPORT MAXX GT, which i have had 2 sets in 24,000 miles. Ridicilous wear on Dunlops. I have yet to see how long these new conti's last but will leave feedback.

Excellent grip in all conditions!

Mind blowing.