Continental Car Tires

Initial Review, 2,000 Miles on Tires
March 25, 2013

Bought these Sumitomo HTR A/S P01 tires for my wife's 2008 VW Passat Wagon 2.0T to replace the set of Continental tires that had gone 41000. The Sumitomos make the car feel like a whole new vehicle! The car is much more responsive to sterring input and feels glued to the road. I was concerned that MPG would drop because Continentals were LRR tires, but MPG has stayed the same. I am very pleased with these tires and am considering them for my own car. Of course, the entire Tire Rack experience was terrific!

Initial Review, 10,000 Miles on Tires
April 23, 2013

I replaced the OEM Michelins with these tires after reading the many positive reviews here, and so far the tires have lived up to the praise. Wet, dry, and snow traction is infinitely better than the Michelins making the car handle better than ever. 2 minor complaints would be that I noticed my gas mileage took a hit once these tires were installed, about 2-3 mpg--but I suppose that is to be expected from a tire that has much more grip. The second would be that there seems to be a slight wobble occasionally--but it seems to be just the road imperfections being communicated much more due the type of tires these are. I cannot comment on the treadwear yet, but overall I'm happy with my purchase.

Initial Review, 10,000 Miles on Tires
April 21, 2013

These tires replaced the OE ContiProContact that came with the car. The rears needed replacing, so I replaced them all to stick with the same tire as they had gotten noisy anyway. After 10K, these are beginning to get rather noisy as well. This is a disappointment. Otherwise no complaints.

Initial Review, 4,000 Miles on Tires
April 22, 2013

These things STICK. I drive fast & corner hard always. Rain makes driving more fun because the car will finally move around a bit, in the dry I can't get any movement in a corner. Noise is less than the all-seasons the car came with. Wear looks good; I haven't depth-gaged them, but after 4k they look fine. They perform so well I don't care about wear. I'll be doing some track days with my car this summer, and I'll put in an update after.

Initial Review, 15,000 Miles on Tires
March 17, 2013

I put these winter tires on the car 2 winters ago, they have about 15,000 miles on them and barely show any treadwear.. they are quieter than the Kumo summer tires that are on the summer rims.. I have been using winter tires on 6 different vehicles over the last 20 years, and these are the best I have ever used. Great traction on Snow, packed snow, and ice. they just seem to grip everything. I put a set on our other car this winter as well, and the Toyata Echo has never been so stable in the winter driving.. And we live on a road that sometimes doesn't get plowed for 24-36 hrs after a storm. WE've had to drive through 6-10 inches of snow to get out several time this winter. AWSOME...Tim

Initial Review, 25,000 Miles on Tires
April 15, 2013

When I first got these tires, I was a little disappointed. They felt a little greasy or nervous on the highway. Well, that impression is gone. They've aged remarkably well and show signs of going many more miles. I have to say they are probably one of the best tires I've ever owned, and I've had a lot of cars from Mercedes E class down to my lowly Saturn commuter beater. Outstanding combination of elements...efficiency, ride, noise, traction. I think you'd be hard pressed to find a better overall compromise for this price. I just bought another set of them for one of my other cars today.

Initial Review, 200 Miles on Tires
April 25, 2013

Just put these on my Cayman after wearing out my second set of Michelin PS2's and taking off my Michelin Alpin winter tires. They look great. Very different feel. Immediately more comfortable - softer ride, quiet, but there's a slightly "floaty" feel and a brief delay when you turn the wheel before the car turns. Still grips on a hard curve, its just the connection between driver and road is a little fuzzy compared to the other tires which, frankly, are punishing as every day drivers. Was only getting 32,000 miles out of the PS2's and needed more durability for my dollar. Haven't driven them in rain or snow yet. Will update. So if you switch from a dedicated high performance summer tires, which are all considerably more expensive and last half as long, be prepared to trade off some precision for comfort.

Initial Review, 600 Miles on Tires
April 17, 2013

Outstanding Tire and now they reduced the price. So now this has become a great value!
So far I have had this tire for 2 months with about 600 miles. They perform great on the autobahns in Europe and handle pretty well in the Alps on cold wet roads. Since I've put these tires on my 08 MB E 350 4MATIC, the car drives just as smooth as the day I picked it up from the factory. This tire is very smooth, quiet, and handles, and responds great on the open road. I highly recommend this tire. ADM

Initial Review, 600 Miles on Tires
April 17, 2013

I have had this tire for about 2 months on my 08 MB E350 4 MATIC and the car drives better than new. Great traction on the autobahn, performed very well in the Alps last weekend. This tire is very quiet, stops well, great handeling, and as stated, it makes my car drive as if i just picked it up from the dealer barnd new. I highly recommend this tire. ADM

Initial Review, 2,000 Miles on Tires
February 04, 2013

There was no snow for the first month of the tire use, so when we got a few inches, I took the Miata to a parking lot to see how the tires would perform. Donuts, quick stops, quick acceleration were all tested. It's a rear wheel drive roadster so there was fishtailing, but the Miata does that with the forecast of snow. I was really impressed with the Continentals. I was able to control the slides and was able to recover every time, no matter how hard I pushed the car. I have had all season/mud & snow tires from Pirelli (P Zero Nero's), Dunlop, Goodrich (Super Sport M/S)...the Continentals beat them all. We'll see how they do in deep snow, but so far, so good!

Initial Review, 4,800 Miles on Tires
April 09, 2013

OEM on my '13 Mustang GT Premium Convertible. Aquired the car just after the New Year and drove it hard in Jan-Feb on snow and ice. Exceeded my expectations. Now that it is warm again I am finding how great these tires are in the wet and dry. I feel confident in all weather conditions with these tires. Highly recommended! This GT replaced an '08 CTS that was equipped with Continental DWS. I'll take the P Zero Nero over the Conti DWS any day.

Initial Review, 15,000 Miles on Tires
April 09, 2013

Love this tire. If you own a Subaru, put these tires on your car. I own three Subies, and they all get wrapped in ExtremeContact DWS as soon as I can. Water evacuation is awesome in shallow or deep road rivers. Road force balanced the tires when they were put on and haven't needed to adjust to date. What they slightly lack in winter (deep winter, regular winter they are great) they make up for in the overall category. Dry sand, wet sand, moist mud, deep sloppy mud, and a mix of manure and mud (on the farm if you haven't figured that out already.) I have not been stuck, stopped, or buried. With a quick flick of the gas pedal to clean the tread they will keep chugging right along with Conti pride!! They have a slight wiggle when cold from sitting overnight outside but after 5-10 min of driving it is business as usual

Initial Review, 1,000 Miles on Tires
April 14, 2013

These tires will not give up their traction, my ABS will not activate, the car just comes to an immediate halt. On curves, everything inside my car will slide before the tires do. They never have, not even on highway 'decreasing radius' exit ramps. Beware they have no traction on snow or ice.

Initial Review, 400 Miles on Tires
April 12, 2013

Initial review:

So far, I am very pleased with these tires. They are comfortable and quiet. I am still within the break-in period, so I have not had a chance to test any other aspects of the tires. They do seem less responsive than my previous Bridgestone Potenzas (which were almost completely bald) but that could be due to tread squirm on the new tires. I would definitely recommend these tires for any passenger car, but haven't tested their performance capabilities yet, so I don't know if I would recommend them for sports cars.

Initial Review, 1,000 Miles on Tires
March 26, 2013

I replaced my Bridgestone Turanza Serenity tires with the Continental ExtremeContact DWS. I am very impressed with how quiet the ride is (I can faintly hear the engine at highway speed now), and the ride is smoother than the Bridgestones too. What impressed me most about the tires is the snow traction. This is not a car made to perform in the snow. My wife and small child got home from the airport in a snowstorm recently with no trouble and I was very happy to have chosen these tires, which were better in the snow than the Bridgestones ever were. I have a steep lip on my driveway, and it is difficult without 4WD in the snow - I was very surprised that the Continentals had no problem getting the car into the driveway that night.

The only negative I can say is that maybe they seem to drift a little bit more than the previous set I had on at highway speeds, but well worth it for the above improvements. I have only had them a couple months, so cannot speak to the durability yet, but at this price and performance vs. the Michelins I was considering, I would be ok to replace at 40k instead of 50k.