Review on Continental ContiPremiumContact 5 215/55 R17 94V summer by Stanisaw Muter ᠌

Name: Continental ContiPremiumContact 5 215/55 R17 94V summer
Item: Continental ContiPremiumContact 5 215/55 R17 94V summer
Rating: 4

June 20, 2023

A good product, more pros than cons.

I got this rubber along with the car from the passenger compartment in the dimension 225x60xR17.
We are talking about the 4th generation KIA Sportage, AWD.
I've never ridden a conti before, but I've heard a lot of good things from my friends. There were thoughts to sell it while new, and buy something else, but it became curious to try.
To date, I have driven about 7,000 km on it, and I can say for sure: the conts do not suit me.
Yes, they give good handling and grip.
But my riding style is quite calm, so I would rather opt for softness and acoustic comfort.
I summarize: rubber is at least not bad, but not for everyone

Pros

This rubber is very similar in quality to sports tires. It gives precise and precise controllability. It feels like it has pretty good braking performance. At the same time, it holds the road perfectly both on dry and wet surfaces.

Cons

My main complaint is that these tires are noisy. Even taking into account the additionally noisy arches and bottom, the noise from the wheels still cannot be called comfortable. The rumble appears at 80 km / h and grows with speed. The second point, with this rubber, the steering wheel becomes noticeably heavier. At first I decided that I was covered with the EUR, then I read the reviews and realized that I was not the only one - it was the rubber. At high speed, this is of course great, as the taxiing becomes more accurate. But at city speeds, I would prefer a lighter steering wheel. And third, this rubber is tough. My last summer tire was a relatively inexpensive Michelin Primacy 3, and now it was much quieter and softer, despite the fact that the handling was not much worse on it. The only way Conti is better than Michelin is that it performs better on wet surfaces.