Review on Continental ContiSportContact 5 245/45 R17 95W Summer by Stanislaw Mirzalek ᠌

Size 235/45/17. The car passed 70t, in the summer I drive more, which means that this rubber is about 40-45t. For 4 seasons, every season I went to the Crimea, 1700 one way, the average speed is 130-150 in the heat (M4 Don). When changing shoes from winter, I rearranged the tires diagonally, as a result, two wheels to the marks, two for the season. A little noisy, but not critical, you get used to it, the main plus is the ContiSeal anti-puncture coating (dense, sticky, black sealant on the inside of the tire), I take out the screws only when changing shoes for winter or if I accidentally notice, and I pull out and not only do not repair the wheel, and I don’t even pump up, there are pressure sensors, it doesn’t let down with a self-tapping screw and after removing it in general, it helps a lot on long trips, you don’t have to unload the entire trunk to get a spare tire or stop at night, in the rain . The manufacturer claims that punctures are tightened up to 5 mm. This is also its minus, the anti-puncture coating has a thickness and weight, at high speeds centrifugal force squeezes out the middle of the tread, which is thicker and heavier than that of a conventional tire and the middle wears out a little faster than the edges, like on an overinflated wheel. From here, it seems to me, faster wear. It is better to store it in winter in bags so that any debris does not stick to the inside. Good shock resistance, caught a decent hole, bent the disc a little, the rubber was not damaged at all. Road grip is excellent, both in the rain and at high speeds. The choice is between puncture resistance and wear resistance, otherwise everything is fine. I'll probably take the next one. Good luck.