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Continental ContiSportContact 5 vs Michelin Pilot Super Sport — Compared
Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.
Pilot Super Sport is ahead, 77–61
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Tests 77 · 1 test Owners 80 · 1,503 reviews
“They weren't kidding about Michelin Pilot Super Sports. They're way grippier than the Continental ExtremeContact DW tires that were rated #2 after the Super Sports on tirerack.com. I had a 2009 GTI with 225 width ExtremeContacts and now I have a 2016 with 235 width Super Sports. The difference is not subtle. Now, both have been gently upgraded to the Pilot Sport 4 S, and the ExtremeContact Sport. The only two max performance summer tires with a tread life warranty. 30k miles on square stance cars where you rotate them properly, and 15k on staggered.”
Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
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65
Dry
Pilot Super Sport +1883Why this score
Source ContiSportContact 5 Pilot Super Sport Professional tests (TWG score) – 80 Reviews found online 62 89 -
68
Wet
Pilot Super Sport +1078Why this score
Source ContiSportContact 5 Pilot Super Sport Professional tests (TWG score) – 75 Reviews found online 67 82 -
66
Snow
No comparison–Why this score
Source ContiSportContact 5 Pilot Super Sport Reviews found online 63 – -
63
Comfort
Pilot Super Sport +972Why this score
Source ContiSportContact 5 Pilot Super Sport Reviews found online 57 75 -
66
Noise
Pilot Super Sport +470Why this score
Source ContiSportContact 5 Pilot Super Sport Reviews found online 67 74 -
53
Treadwear
Pilot Super Sport +1669Why this score
Source ContiSportContact 5 Pilot Super Sport Reviews found online 44 70 -
52
Handling
Pilot Super Sport +3082Why this score
Source ContiSportContact 5 Pilot Super Sport Reviews found online 52 82
Scores at a glance
| Category | Continental ContiSportContact 5 | Michelin Pilot Super Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 61 | 77 |
| Dry | 65 | 83 |
| Wet | 68 | 78 |
| Snow | 66 | – |
| Comfort | 63 | 72 |
| Noise | 66 | 70 |
| Treadwear | 53 | 69 |
| Handling | 52 | 82 |
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Headline score
61
/ 100
ContiSportContact 5
77
/ 100
Pilot Super Sport
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A ContiSportContact 5
Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.
Tire B Pilot Super Sport
Pros
- Phenomenal dry grip and cornering stability
- Precise steering response and excellent road feedback
- Better-than-expected tread wear and mileage for a performance tire
Cons
- Reduced grip and traction in cold weather (below 15°C)
- Mediocre performance and tendency to aquaplane when tread wears down in heavy rain
- High price point compared to some alternatives
What real owners are saying
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Tire A
Continental ContiSportContact 5
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
Tire B
Positive
Michelin Pilot Super Sport
The Michelin Pilot Super Sport is widely praised by the automotive community for its exceptional dry and wet grip, precise handling, and overall performance as a high-performance summer tire. While some users note limitations in cold or snowy weather and occasional concerns regarding tread life or aging cracks, most enthusiasts consider them a benchmark daily driver and street performance tire.
r/GolfGTI
·3 upvotes ·2018-03-23
“12k on two consecutive sets of PSS. Stage 2 MK6 (285whp/325wtq), drive fairly aggressively, an odd track day or two here and there, full suspension but run aggressive alignment settings. No abnormaly quick wear in any one spot, they just look like racing slicks when I’m done. If you can afford it, they are well worth the $$. Other tires may come close in performance, but for daily use, can’t beat the comfort of the PSS”
r/ft86
·2 upvotes ·2016-04-18
“As someone who lapped the car until I destroyed the OEM tires, and then lapped a set of PSS until I destroyed those too. The PSS are stickier than stock for sure, but they arent really sticky when it comes to tires for the track. They overheat and get greasy if you drive them hard, and they will slip at just slightly higher speeds. TL;DR: they are better than stock, but they arent a track sticky tire by any means so tail happy is still a thing.”
r/Cartalk
·2 upvotes ·2025-05-25
“Had this on my E90, as well. Alignment was good, wheel balance on road force machine was good. Turned out i had over 0.250" of runout on both rear wheels. Took me two sets of 255/35/18 PSS's and me watching them balance the tires to figure it out... bought new wheels, never went to a Tirediscounters since.”
Top themes
#exceptional dry and wet grip#handling and cornering performance#tread life and longevity#comparison to ps4s#cold weather and snow limitations#road noise and ride comfort
Based on 60 community posts
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Continental ContiSportContact 5 | B · Michelin Pilot Super Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Category | — | Summer Max Performance tires |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 30 | — |
| Rim diameters | 17″ – 22″ | — |
| Tread depth | 8 - 10/32″ | — |
| UTQG | 280 - 420 A - AA A | — |
| Sidewall | Black Side Wall | — |
| Max pressure | 50 - 51 psi | — |
Which one should you actually buy?
61
/ 100
Continental ContiSportContact 5
77
/ 100
Michelin Pilot Super Sport
Winner: Michelin Pilot Super Sport — better handling, dry and treadwear. It leads or ties in every category we score.
Pick tire B
You enjoy sharp, responsive handling
Michelin Pilot Super Sport scores 82 vs 52 on handling.
Pick tire B
You want the most grip on dry roads
Michelin Pilot Super Sport scores 83 vs 65 on dry.
Pick tire B
You want the longest tread life
Michelin Pilot Super Sport scores 69 vs 53 on treadwear.
Pick tire B
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Michelin Pilot Super Sport scores 78 vs 68 on wet.
Tire A · Continental ContiSportContact 5
Tire B · Michelin Pilot Super Sport
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How do we compare tires?
Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.
Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score.