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Continental ContiSportContact 5 vs Pirelli P Zero PZ4 Run Flat — Compared

Our Relative Score blends 60% objective test data with 40% owner-review signal — so any two tires can be compared even if they were never tested on the same day.

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VerdictWinner: Pirelli P Zero PZ4 Run Flat — better treadwear, dry and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score.
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Category breakdown

6 categories, side by side

Each bar is the Relative Score for that category. Expand a tile to see the test results and owner ratings behind it.

Dry

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) P Zero PZ4 Run Flat leads by 7
A — Continental ContiSportContact 5
83
B — Pirelli P Zero PZ4 Run Flat
90
Why this score
SourceContiSportContact 5P Zero PZ4 Run Flat
Tire Rack owners 87 –
SimpleTire owners 99 –

Wet

Weight: Important
Score (0–100) P Zero PZ4 Run Flat leads by 6
A — Continental ContiSportContact 5
74
B — Pirelli P Zero PZ4 Run Flat
80
Why this score
SourceContiSportContact 5P Zero PZ4 Run Flat
Tire Rack owners 81 –
SimpleTire owners 98 –

Comfort

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) ContiSportContact 5 leads by 1
A — Continental ContiSportContact 5
74
B — Pirelli P Zero PZ4 Run Flat
73
Why this score
SourceContiSportContact 5P Zero PZ4 Run Flat
Tire Rack owners 80 –
SimpleTire owners 97 –

Noise

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) ContiSportContact 5 leads by 1
A — Continental ContiSportContact 5
72
B — Pirelli P Zero PZ4 Run Flat
71
Why this score
SourceContiSportContact 5P Zero PZ4 Run Flat
SimpleTire owners 98 –

Treadwear

Weight: Important
Score (0–100) P Zero PZ4 Run Flat leads by 11
A — Continental ContiSportContact 5
45
B — Pirelli P Zero PZ4 Run Flat
56
Why this score
SourceContiSportContact 5P Zero PZ4 Run Flat
Tire Rack owners 56 –
SimpleTire owners 92 –

Handling

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) P Zero PZ4 Run Flat leads by 6
A — Continental ContiSportContact 5
83
B — Pirelli P Zero PZ4 Run Flat
89

Scores at a glance

Continental ContiSportContact 5 vs Pirelli P Zero PZ4 Run Flat: scores by category (0–100)
CategoryContinental ContiSportContact 5Pirelli P Zero PZ4 Run Flat
Relative Score 69 75
Dry 83 90
Wet 74 80
Comfort 74 73
Noise 72 71
Treadwear 45 56
Handling 83 89

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

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Headline score

Tire A

Tire B

Specifications

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental ContiSportContact 5 B · Pirelli P Zero PZ4 Run Flat
Sizes available30—
Rim diameters17″ – 22″—
Tread depth8 - 10/32″—
UTQG280 - 420 A - AA A—
SidewallBlack Side Wall—
Max pressure50 - 51 psi—
Final verdict

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental

Pirelli

Winner: Pirelli P Zero PZ4 Run Flat — better treadwear, dry and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Pirelli P Zero PZ4 Run Flat scores 56 vs 45 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Pirelli P Zero PZ4 Run Flat scores 90 vs 83 on dry.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Pirelli P Zero PZ4 Run Flat scores 80 vs 74 on wet.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Pirelli P Zero PZ4 Run Flat scores 89 vs 83 on handling.

Tire A · Continental ContiSportContact 5
Tire B · Pirelli P Zero PZ4 Run Flat

How do we compare tires?

Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements) normalized against the best tire in each test and weighted toward recent tests. 40% comes from thousands of owner reviews collected from retailers and review sites. When a tire has only one of the two, we use what exists and say so.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score.