Drivers generally describe the Continental Premium Contact 2 as a confidence-inspiring summer tyre with strong dry grip, capable wet grip, and communicative handling/feedback when pushed. Many higher-scoring reviews also mention stable braking and predictable behavior, with some reporting very long life on lighter cars or predominantly motorway use. However, a large portion of users complain about rapid treadwear (especially on the driven axle) and noticeable road noise, and several note that wet grip/aquaplaning resistance can deteriorate as the tyre wears. Overall, it's viewed as a strong performer when fresh, but often expensive to run due to wear and (for some) noise.
What owners mention most counted across 155 reviews
Great set of tyres. Not had them on for long but so impressed so far, especially on fuel economy. Full tank usually lasts one week but since havingg these put on im 5 days through and still have just over half a tank left! Feels a lot smoother to drive. Great buy
After 27000 miles the back tyres look like new but i am again looking for new tyres . Slippery when wet and wheel spin with a baby diesel ? Aquaplaning has been a problem also , never had that in the past with any car . Ok tyres but wrong car .
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Fitted on front to replace worn out Sport Contact 2, no longer available.
Lasted about 16k, seem reasonable but disappointed with wear for £100+ tyre.
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Dry grip is fair but nothing to write home about; Little understeery when pushed. Wet grip is fantastic, handles almost the same as when it's dry!
Not too noisy but could be quieter, esp. at motorway speeds.
Wear rate is good; Much longer lasting than the newer PCP5 that I replaced them with. Did seem to wear a bit more on the shoulders but found upping the pressures by ~5psi over stock cured this without affecting grip noticeably, and gave a slight boost to economy to boot!
This tyres were OEM for the Toyota Aygo. I would say that they are good tyres, without any specific brilliant feature. The grip is fairly good in every condition, including soaking wet conditions. They are a little bit noisy, especially cornering with high temperatures.
The worst feature is the high wear. The front tyres are close to the wear indicator after only 15000 Km. I have to admit that I drive trough a very abrasive mountain road but the Aygo isn't a sport car at all.
They were the best choice for my car when I bought them two years ago, but I've marked them down on buy again because there are newer, better tyres out there now for the same or lower price, eg Dunlop Sport BluResponse which is now my first choice.
The PremiumContact2's were however an improvement over the Toyo Proxes T1-R that I had previously in every area except for treadwear. I was happy to sacrifice some wear for better grip and comfort, however. Down to 4mm tread after 13,000 miles on front wheels so still acceptable given the tyre's performance in all other areas.
overall not bad tyres, I bought the tyres same time two years ago and the rear ones still have about 4mm, whereas the front ones need to be relaced now. Farily quiet and have a good grip, but the milage of 25k on them is what makes me search for a different make.
20,000 miles on my driving school car 3mm still on the left edge, 4-5mm on the rest of the tyre (near side front) lots of tread still to go on off side front.
With very little options open to me with the size of tyre fitted to my Micra I am struggling to find an alternative make of tyre to replace these with that have worn out after just 11,000. They were fitted on the car from new and all four now need replacing. The car has been driven sensibly so I am at a loss as to why the wear is so bad. So
Although these were only fitted to my £600 shed, with nackered dampers and the tracking not perfect, I am pretty shocked at how fast these tyres have worn. I think ive covered about 10,000 miles and the fronts are now at 2.5mm. admittidly the tracking is slightly out on the front, but i would have expected a better wear rate than that. I would say i drive fairly quickly generally, but I never make the tyres squeal ( although these tyres do want to at moderate speeds, earlier than I expected). I have previously had toyo t1R's and opted for these as i wanted something that would last longer - i cant imagine even the very soft toyos would wear faster than these have. dry grip is nothing to write home about and certainly not 'big leauge' grip. wet grip is pretty strong compared to previous tyres, i would say its an approximatley equal to the toyos.
One minor thing to mention is from the outisde edge these tyres look like they are bald from quite early on, despite there being a fair ammount of tread. it is something that gets a bit of attention from police and a minor annoyance if you do get pulled over.
overall not a bad tyre if a little disappointing wear rate
Vw Up Black, wearing 16" rims and 6500mls on the clock, we have also owned a VW Lupo 1.4 16V the last 5 yrs.......Wife does the shopping in both and feels confident and comfortable with all aspects of her drive. I have driven an Escort Cosworth at 143mph (3 up) and recently sold my Mazda MX5 1.8is, which was a cracking all rounder, so....I drove the VW Up Black 200 mls through all road conditions, at 70 mph where possible and pushed it down hill on a heavy long and steady bend. These tyres worked ! Grip was instant and total, braking with confidence in a straight line, no noticable road noise and I was waiting for the tyres to give on that bend, nothing.
My only concern so far is possible wear, remembering, the car is usually driven by a responsible lady, front tyres are 6mm across, rear 7mm across which I reckon is going to give us 18000mls front, 21000 mls rear across approx, I am a Michelin fan so will be keeping one eye on situation.
