Continental PremiumContact 7 is a summer tyre made in total of 59 sizes, ranging from R16 to R16 - this particular dimension is R18, which means it fits to a 18 inch/457.2mm diameter wheel. 245/50 R18 is 40mm wider than the narrowest dimension (205) and 70mm narrower than the widest one (315). This tyre profile of 50 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 50% of the tyre width (245mm), which results in 122.5mm sidewall height. In 245/50 R18, there is only one possible speed index for Continental PremiumContact 7 - "Y", which is good for speeds up to 300 km/h. In 245/50 R18, PremiumContact 7 usually competes against Turanza 6, which is a tyre from Bridgestone with a rating of 83%, compared to 99% of the Continental in question.
# | Name | Our rating | Tested in this dimension | Tested in same width dimension | Segment | Price |
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1. | Bridgestone Turanza T005 | Premium | £169 100 Y | |||
2. | Bridgestone Potenza Sport | Premium | £152 104 Y | |||
3. | Michelin Pilot Sport 4! Newer model available: Michelin Pilot Sport 5 | Premium | £207 100 Y | |||
4. | Continental PremiumContact 6! Newer model available: Continental PremiumContact 7 | Premium | £178 100 Y + 1 | |||
5. | Pirelli Cinturato P7 | Premium | £202 100 W + 3 | |||
6. | Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 | Premium | £140 104 Y | |||
7. | Falken Azenis FK510! Newer model available: Falken Azenis FK520 | Upper-middle | £356 0 Zr + 2 | |||
8. | Maxxis Premitra HP5 | Lowcost | £118 104 W | |||
9. | Kumho Ecsta PS71 | Upper-middle | £167 100 Y + 1 | |||
10. | Nokian Powerproof! Newer model available: Nokian Powerproof 1 | Upper-middle | £146 100 W + 1 | |||
11. | Michelin e.Primacy | Premium | £165 104 H |