Continental SportContact 2 is a summer tyre made in total of 54 sizes, ranging from R15 to R15 - this particular dimension is R18, which means it fits to a 18 inch/457.2mm diameter wheel. 215/40 R18 is 20mm wider than the narrowest dimension (195) and 50mm narrower than the widest one (265). This tyre profile of 40 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 40% of the tyre width (215mm), which results in 86mm sidewall height. In 215/40 R18, there is only one possible speed index for Continental SportContact 2 - "W", which is good for speeds up to 270 km/h. In 215/40 R18, SportContact 2 usually competes against UltraGrip Performance+, which is a tyre from GoodYear with a rating of 82%, compared to 0% of the Continental in question.
# | Name | Our rating | Tested in this dimension | Tested in same width dimension | Segment | Price |
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1. | Michelin Pilot Sport 5 | Premium | £127 89 Y | |||
2. | Bridgestone Turanza T005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Turanza 6 | Premium | £122 89 Y + 1 | |||
3. | Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 | Premium | £111 89 Y | |||
4. | Michelin Pilot Sport 4! Newer model available: Michelin Pilot Sport 5 | Premium | £149 85 Y + 2 | |||
5. | Continental PremiumContact 6! Newer model available: Continental PremiumContact 7 | Premium | £189 89 Y | |||
6. | Pirelli Cinturato P7 | Premium | ||||
7. | Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN! Newer model available: Falken ZIEX ZE320 | Upper-middle | £116 89 W | |||
8. | Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 | Premium | £100 89 Y | |||
9. | Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 | Premium | £122 89 W | |||
10. | Kumho Ecsta PS71 | Upper-middle | £82 89 Y | |||
11. | Uniroyal RainSport 5 | Upper-middle | £95 89 Y | |||
12. | Firestone Roadhawk | Upper-middle | ||||
13. | Semperit Speed-Life 3 | Lowcost | £103 89 Y |