Continental SportContact 3 is a summer tyre made in total of 71 sizes, ranging from R16 to R16 - this particular dimension is R18, which means it fits to a 18 inch/457.2mm diameter wheel. 255/55 R18 is 60mm wider than the narrowest dimension (195) and 30mm narrower than the widest one (285). This tyre profile of 55 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 55% of the tyre width (255mm), which results in 140.25mm sidewall height. In 255/55 R18, there is only one possible speed index for Continental SportContact 3 - "Y", which is good for speeds up to 300 km/h. In 255/55 R18, SportContact 3 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 4 SUV | Premium | £167 109 Y | |||
2. | Bridgestone Turanza T005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Turanza 6 | Premium | £131 109 V | |||
3. | Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV | Premium | £127 109 V | |||
4. | Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A | Premium | £141 109 W + 1 | |||
5. | Continental PremiumContact 6! Newer model available: Continental PremiumContact 7 | Premium | £144 109 Y | |||
6. | Falken Azenis FK510 SUV | Upper-middle | ||||
7. | Firestone Roadhawk! Newer model available: Firestone Roadhawk 2 | Upper-middle | £111 109 W + 1 | |||
8. | General Tire Grabber GT Plus | Lowcost | £115 0 Y | |||
9. | Pirelli Scorpion VERDE | Premium | £191 105 W + 5 | |||
10. | Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport | Upper-middle | £142 0 V + 3 |