It may not be universal, but I can tell you from my experience, Continentals and damn good tires.
Pros: damn good tires
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I went with the Continentals. Been on them for almost a year now. Feel great with good grip for spirited driving in the mountains.
Pros: good grip, feel great
Vehicle:
Ford Mustang
OEM Continental Cross contact lasted about 40k miles.
Pros: lasted about 40k miles
Mileage: 40000 km
I've run various versions of the Contis including the EC Sports & DWS 06+. Don't get me wrong, they are fantastic tires, but they do have drawbacks. I don't like how soft the sidewalls are, the tire profile isn't that appealing, tire dressing smears on the sidewalls leaving streaks, and they don't have a treadwear warranty (summer tires). If you are in an area where you are able to run summers year round, there is no reason not to do it other than sacrificing a tiny bit of tread life. Contis also don't seem to balance up as well as some of the other premium brands. I've had more issues with vibrations from Conti tires than I have from some others.
Pros: fantastic tires
Cons: soft sidewalls, unappealing profile, dressing smears, no treadwear warranty, balancing issues
I’ll third the Continental ExtremeContact Sport 02s. Every bit of what you’d expect from a flagship summer performance tire. Dry grip is phenomenal, with excellent wet weather performance. Steering feel has been very complementary to the quick rack on the Giulia. Noise level is very good, considering the overall package - much improved over the original ECS I had on my SS. I don’t think you can go wrong with either these or the PS4S.
Pros: phenomenal dry grip, excellent wet performance, very good noise level
Vehicle:
Alfa Romeo Giulia
I also put Continental ExtremeContact tires on. While they recommended summer performance tires, I went with all-seasons. A little more sidewalk flex but I still had to drive it when conditions got below freezing.
Cons: sidewalk flex
Vehicle:
Ford Focus
i went from shitty $70 westlakes on my crown vic, to $230 a piece continental dws06+. felt like a completely different car and handles so much better.
Pros: handles so much better
Vehicle:
Ford
Ironman's are crap, and continentals are mid at best on most makes
Cons: continentals are mid
I bought conti extreme contacts for my last set about 2 years ago,and i will only be buying conti extreme contacts from now on.
Upgrading from the stock tires to GP5000's will make much, much more of a difference than the wheelset upgrade.
Pros: much more difference
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