Tires Continental or Goodyear

If you have a Discount Tire near you they made a special Discount Tire only collab with continental called the Control Contact Sport SRS+, they’re basically the same thing but ~$10 cheaper on average and better overall, that’s what I’m getting in just a month or so here. It’s hard to directly compare them but people have said the SRS+ are even sportier with a firmer sidewall and better steering response. At the end of the day they’re very similar but the edge goes to SRS in performance and price.

My Michelin pilot sport all seasons have treated me well… My a4 came with the older version of those continentals, as soon as I switched them it felt like the steering was much sharper and road noise was much less. Rain performance is also nuts. I’d skip the Pirellis but i’ve only driven the summer tire which had the same issues (noise & numb steering)

My recommendation is the Cont's

Same price, DWS06+ NO QUESTION. it’s the better tire. I’ve owned both. It’s much more expensive than the AS plus 3 where I live.

Contis all day . I love those dws.

The Conti’s for sure. I’ve had great luck with these tires.

Depends if you also drive on the highway, sparked tiers have a tendency to have a longer braking distance and bad grip on wet roads.

If you do drive the county roads that's not salted , Nokian Hakkapellita 10 is the go to.

If you do drive on salted highway alot then Continental tires is preferred as they do handle wet surface better and if you do have black ice (underkjølt regn) alot , a sparked tire will always be the best option.

I’ve always ran the Conti DWS06 all seasons, probably 8 different sets of them on numerous types of vehicles. I love the tires when they are new (dry, wet and snow) until about 1/3 thread… then they become noisy imo.

Continental DWS06.

Heard great reviews of people saying this was an amazing all season tire with tons of grip in all conditions, great for sports cars year round that see some winter use too.

My god these tires felt hard as a rock compared to the Michelin A/S3+ I had on another set of wheels. Just not as much grip at all as I was expecting in the dry. Even in light snow, my TC light would flash more than when I was on the Michelins.

2009 Goodyear run flat low profile tires. The ideal with "run flats" is that if you get a nail or something you can still drive on the tire at reduced speed safely for a short time. The problem is that the tires were incredibly fragile and barely lasted 10,000 mi before catastrophically just shredding apart on their own. And because they would shred apart in such horrific ways the sidewall of the tire would often damage sensors or other things underneath the car, making the repair cost 10x what it normally would be. Also the tires themselves cost several times more than a normal tire. One of the biggest money pits of my life, I can't believe I let the dealers talk me into that but at the time they made it sound like a wonder tire that would last extra long and be extra safe. It was literally the exact opposite ????