Continental ExtremeContact Sport Tire Review – Ultra-High Performance Tires
Meet the modern tire, perfected. After being tested by pro racing drivers Andy Lally, Joao Barbosa, Ozz Negri, Ryan Dalziel and Lawson Aschenbach, this ultra-high performance tire is as good as it gets.
Perhaps that’s why you’ll find it in use at the AMG Driving Academy and BMW Performance Driving School as their official tire.
Even ROUSH Performance has chosen to use the Continental ExtremeContact Sport tire as the sole fitment for ROUSH Mustangs, including their special edition, ROUSH P-51 Mustang.
Not to mention, you can also find this ultra-high performance tire on Petty’s Garage and Lingenfelter Performance Engineering builds. What sets the Continental ExtremeContact Sport tire apart from the rest? While you might think just performance, in reality, these tires handle heavy rain and slippery wet roads like a champ. Factor in a tremendous value thanks to their generous tread life and reasonable price point, and you have a well-rounded winner.
Below you’ll find my Continental ExtremeContact Sport tire review alongside my initial impressions and past experiences driving with Continental tires.
Quick Highlights:
– Specialized summer-specific compound with +Silane for remarkable grip.
– Molded with a 5 rib asymmetric design. (6 rib variations possible)
– Superior lateral grip and high-speed handling thanks to wide tread blocks on outside shoulder.
– Continuous center rib for continual rubber-to-road contact and exceptional center feel.
– Enhanced footprint distributes pressure across tire face evenly to improve tread life.
– Deep, circumferential grooves for directing water through the contact patch to reduce risk of hydroplaning.
– Quick View Indicators inform driver to the levels tires are performing in dry/wet.
– Tested to the limits by championship-winning racecar drivers. (IMSA Drivers)
– Internal construction features Polyester /or Rayon Cord body casing
– Two-ply sidewall construction for added stiffness without reducing comfort.
– Casing ply supports 2 high-tensile steel belts.
– Two spirally wound polyamide cap piles offer structure for high-speed capability.
– Backed by Continental’s new “Total Confidence Plan”.
– Tread Wear 340, Traction AA, Temperature A.
