Continental extreme contact

NISMOFO

These are on my list for my next tires. Only complaint I've heard are the sidewalls are bit soft. I put the ExtremeContact DWS on my wife's car recently.

RiCharlie

Have you noticed any noise reduction? Any loss in control?

VaGntlmn

I'm going to try the conti's myself.

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Bill
2010 370z; Tour/Sport; 6mt; BlackCherry/Grey; 318 rwhp; 265 lbs rwtq.
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NISMOFO

She had bridgestone runflats before this. Sidewalls were very stiff of course...so turn in was very precise...and she lost of on that...I warned her that she would. On the bright side the softer sidewalls make the car easier to drive on uneven surfaces....you're not fighting to steer the car straight as much. The highway she drives to work everyday is very uneven. So this is a huge advantage for her. It is always a compromise when you go from a stiffer sidewall to a softer. She has a 2006 325i E90.....remember she has the DWS. My friend has the DW tires on his 350z and he loves them....he pushes his car pretty hard too.

NISMOFO

I want to mention that my wife's DWS have been on her car for about 6 months and are still showing no signs of wear. DWS have 540 tread and DW have 340 I think? Her previous bridgestone runflats have a 140 tread and were pretty bald in the rear after a year. She drives maybe 50-60 miles a day 5 days a week. My friend has had the DW on his 350z for months and I don't see any wear on them either. These tires come with some pretty thick tread compared to other brands. They do have a bulge for rim protection and front sizes seem to have a curve or slop in the sidewall. They are not square like a hankook...they are curved more like a track tire. For a car with as much camber as ours, a square tire doesn't make sense.

So this post is more about my review on tread wear...I think most people will be pleased with the result. I can compare the looks of these most to a Michelin PS2. I had the Michelins on my Z06 and planned to replace them with these.

Tread wear ratings are estimates from the manufacturer...so they can lie all they want. Toyo and falken are know to wear pretty fast. I think the continental and Goodyear are in the category of lasting a long time. If you like changing tires all the time and dropping $1k every year or 18 months these might not be for you. The DW are on my list for my next tires, but I have a ways to go since I just rotated my hankooks.