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The Continental PureContact LS is a Ultra High Performance All Season tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

7.0 Tyre Reviews Score Based on User Reviews Limited Confidence View Breakdown Dry Grip 86% Wet Grip 79% Road Feedback 80% Handling 85% Wear 70% Comfort 58% Buy again 45% Snow Grip 48% Ice Grip 45% Expected Mileage 43,617 miles Low Confidence 8 Reviews 66% Average 175,150 miles driven Expected Mileage

43,617 miles (70,195 km)

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User Review Data

43,617 miles (70,195 km) from 3 end-of-life reviews

Based on user-submitted reviews where tyres reached end of life

Low Confidence Limited data available. Actual mileage may vary significantly.

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Continental PureContact LS

All Season Premium BETA 7 / 10 Based on User Reviews · Limited Confidence · Updated 30 Jan 2026

The Tyre Reviews Score is the most comprehensive tyre scoring system available. It aggregates professional test data from multiple independent publications, user reviews, and consistency analysis using Bayesian statistical methods, weighted normalisation, and recency-adjusted scoring to produce a single, reliable performance rating.

Learn more about our methodology Score Components Professional Tests Weight: 80% Tests: 0 Publications: 0 User Reviews Weight: 15% Reviews: 8 Avg Rating: 66.2% Min Required: 5 Consistency Weight: 5% Score Std Dev: 3.49 History Points: 10 Methodology & Configuration Scoring Process

1. Collect Test Data: Gather results from professional tyre tests across multiple publications. Minimum 1 test(s) required.
2. Normalize Positions: Convert test positions to percentile scores using exponential weighting (factor: 1.2).
3. Apply Recency Weighting: More recent tests are weighted higher with a decay rate of 0.95.
4. Incorporate User Reviews: Factor in user review data (minimum 5 reviews). Weight: 15%.
5. Bayesian Smoothing: Apply Bayesian prior (score: 7, weight: 1.5) to prevent extreme scores with limited data.
6. Calculate Final Score: Combine all components using normalization factor of 1.1. Max score with limited data: 9.5.

Component Weights Test Data 80% User Reviews 15% Consistency 5% All Configuration Parameters

Parameter	Value	Description
safety_weight	0.7	Weight multiplier for safety-related metrics
performance_weight	0.55	Weight multiplier for performance metrics
comfort_weight	0.4	Weight multiplier for comfort metrics
value_weight	0.45	Weight multiplier for value-for-money metrics
user_reviews_weight	0.15	How much user reviews contribute to the final score
test_data_weight	0.8	How much professional test data contributes to the final score
consistency_weight	0.05	How much score consistency contributes to the final score
recency_decay_rate	0.95	Rate at which older test results lose influence (higher = slower decay)
min_test_count	1	Minimum number of professional tests required
min_review_count	5	Minimum number of user reviews required
score_version	1.8	Current version of the scoring algorithm
score_normalization_factor	1.1	Factor used to normalize raw scores to the 0-10 scale
confidence_factor_weight	0.2	How much data confidence affects the final score
position_penalty_weight	0.2	Penalty applied for poor test positions
gap_penalty_threshold	8	Score gap (%) that triggers additional penalties
min_metrics_count	2	Minimum number of test metrics needed per test
limited_data_threshold	2	Number of tests below which data is considered limited
single_test_penalty	0.1	Score multiplier when only one test is available
critical_metric_penalty	0.7	Penalty for poor performance on critical safety metrics
critical_metric_threshold	70	Score below which a critical metric penalty applies
position_exponential_factor	1.2	Exponent used to amplify position-based scoring
position_exponential_threshold	0.9	Position percentile below which exponential scoring applies
gap_multiplier_critical	3	Multiplier for critical gap penalties
max_category_weight	2	Maximum weight any single category can have
max_score_limited_data	9.5	Score cap when data is limited
bayesian_prior_weight	1.5	Weight of the Bayesian prior in smoothing
bayesian_prior_score	7	Prior score used for Bayesian smoothing
evidence_test_multiplier	1.9	Multiplier for test evidence in confidence calculation
evidence_metric_divisor	3	Divisor for metric count in evidence calculation
evidence_review_divisor	10	Divisor for review count in evidence calculation

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Top 3 Continental PureContact LS Reviews

Given 80% while driving a Acura TSX (225/40 R18) on a combination of roads for 2,000 spirited miles Overall very solid all-season tire. Coming from Continental Extreme Contact DWS 06 tires you do loose some sporty handling and grip, but do gain much better treadlife. Wish tire had a bit more feedback and it is slightly louder of a tire, but more luxury feeling in the sense it isolates vibrations better. Wet grip is still good. Helpful 767 July 23, 2025 Given 58% while driving a Lincoln 2019 Continental 3.0 AWD (255/45 R19) on mostly town for 24,850 easy going miles Used them on 17 Lincoln Continental AWD for 40000kms. They are good when new but after 2 years they wear out lack grip a lot and need be replaced. Poor traction on snow even though it said as all all-season tire, no traction at all on ice. Don't try using them in winter (I used them in Vancouver with not much snow). Helpful 919 December 2, 2023 Given 67% while driving a Ford fusion (135/40 R19) on a combination of roads for 66,000 average miles These handle very well. In fact these are the second set of them I have owned (slightly different compound now). That being said, I did enjoy the first set MUCH better. I am not sure what they did to these ones but I will never buy them again. In fact I will not be buying Continental Tires any time soon based on the customer service reply I received about my issue (read on). The issue I have are the flat spots when you park the car. The colder it is outside the worse it is. With the first set of these the flat spots would go away about 1-2km down the road (in any temperature) but with these, they never really 100% do. They are way worse then the first ones when it is REALLY cold out. It does get better the longer you drive but it never really goes away. Continental reply to me was "this is normal with high performance tires." To be honesty, over the past few years I have taken the tires to FOUR different shops to have them balanced to see if it would help (even doing the full roadforce diagnostic). Every shop says they are good but the faster you go the worse it gets (over 120km/hr) the car has a slight bounce. It will not go away. When I put my winter tires/rims on the bounce/shake is gone. Anyways, now that I have used them for 4 summers they are VERY VERY slippery in the wet so I will be getting rid of them soon. I am nowhere near the 90,000 mile tread life that they claim (def. not the 700 tread wear rating like their website says). If you want a tire for the summer that handles very well (when they are newer) get these. They are not as quiet as my winter tires but the noise isn't bad. I never used them on ice or deep snow. Helpful 851 February 14, 2024 Have you driven on the Continental PureContact LS tyre?

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Given 100% while driving a Honda 1.6 I DTEC (215/55 R17) on mostly town for 6,000 average miles Very good overall tire,low noise and sport handling,much better my orginal michelin mxv4 Helpful 812 May 29, 2023 Given 44% while driving a Acura 3.2 TL (245/50 R17) on a combination of roads for 15,000 easy going miles Absolutely the loudest tires I have ever owned. Constant hum at any speed and especially bad at highway speeds. Drives me crazy listening to the noise Helpful 868 March 16, 2023 Check out how the BEST all seasons tyres perform against premium summer and winter tyres! Given 92% while driving a Volkswagen Passat B7 (215/55 R17) on a combination of roads for 40,000 spirited miles Great overall tire. Good in the snow for all season. Very satisfied. Helpful 898 November 17, 2022 Given 59% while driving a Lexus ES350 (/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 12,000 average miles LEXUS ES 350. Owned these tires for 12K miles for just over 1 year working with multiple Continental tire dealers and mechanics chasing down a vibration. Finally reached out directly to Continental. Continental customer service recommended I confirm it's a flat spot issue by putting car on stands overnight. Solved the problem for that morning. To have vibration every morning for the first 10 miles just got old and now I know it is something you have to accept. Especially hard to accept when I bought Lexus for a smooth ride. Kylie and Jose at customer service confirmed this is a characteristic for this type of tire. Skip this tire as I had it on all 4 tires. I live in Virginia with full four seasons and it happened in all weather. Otherwise once the vibration went away the tires worked well. Was hoping for a much better experience with my first set of Continentals but didn't pan out and cost me more than just the price of the tires. I would not recommend this tire in a 225/45 R18 Purecontact LS. Helpful 874 October 28, 2021

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