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Comparison: Continental UltraContact NXT vs. Continental SportContact 7 (2026)

Both of the tyres in this comparison are made by Continental, which is a brand from Germany. In this particular case, the Continental SportContact 7 has a better rating of 100% compared to 99% of the Continental UltraContact NXT. The first tyre test of Continental UltraContact NXT was done in 2025, compared to 2022 when was the Continental SportContact 7 first tested. When it comes to comparison, eu labels can be also interesting - 100% of Continental UltraContact NXT dimensions has A wet grip rating. Most (93%) of the Continental SportContact 7 also have A wet ratings. If you wonder where the tyres in question are made, the UltraContact NXT is made in Portugal and SportContact 7 is made in Czech Republic/Slovakia/Portugal.

Test Profile

Continental
UltraContact NXT
Continental
SportContact 7
Number of tests
3
17
Best position
#1
#1
Average position
1.3
1.3
Latest test
2026
2026
Available sizes
23
155

These tyres were not tested together. The comparison below is inferred from separate tests by normalizing both tyres against 2 shared benchmark tyres, so treat it as an estimate.

Dry
Confidence
Continental UltraContact NXT
100%
Continental SportContact 7
100%
Dry braking
Continental UltraContact NXT
99%
Continental SportContact 7
100%
Dry handling
Continental UltraContact NXT
100%
Continental SportContact 7
100%
Wet
Confidence
Continental UltraContact NXT
96%
Continental SportContact 7
94%
Aquaplaning - cross
Continental UltraContact NXT
92%
Continental SportContact 7
93%
Aquaplaning - longitudal
Continental UltraContact NXT
92%
Continental SportContact 7
98%
Wet braking
Continental UltraContact NXT
100%
Continental SportContact 7
90%
Wet handling
Continental UltraContact NXT
100%
Continental SportContact 7
96%
Comfort
Confidence
Continental UltraContact NXT
100%
Continental SportContact 7
83%
Exterior noise
Continental UltraContact NXT
100%
Continental SportContact 7
83%
Costs
Confidence
Continental UltraContact NXT
82%
Continental SportContact 7
90%
Rolling resistance
Continental UltraContact NXT
82%
Continental SportContact 7
90%

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