Continental PremiumContact 6

Continental PremiumContact 6 is an asymmetric summer tire that the German tire maker designed for a wide range of vehicles from mid-class passenger cars to SUVs. A premium 2017 model that could bridge the gap between the excellent handling response of sports car tires and tires that deliver exceptional ride comfort.

The Continental PremiumContact 6 tire can be deservedly considered to be the perfect symbiosis between and the inheritor of two models at once — ContiPremiumContact 5 and ContiSportContact 5, which over the years of their manufacture gained an excellent reputation both on the aftermarket and as OEM equipment. Like its predecessors, the ContiSportContact 5 and ContiPremiumContact 5, the new PremiumContact 6 offers top-class braking performance, particularly on wet roads, the company says.

Asymmetric tread design
Asymmetric tread design

On the EU Tire Label, the new Premium Contact 6 has the top «A» rating for wet grip, across all vehicle segments. This was achieved largely due to a new synthetic amorphous silica compound, which also extends tread life and reduces rolling resistance.

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In addition to optimizing the tread compound formula of the PremiumContact 6, the developers also improved its tread design. As a result, the new PremiumContact 6 has a 15 percent improvement in mileage compared to its predecessor, and at the same time interior and exterior tire/road noise is down by as much as ten percent.

Along with the high requirements in terms of safety and comfort, another key development focus was on delivering a sporty handling response across all car models. To this end, the tire technologists adopted the shoulder design of the high-tech SportContact 6 tire and combined it with asymmetrical tread rib geometry. This «advanced macro-block design» employs long shoulder blocks that support one another, providing additional grip. The resultant complex block structure in the tyre shoulder is capable of transferring even very high forces, like those generated under cornering, extremely effectively.

Maximum wet braking while improving mileage due to Safety Silica Compounds.
Maximum wet braking while improving mileage due to Safety Silica Compounds

The renewed asymmetrical rib structure in the tread delivers a similar level of performance in transferring lateral guidance forces. This endows the PremiumContact 6 with handling properties that are 3% better than those of the ContiSportContact 5.

Sporty driving in every car thanks to handling-optimised pattern design.
Sporty driving in every car thanks to handling-optimised pattern design

Thus, we cannot but agree with the manufacturer that the Continental PremiumContact 6 tire is all about «safety without compromise». Compared to the tires of previous generations, it is not only safer on wet and dry pavement, but also ensures better fuel efficiency, longer tread life, and better ride comfort.

Extended driving convenience updated by the comfort-optimised performance footprint.
Extended driving convenience updated by the comfort-optimised performance footprint
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Continental PremiumContact 6

Price/Quality Dry Performance Wet Performance Handling Comfort Treadwear
  • This tire has been replaced by Continental / PremiumContact 7
  • This tire replaced Continental / ContiPremiumContact 5
  • Available Sizes in Line: 267
  • Original Equipment (OE) tires for:
    • • Toyota C-HR Facelift [2019 .. 2023]
    • • Mercedes-Benz C-Class Br205 [2015 .. 2021]
    • • BMW 3 Series VII (G20/G21) [2018 .. 2023]
    • • BMW 5 Series VII (G30/G31) Facelift [2020 .. 2023]
    • • Mazda CX-5 KF [2016 .. 2023]
    • • Ford Kuga III (CX482) [2019 .. 2023]
    • • Renault Koleos II (HC) [2016 .. 2020]
    • • Subaru Forester SK [2018 .. 2023]
    • • Renault Megane IV (9A) [2016 .. 2022]
    • • Volvo XC40 I [2017 .. 2023]
    • • Skoda Superb III B8 (3V) Facelift [2020 .. 2023]
    • • Volvo V60 Cross Country II [2018 .. 2023]
    • • Mercedes-Benz X-Class D23 [2017 .. 2020]
    • • Audi A6 C8 [2018 .. 2023]
    • • Volvo S60 III [2019 .. 2023]
    • • Renault Alaskan D23 [2016 .. 2020]
    • • Volvo V60 II [2018 .. 2023]
    • • Jaguar I-Pace [2018 .. 2023]
    • • Ford Fiesta VII [2017 .. 2023]
    • • Ford Mustang Mach-E [2020 .. 2023]
    • • Porsche Taycan I [2020 .. 2023]
    • • Mercedes-Benz C-Class Br206 [2021 .. 2023]
  • Recommended Tire by Tests
  • Year Released: 2016
  • Regions for sale: North America, Europe, Russia+, Japan, Middle East, Oceania
Continental PremiumContact 6

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