Continental SportContact 2
EU tyre label for every size: 23 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Continental SportContact 2 is a summer tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 23 sizes (28 registrations including load and speed variants), for 15″ to 21″ rims.
Wet grip is rated A–C depending on size, fuel efficiency B–D and external rolling noise 69–74 dB.
The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is 275/40 ZR19 (Wet grip A · Fuel efficiency D · 73 dB), the weakest 205/55 R16 (Wet grip C · Fuel efficiency D · 71 dB).
On the EU market since September 2002; the earliest production week registered is 35/2002.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other summer tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (23 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.
Strongest point: wet grip. Weakest point: rolling noise, where most same-size rivals do as well or better.
What the label means on the road (205/55 R 16)
Example: the 205/55 R 16 size, compared with the 1,043 other summer tyres registered in this size.
Wet braking from 80 km/h
≈41 m with class C, against ≈37 m for the most common class in this size (B).
Fuel efficiency
Class D vs the typical C: ≈0.18 L/100 km more, about 28 litres more over 15,000 km for a 1,500 kg car.
Rolling noise
71 dB against a median of 71 dB in this size.
Estimates from the class ranges in Regulation (EU) 2020/740. A label class is a range, so a real tyre can sit anywhere inside it. Every 3 dB doubles the sound energy.
All 23 sizes
The small figure under each class is the share of same-size, same-season tyres this size matches or beats (“–” when fewer than five tyres share the size).
| Size | Load / speed | Wet | Fuel | Noise | Snow / ice | Production from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15″ rims | ||||||
| 195/45 R 15 | 78V · 78V | B94% | D69% | 71 dBB59% | — | 44/2018 |
| 16″ rims | ||||||
| 205/55 R 16 | 91V | C37% | D25% | 71 dBB58% | — | 44/2009 |
| 215/40 ZR 16 | 86W XL | B96% | D65% | 72 dBB15% | — | 35/2002 |
| 17″ rims | ||||||
| 215/45 R 17 | 87V | B71% | D30% | 71 dBB61% | — | 23/2004 |
| 235/55 R 17 | 99W | B75% | D21% | 71 dBB71% | — | 17/2005 |
| 18″ rims | ||||||
| 215/40 ZR 18 | 89W XL | B85% | D42% | 72 dBB35% | — | 22/2018 |
| 245/45 R 18 | 100W XL | B66% | D17% | 72 dBB40% | — | 35/2018 |
| 245/45 R 18 | 100W XL | B66% | C70% | 72 dBB40% | — | 39/2024 |
| 255/45 R 18 | 99Y | B61% | D18% | 72 dBB61% | — | 45/2004 |
| 275/40 R 18 | 103W XL | B56% | D31% | 73 dBB19% | — | 05/2014 |
| 275/40 R 18 | 103W XL | B56% | B91% | 73 dBB19% | — | 39/2024 |
| 275/45 R 18 | 103Y | B79% | D33% | 72 dBB67% | — | 13/2005 |
| 275/45 R 18 | 103Y | B79% | C79% | 72 dBB67% | — | 07/2025 |
| 295/30 ZR 18 | 94PAR_Y_PAR | B74% | D83% | 74 dBB65% | — | 44/2014 |
| 19″ rims | ||||||
| 245/35 R 19 | 93Y XL | B68% | D39% | 69 dBA96% | — | 09/2005 |
| 255/40 ZR 19 | 100PAR_Y_PAR XL | B81% | C88% | 73 dBB43% | — | 22/2018 |
| 255/40 R 19 | 100Y XL | B60% | D17% | 73 dBB34% | — | 48/2007 |
| 255/40 R 19 | 100Y XL | B60% | B92% | 73 dBB34% | — | 02/2025 |
| 265/35 ZR 19 | 98Y XL | B66% | D44% | 73 dBB41% | — | 36/2008 |
| 275/30 R 19 | 96Y XL | B70% | D30% | 73 dBB60% | — | 09/2005 |
| 275/40 ZR 19 | 105PAR_Y_PAR XL | A100% | D24% | 73 dBB34% | — | 40/2018 |
| 20″ rims | ||||||
| 255/35 ZR 20 | 97PAR_Y_PAR XL | A100% | D33% | 73 dBB41% | — | 18/2018 |
| 255/35 R 20 | 97Y XL | A100% | D26% | 73 dBB41% | — | 18/2018 |
| 265/45 ZR 20 | 104Y | B77% | D19% | 72 dBB67% | — | 13/2006 |
| 275/35 ZR 20 | 102PAR_Y_PAR XL | B76% | D27% | 73 dBB42% | — | 49/2014 |
| 275/35 R 20 | 102Y XL | A100% | D16% | 73 dBB39% | — | 18/2018 |
| 21″ rims | ||||||
| 265/40 ZR 21 | 105Y XL | B68% | D14% | 73 dBB41% | — | 13/2006 |
Best-labelled summer tyres in 205/55 R 16
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 205/55 R16, ranked by label →
- Nokian Tyres Powerproof EA A 67 dB
- Falken Ziex ZE320A B 67 dB
- Falken Ziex ZE310 EcorunA C 67 dB
- Yokohama Advan Fleva V701A C 67 dB
- Yokohama ADVAN dB V552A C 67 dB
- Nokian Tyres Hakka Blue 3A C 67 dB
Questions
Is the Continental SportContact 2 a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 69 dB to 74 dB (median 72.5 dB). In 4% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.
How good is the Continental SportContact 2 in the wet?
Its wet grip class is A–C. In 52% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Continental SportContact 2 suitable for snow?
No size carries the 3PMSF symbol, so it is not certified for severe snow. In countries with winter tyre rules it does not count as a winter tyre.
When was the Continental SportContact 2 launched?
It has been on the EU market since September 2002. The earliest production week in its registrations is 35/2002; the DOT code on the sidewall shows the week and year of your tyre.
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Source: EPREL, the European Commission’s product registry for energy labelling — 28 registrations, data as of 25 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 4 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.