[Master Yoda]

mhh, not convinced.... in the above example, I doubt a PS 5 can outperform a PS4S (PS 5 just launched)

The PS5 is a UHP tyre where as PS4 S and Continental Sport Contact 7 are both UUHP tyres. It's wrong to expect a PS5 to beat a PS4 S IMO as they are literally a class apart. I would choose PS4 S over PS5 in a heartbeat

 

[kevin#34]

totally agree on this, that's why I criticise the idea that a newer tire is better than OEM, just because "it's new" (as the video seems to suggest)

 

[ttsRSA]

Really interesting points of view. I am from South Africa and have been told by my local dealer that I can only fit AO tyres on my TTS. Can Audi insist on replacement tyres fitted and does fitting other tyres like the newer SC7, have warranty implications?

 

[mtainkat]

To be honest I think you can overthink tyre choice. There’s certainly noticeable differences between premium and budget lines but not many people are likely to see a significant performance difference between brands in the same price/range unless doing track driving. If you buy a decent quality premium tyre you’re never going to go far wrong.

 

[airbus]

Hey guys - I'm currently looking at buying a full set of 19" tyres for my 2015 TT Quattro 2.0 TFSI and looking through the forum everyone seems to be saying on here to get Michelin PS4 S tyres. I've not been able to find any cheap deals and they also seem to be hard to find at the moment. Also I was surprised seeing how bad the label ratings are for this tyre... (D rating for fuel economy??)

Whilst looking at alternatives, I noticed the Continental SportContact 7 came out recently and were significantly better than the Michelins in a recent tyre TEST

I definitely want the best tyre that I can push my car in dry and wet conditions. I was about to purchase the Continentals but then noticed that these tyres don't have any AO, R01 or R02 rating - do I need to worry about this, or is it fine to fit them to my car?

The tyres I am about to buy are listed as: "Continental Sport Contact 7 245/35R19 CONTI SPORT CONTACT 7 93Y XL". I noticed people saying online that R01 / R02 are for Audi Quattro models (and to not even buy AO if you have a Quattro?) which made me slightly concerned before spending so much money as these aren't even AO rated let alone R01 or R02. On Continental's own website it doesn't even show these tyres as being compatible with my car at all (shows SportContact 6) when I enter my reg which is also slightly worrying me. Any advice appreciated. I would have assumed it's fine to fit to my car, but just wanted to make extra sure as it's alot of money and I know that all wheel drive cars are more temperamental when it comes to tyres.

Also I watched this video below showing the difference between standard spec Michelin tyres and their manufacturer spec version of the same tyre and there was a huge difference which really shocked me and made me worry more about this AO/R01/R02 business...

Reply

Had the same thoughts a few months ago, local garage said they wouldn’t recommend the SC7 as they were not Audi approved. Contacted Continental who gave me the same message. Contacted Audi who repeated the message - not approved for use on the TT. No one said I ‘couldn’t’ have them but I choose to stick with the SC6 which was a like-for-like replacement that worked for me.

 

[kevin#34]

do not know in other countries, but here absolutely no legal or warranty related implications in adopting other than OEM tires.
Also to consider. TT OEM tires have been developed almost 10 years ago, and according to the several comparisons, newer tires (P-zero PZ4, SC7, PS4S, PS5) are definitively outperforming older P-Zero, SC 5, etc

 

[ttsRSA]

do not know in other countries, but here absolutely no legal or warranty related implications in adopting other than OEM tires.
Also to consider. TT OEM tires have been developed almost 10 years ago, and according to the several comparisons, newer tires (P-zero PZ4, SC7, PS4S, PS5) are definitively outperforming older P-Zero, SC 5, etc

Thank you for your response buddy.
Exactly my thinking as well. It makes no sense to use outdated technology (example SC6 RO1) when better perfoming (example SC7) is available, and this is by continentals own data analysis. As tyres are superseded there should be an understanding to allow the newer one in the interests of safety, emissions, tyre wear, etc.

Furthermore, the SC6 has variants namely AO and now RO1 in my country which is interesting. Would be interesting to understand the differences in compounds to the regular SC6 if any.

 

[Master Yoda]

Guys - several months on, the Continental Sport Contact 7 tyres have been fantastic. Handling and grip is perfect. Not only have I had no issues with the Quattro system, but everything feels alot better and the car loves these tyres. The Quattro system on the TT definitely works significantly better with these tyres from my experience than the previous OEM tyres. I've noticed my traction control lights never ever go on now no matter what I do as the car just gets 100% grip and just does whatever you want. Anyone sitting on the fence needn't worry at all - 100% recommend.

One thing I would say though is take it very easy until you've bedded them in (which you should be doing anyway with all new tyres) - I was purposely taking things very carefully after fitting them but was still not prepared at all for how much longer the stopping distance was at high speed - the stopping distance after having done about 10 to 15 miles on them was about 4 times longer at Motorway speed. When I exited the motorway, there was sudden stationary traffic, I needed to urgently stop and I barely managed to stop in time - there was no skidding, juddering or anything - just literally felt like my brakes were at 20% of what they were normally and there was a moment when I thought I wasn't actually going to stop in time - very weird feeling that was scary when it happened. Take it very easy after fitting them until the tyres bed in - I can't stress this enough.

 

[b1ggles]

One thing I would say though is take it very easy until you've bedded them in (which you should be doing anyway with all new tyres) - I was purposely taking things very carefully after fitting them but was still not prepared at all for how much longer the stopping distance was at high speed - the stopping distance after having done about 10 to 15 miles on them was about 4 times longer at Motorway speed. When I exited the motorway, there was sudden stationary traffic, I needed to urgently stop and I barely managed to stop in time - there was no skidding, juddering or anything - just literally felt like my brakes were at 20% of what they were normally and there was a moment when I thought I wasn't actually going to stop in time - very weird feeling that was scary when it happened. Take it very easy after fitting them until the tyres bed in - I can't stress this enough.

That makes no sense, if they were lacking grip the ABS would've been going bonkers. Your experience implies the brakes weren't working properly, not sure how they would've done it but maybe your fitters got tyre lube on the discs

 

[kevin#34]

SC 7 are definitively in my shopping list at next tire change!
regarding tires breaking-in period, usually does not require a long distance neither should affecting braking performance so dramatically, very strange

Guys - several months on, the Continental Sport Contact 7 tyres have been fantastic. Handling and grip is perfect. Not only have I had no issues with the Quattro system, but everything feels alot better and the car loves these tyres. The Quattro system on the TT definitely works significantly better with these tyres from my experience than the previous OEM tyres. I've noticed my traction control lights never ever go on now no matter what I do as the car just gets 100% grip and just does whatever you want. Anyone sitting on the fence needn't worry at all - 100% recommend.

One thing I would say though is take it very easy until you've bedded them in (which you should be doing anyway with all new tyres) - I was purposely taking things very carefully after fitting them but was still not prepared at all for how much longer the stopping distance was at high speed - the stopping distance after having done about 10 to 15 miles on them was about 4 times longer at Motorway speed. When I exited the motorway, there was sudden stationary traffic, I needed to urgently stop and I barely managed to stop in time - there was no skidding, juddering or anything - just literally felt like my brakes were at 20% of what they were normally and there was a moment when I thought I wasn't actually going to stop in time - very weird feeling that was scary when it happened. Take it very easy after fitting them until the tyres bed in - I can't stress this enough.

 

[ttsRSA]

Would be great if we could add a way of tracking mileage, feel, grip etc based on intensity of use, high speed, cornering, combined, efficiency on each set of tyre for 18’s,19’s, 20’s.

 

[ttsRSA]

Guys - several months on, the Continental Sport Contact 7 tyres have been fantastic. Handling and grip is perfect. Not only have I had no issues with the Quattro system, but everything feels alot better and the car loves these tyres. The Quattro system on the TT definitely works significantly better with these tyres from my experience than the previous OEM tyres. I've noticed my traction control lights never ever go on now no matter what I do as the car just gets 100% grip and just does whatever you want. Anyone sitting on the fence needn't worry at all - 100% recommend.

One thing I would say though is take it very easy until you've bedded them in (which you should be doing anyway with all new tyres) - I was purposely taking things very carefully after fitting them but was still not prepared at all for how much longer the stopping distance was at high speed - the stopping distance after having done about 10 to 15 miles on them was about 4 times longer at Motorway speed. When I exited the motorway, there was sudden stationary traffic, I needed to urgently stop and I barely managed to stop in time - there was no skidding, juddering or anything - just literally felt like my brakes were at 20% of what they were normally and there was a moment when I thought I wasn't actually going to stop in time - very weird feeling that was scary when it happened. Take it very easy after fitting them until the tyres bed in - I can't stress this enough.

Thanks for the input buddy

 

[ttsRSA]

Does anyone know when the SC7 would be AO or RO2 approved?

 

[kevin#34]

I guess never… TT development has been stopped many years ago, don't think Audi will loose time in testing and approving tires for a model that is going to disappear with 2023 (by the way, here in Italy TT-RS is not anymore on the configurator, only TT 45 and TTS remained)

 

[Molinos]

Just fitted a set of 255/30/20 Continental Sport Contact 7 yesterday, supplied & fitted by Protyre, I used a voucher code from their website to get £40 discount.
I had them filled with Nitrogen and also did wheel alignment, total cost £998.

 

[Bateman]

Hi Molinos, How are the CSC7s doing down the line wear wise?

 

[qooqiiu]

Superb tyre in every way. Got them on two sets of wheels.

 

[kevin#34]

Hi Molinos, How are the CSC7s doing down the line wear wise?

15.000 km after. still very satisfied, I think will last another 5.000 km before replacement

 

[Conjoiner]

Hey guys - I'm currently looking at buying a full set of 19" tyres for my 2015 TT Quattro 2.0 TFSI and looking through the forum everyone seems to be saying on here to get Michelin PS4 S tyres. I've not been able to find any cheap deals and they also seem to be hard to find at the moment. Also I was surprised seeing how bad the label ratings are for this tyre... (D rating for fuel economy??)

Whilst looking at alternatives, I noticed the Continental SportContact 7 came out recently and were significantly better than the Michelins in a recent tyre TEST

I definitely want the best tyre that I can push my car in dry and wet conditions. I was about to purchase the Continentals but then noticed that these tyres don't have any AO, R01 or R02 rating - do I need to worry about this, or is it fine to fit them to my car?

The tyres I am about to buy are listed as: "Continental Sport Contact 7 245/35R19 CONTI SPORT CONTACT 7 93Y XL". I noticed people saying online that R01 / R02 are for Audi Quattro models (and to not even buy AO if you have a Quattro?) which made me slightly concerned before spending so much money as these aren't even AO rated let alone R01 or R02. On Continental's own website it doesn't even show these tyres as being compatible with my car at all (shows SportContact 6) when I enter my reg which is also slightly worrying me. Any advice appreciated. I would have assumed it's fine to fit to my car, but just wanted to make extra sure as it's alot of money and I know that all wheel drive cars are more temperamental when it comes to tyres.

Also I watched this video below showing the difference between standard spec Michelin tyres and their manufacturer spec version of the same tyre and there was a huge difference which really shocked me and made me worry more about this AO/R01/R02 business...

Had CSC on a previous car (A3) they were nothing special. PS4's on my TT changed my car for ever, more than i would ever have imagined. Bite the bullet and try them. You wont look back.

 

[jamiekieran]

Another huge advocate of the CSC7 here. Never have anything but good words to say about them.