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Continental ExtremeContact Sport 02
#1 of 11 in summer · #1 of 63 overall · all Continental models
4.6
Summer tire with a mileage warranty and strong wet grip; cheaper than the Pilot Sport 4S.
340treadwear grade
AAwet traction
30k miwarranty
Yspeed rating
$200per tirestreet price, being verified
$800 for a set of four at 225/45R17$67 per 10,000 warranty milesSummer only
Ratings
Includes independent measurements from Tire Rack.
Each rating places this unit among the others on a 0.5–5 scale, within its category for the measures that scale with size and across the whole catalog for the rest. Weighted together they give the overall 4.6. Formula and weights.
Specifications
- Category
- Max-Performance Summer
- UTQG
- 340 AA A
- Treadwear grade
- 340
- Traction grade
- AA
- Temperature grade
- A
- Mileage warranty
- 30,000
- Winter rating
- Summer only
- Speed rating
- Y
- Run-flat
- No
- Reference size
- 225/45R17
- Price per tire
- $200
- Price per set of four
- $800
- Cost per 10k warranty miles
- $67
- Introduced
- 2023
Independent measurements
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Test score Tire Rack total overall rating 7.79 of 10 converted to %; report text credits it with the shortest wet 60-0 mph stop; 275/35R19 on a 2024 BMW M2; 11-entry UHP vs max performance summer test (Pilot Sport 4S counted twice as OE and aftermarket) | 77.9 % | Tire Rack 2025-05 |
| Finishing position Third-highest total overall rating; rank derived from ratings on the results page; 275/35R19 on a 2024 BMW M2; 11-entry UHP vs max performance summer test (Pilot Sport 4S counted twice as OE and aftermarket) | 3 rank | Tire Rack 2025-05 |
| Tires in that test 275/35R19 on a 2024 BMW M2; 11-entry UHP vs max performance summer test (Pilot Sport 4S counted twice as OE and aftermarket) | 11 count | Tire Rack 2025-05 |
| Test score Tire Rack total overall rating 7.4 of 10 converted to %; summer tire not winter tested; 235/40R19 on a 2023 Tesla Model 3 Performance; 11-tire EV vs non-EV tire test | 74 % | Tire Rack 2025-04 |
| Test score Tire Rack total overall rating 7.74 of 10 converted to %; highest in test; 275/35R19 on a 2024 BMW M2; 6-tire UHP vs max performance summer test | 77.4 % | Tire Rack 2024-06 |
| Finishing position Highest total overall rating of 6; rank derived from ratings on the results page; 275/35R19 on a 2024 BMW M2; 6-tire UHP vs max performance summer test | 1 rank | Tire Rack 2024-06 |
| Tires in that test 275/35R19 on a 2024 BMW M2; 6-tire UHP vs max performance summer test | 6 count | Tire Rack 2024-06 |
How it compares with its neighbors
| # | Model | UTQG | Warranty | Speed | 3PMSF | $/tire | $/10k mi | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Continental ExtremeContact Sport 02 | 340 AA A | 30,000 | Y | No | $200 | $67 | 4.6 |
| 2 | Michelin Pilot Sport EV | 320 AA A | 30,000 | Y | No | $250 | $83 | 4.2 |
| 3 | Michelin Pilot Sport 4S | 300 AA A | 30,000 | Y | No | $245 | $82 | 4.2 |
| 4 | Toyo Proxes Sport | 300 AA A | 0 | Y | No | $160 | $0 | 3.8 |
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