215/40/18 and 225/40/18, what tyres?

[Diesel_vert]

I wonder why? They're a best seller on Tirerack and get terrific reviews to boot! Would they be a better all-rounder than a Maxxsport TT or Pilot Sport?

Not from an enthusiasts' perspective, as I think the DW (let alone the DWS) sacrifices ultimate performance for more comfort/wear/noise/etc, which is what most Americans are after.

Ironically though, that's what most Australians are probably after as well, because of our poorly maintained road network. I think a lot of ordinary consumers who have specified large wheel and tyre combinations (because they look good and were unaware at what it does to comfort/noise/wear) would probably appreciate them.

Another positive i noticed before ordering these, according to there specs a 215/40 is ok by manufactors specs to be fitted to a 8.5" wide wheel.
Not sure if this is the case for all brand tyres, but i thought 225 would have been the minimum

The permitted range for 215/40 R18 tyres is from 7.0J to 8.5J so it should be fine.

[TomC]

Not from an enthusiasts' perspective, as I think the DW (let alone the DWS) sacrifices ultimate performance for more comfort/wear/noise/etc.

So are you saying that the DW is less of a performance orientated tyre than the CSC2? Because the DW is labelled as ExtremeContact. Now you would assume that from a marketing point-of-view that "extreme" would be a more focused performance tyre than "sport". Is this not the case? Or would you not consider the CSC2 a particularly focused tyre?

[Diesel_vert]

The SportContact series are not renowned for wearing well (which is borne out by many people here and overseas on forums), whereas the ExtremeContact series apparently do wear well (according to comments posted on Tire Rack). Unless Continental are deliberately hobbling their European range of tyres, I suspect that something has been sacrificed to achieve this.

In addition, the North American market generally prefers a softer suspension tune than the European market, so I just assume the same concept holds for their choice of tyres as well. Or perhaps their conditions make summer tyres impractical to use all-year round in some states, which would affect ultimate dry performance if a tyre has to deal with low temperatures (below +7°C) or light snow.

As for the choice of name, I think you ask their marketing department about that one.

[dylan8]

received my tyres today, only sent final confirmation on Thursday last week.
Just going by looks of the tread. I can understand why they have such good ratings. Will follow up once they are fitted

[dylan8]

I took these pics for other reasons not thinking of this thread. If anyone wants any other pics for reference let me know.
Tyre shop almost died when i told them how much i paid. said they look and feel very similar to a set of $600ea tyres they fitted to a bmw Z4 a week or so ago.

[Bushranger]

What was final freight, I imagine you insured them in transit? Fitting expense? Any further update on how they perform in wet and dry?

Did you consider the ContiProContact tyres at all? They also tested superbly. Second only to Michelin Primacy MXM4 (unavailable in Aust).

I'm after 235-45-17 tyres for my Golf 2l Tdi with 17x7.5 Denver rims. THIS THREAD

I am close on choosing Continental ContiProContact 94V with a teadwear of 400. Seems to have fantastic reviews on tirerack. I'm after a grand touring tyre (quiet, good treadwear, very good in dry or wet).

Just noticed the Conti ExtremeContact DW (340) and DWS (540).

Ideally first choice is Michelin Primacy MXM4 but it appears that is not available in Australia, but the ContiProContact is...though an aging tyre.

Tirerack was not able to show me how ContiProContact and ExtremeContact DWS compare/contrast. Any tyre people know between these two Contis?

[dylan8]

hey bushranger,
mine were just under 1k landed
think shipping was 300-350 odd of that. Other costs were 20$ for bank transfer, and think i paid 70$ for all 4 tyres mounted and balacned.
I went with them from the info u see in this tread and they just appealed to me after reading the reviews.
Im yet to drive on them (waiting for some hub rings) but they are a impressive looking tyre, guys in the tyre shop i got them fitted commented on the build/layout of the tyre and were very suprised i got something like that for that price (dont sell them in aus so cant compare prices)
i generally buy from them for the odd sizes, normal ones like what you are looking at may be cheaper at your local shop.

[Pook]

I've got 4 x 235/40/18 XL Conti DW in my garage at the moment for my CC.

As I only got 17,000kms out of the CSC3 Contiseals on at the moment ($450 per corner is the best local quote I've got) I thought it was worth a gamble on some longer tread wear vs performance (and at $944 landed for 4 corners it was attractive!). When pushed the CC understeers badly being so front heavy, but the traction under acceleration with the CSC3's has been great, especially in the wet (I know 4 motion is a big part of that, but the tyres never break traction).

The CSC's are also great compared to the Dunlops that came on the 17" GTI wheels I've got, which are some of the worst tyres I've driven on recently...

I'm planning on getting the DW's fitted in a couple of weeks, so will post back once I have some km's on them to compare to the CSC3..

The tread is seriously deep on the new DW's with massive central channels. I'm assuming the pattern would give a lot of block squirm on a track, but I'll never take the CC near one, so its more about real world performance for me.

[Bushranger]

Thanks Dylan & Pook for your posts wrt your ExtremeContact DWS & DW. I look forward to reading about them (here) as you both experience them. As shown in another thread, I ended up going for the Jax tyres special on the Michelin Pilot Sport 3. So far (dry) superb tyres. the ESP does not activate at all on hard throttle. I needed some emergency evasive manoeuvre due to some mad road rager on Ipswich Motorway. The PS3 made it not only possible, but safe! Keep cool on the roads everyone, and cheers.

[dylan8]

mine are now on the car and them seem nice and quiet. Havnt had a chance to test them as im having sway bar clearance issues.
Sounds like you made a good choice bushranger. How much did u end up paying for them?

[Bushranger]

$238 each fitted & balanced