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Comparison: Continental PremiumContact 6 vs. Continental UltraContact NXT (2026)

Both of the tyres in this comparison are made by Continental, which is a brand from Germany. In this particular case, the Continental UltraContact NXT has a better rating of 99% compared to 83% of the Continental PremiumContact 6. The first tyre test of Continental PremiumContact 6 was done in 2017, compared to 2025 when was the Continental UltraContact NXT first tested. When it comes to comparison, eu labels can be also interesting - 80% of Continental PremiumContact 6 dimensions has A wet grip rating. Most (100%) of the Continental UltraContact NXT also have A wet ratings. If you wonder where the tyres in question are made, the PremiumContact 6 is made in Slovakia/Germany/Czech Republic and UltraContact NXT is made in Portugal.

Test Profile

Continental
PremiumContact 6
Continental
UltraContact NXT
Number of tests
36
3
Best position
#1
#1
Average position
3.1
1.3
Latest test
2023
2026
Available sizes
319
23

These tyres were not tested together. The comparison below is inferred from separate tests by normalizing both tyres against 6 shared benchmark tyres, so treat it as an estimate.

Dry
Confidence
Continental PremiumContact 6
100%
Continental UltraContact NXT
98%
Dry braking
Continental PremiumContact 6
100%
Continental UltraContact NXT
88%
Dry handling
Continental PremiumContact 6
100%
Continental UltraContact NXT
98%
Dry handling - objective
Continental PremiumContact 6
94%
Continental UltraContact NXT
100%
Wet
Confidence
Continental PremiumContact 6
100%
Continental UltraContact NXT
90%
Aquaplaning - cross
Continental PremiumContact 6
100%
Continental UltraContact NXT
100%
Aquaplaning - longitudal
Continental PremiumContact 6
100%
Continental UltraContact NXT
96%
Wet braking
Continental PremiumContact 6
100%
Continental UltraContact NXT
89%
Wet circle cornering
Continental PremiumContact 6
100%
Continental UltraContact NXT
94%
Wet handling
Continental PremiumContact 6
100%
Continental UltraContact NXT
89%
Wet handling - objective
Continental PremiumContact 6
100%
Continental UltraContact NXT
87%
Wet side guide
Continental PremiumContact 6
100%
Continental UltraContact NXT
90%
Comfort
Confidence
Continental PremiumContact 6
82%
Continental UltraContact NXT
100%
Comfort
Continental PremiumContact 6
77%
Continental UltraContact NXT
100%
Exterior noise
Continental PremiumContact 6
88%
Continental UltraContact NXT
100%
Costs
Confidence
Continental PremiumContact 6
89%
Continental UltraContact NXT
100%
Rolling resistance
Continental PremiumContact 6
89%
Continental UltraContact NXT
100%

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