Quackledork

I had Michelin Pilot Super Sports on my old CLS, and they were wonderful. These Continentals are really noisy. On harsh pavement they fill the cabin with
a deafening drone. I am considering replacing them, even though they only have about 1000 miles on them.

Anybody else notice this? Did you replace them?

The G Man

I have Conti as well and I do not find them noisy. They are not as quiet as some grand touring tires I had, but they are not noisy to the point where I would even remotely consider replacing them due to road noise.

rakaye47

I find them noisy. Replaced them with Hankook and it is quieter now. I have never had a good experience with Continental.

citizensane

In the market for a set of 19" rims and new tires. Nearly everyone I ask is recommending the Mich Pilot sort A/s3's----almost without exception

Quackledork

I just replaced my ContiProContacts with Pilot A/S and they are a MUCH better tire.

OBP

I think the Conti Pro Contacts are good when they are newish. But after 15-20k miles, they get pretty noisy. Not unique to Conti though. I had an old set of Pirelli's on another car and they were pretty bad after 20-25k miles.

The G Man

I second that, Conti does get noisy when old. I think the worst tire when it comes to age is Goodyear, they are horrible as far as noise and traction after 15K miles or so.