I would greatly appreciate your opinion based on your experience of Conti Sport 5 SUV or Pirelli Scorpion - which is best please?

Pirelli by a mile

Thanks Red Arrow - why's that?

Not sure if it’s the one you mention but my own conti had to be scrapped due to a puncture. This was made all the more painful as it was almost new. The issue with it was that it had a ring of foam on the inside, that was designed to deaden sound and make the tyre quieter.

This was stuck down with some gooey solution that apparently prevented a patch being stuck on properly. I’ve seen a couple since on eBay that have been repairs but they do look like botched jobs! Range Rover Sport HSE DYnamic SDV6 Velocity blue 2020 MY
Range Rover sport HSE Dynamic P400e Silver
Range Rover Sport 3.0 SDV6 HSE Dynamic 2016 MY
Range Rover sport 3.6tdv8HSE 2007 Gone
Range Rover sport 2.7tdv6SE 2005 Gone
Range Rover sport 2.7tdv6SE 2007 honey
Range rover Vogue 2005 4.4 - GONE and missed
BMW 535d M sport 2006 - GONE not as missed
BMW X5 4.4 2004 sport - GONE

Red Arrow wrote:

Pirelli by a mile

Ive got 295/40r22 contis on mine & they are really noisy,,i took the original tyres off that were worn & they were conti silent with the foam inside & im tempted to remove my tyres & put the foam in them as its only glued on & hopefully that will quiten them.
As for the fitter saying yours couldn't be repaired Hoppy,,what a load of ,,ive repaired them in the past,you just remove the foam & re-stick with spray on glue that carpet fitters use. Andy.
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Thanks guys. I think I will stick with the Pirelli's... I have Michelin Pilot Sport 4S on my other car and it seems like tyre innovation seems to be sorely lagging for SUV road tyres! I believe the Scorpion's haven't been updated in some time..

I had continentals on a previous car and I wasn't happy with them. I much prefer the Pirellis that I now have on the RRS. Kev

MY2014 L405 RR Vogue SE 4.4 SDV8 in Corris Grey
MY2010 L320 RRS HSE 3.0 TDV6 in Stornoway Grey

Thanks for all the advice as always! Fitted 4 new (Dot July 2018) Pirelli's this morning... Cheers

Fitted Verde a couple of months ago and find them quieter as well!

What sort of driving do you do? They are two different types of tyres, if you go for the Sport Contracts a set of winter tyres are essential if you don't want to be "that guy" stuck in the snow in the range rover...

My car came on Conti Cross Contacts which are the direct equivalent to the Scorpion Verde. My first MY18 (rejected after 3 days) was on the Scorpion Verde and they did feel a better tyre.

I only fitted conti’s as you cannot get another premium brand in the 295/40r22’s plus the contis I have on have the rim protector which helps a lot when you clip the kerb by accident. Andy.
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2014 RRS AB Fuji
2012 RRS Red Edition Fuji
2015 Nissan Navara
2012 RRS SE Santorini
2008 RRS White
2007 RRS Santorino

Apologies for the thread drift. I have Scorpion Verdes on my 2017 SDV8 with 21" wheels and I find the ride a bit harsh compared to my previous SDV6 with 20" wheels and against the FFRR I had before that

Are there any types of tyre that give a better ride than the Verdes? What about the Michelin Latitude?

Have Continental sorted the edge wear issues? When researching my car, I recall seeing posts about edge wear within a few thousand miles when they were OE fitment. The rest of the tyre was absolutely fine and alignment didn't make any difference. Obviously the central 3/4 was above the 1.6mm so they were legal to use.

My conti sport 5’s aren’t wearing on the edges & im no steady driver & the ones I have on mine have been on 3 sports in the last 3+ years. Andy.
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Focus RS Red Edition
2015 RRS AB Fuji.
2014 RRS SC Santorini
2016 VW Amarok
2014 RRS AB Fuji
2012 RRS Red Edition Fuji
2015 Nissan Navara
2012 RRS SE Santorini
2008 RRS White
2007 RRS Santorino