I have a background in the tyre industry although not specifically with car tyres.
I have been intrigued why some people like the Conti's and some, me included, hate them. So I spoke with their technical department about the tyre construction and compound etc.
Whilst they obviously would not give away any of their proprietary information, they did tell me that the tyre originally went into production in 1994 and was unchanged until 2018.
Then it underwent a major redesign of both the carcass and the compound to bring it up to "modern standards"
The redesign went into production in the back end of 2018.
The new design had a slight improvement in rolling resistance from F to E but crucially, a big improvement in wet grip from E to B. Tyre noise stayed the same.
So, It might well be worth giving the Conti's another chance.
Hope this helps.
