I qualified my statement by saying max performance.
I said:
I went to the tirerack propeganda site and looked at Max Performance tires.
The bottom line was Goodyear doesn't bother to make one that fits the Contour, unless you go to Bling Bling 18" wheels, or if you try to stuff a 235MM wide tire under the wheel arches.
The "best" tire (performance wise) that Goodyear makes doesn't fit the Contour.
I want the max peformance tire I can buy, but Goodyear chooses not to make one.
It is not fair to compare a touring tire with a Maximum Performance summer tire, is it?