Yeah - as you said the Conti's are fairly old technology at this stage.

I suppose a lot would depend on the type of driving you do, and do you want something leaning towards sporty or comfort ?

I've RS3's on the wife's VW CC and they are fantastic in the dry and equally so in the wet (as you'd expect). I've yet to come across a tyre that is as confidence inspiring in the wet TBH (even with plenty of standing water). Helps of course that the asymetrical tread design looks the business too....