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Continental WinterContact TS 860

Continental WinterContact TS 860

tyre rating 93 %

rating based on 18 tyre tests, eu labels and customer reviews

no. 5 of 642 winter tyres

made in portugal; slovakia

price index: premium

Continental winter tyres overall rating 88%

properties:

Wet:

aquaplaning - cross84.6%

aquaplaning - longitudal89.3%

wet braking90.1%

wet circle cornering89.9%

wet handling93.6%

wet handling - objective95%

Snow:

snow braking89.6%

snow cornering91.5%

snow handling85%

snow handling - objective94%

snow traction87.2%

Dry:

dry braking84.9%

dry driving behavior76.3%

dry handling88.6%

dry handling - objective83.5%

safety79.3%

Costs:

fuel efficiency86.5%

mileage80%

price/value63.3%

rolling resistance83.4%

wear73.5%

Comfort:

comfort88.3%

exterior noise76%

interior noise77.8%

Ice:

ice braking84%

ice lateral guidance76%

achievements:

best

noise
Adac 2019
best

snow braking
Adac 2019
best

wet circle cornering
Adac 2019
best

wet handling
Adac 2019
best

aquaplaning - longitudal
Adac 2019
best

snow cornering
Autobild 2019
best

wet circle cornering
Autobild 2019
best

dry handling
Autobild 2019
best

dry braking
Autobild 2019

Continental WinterContact TS 860


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Continental WinterContact TS 860 in tyre tests

Ratings

100% (8x)85% (4x)
-test winnervery goodhighly recommendedrecommendedgood +
4x1x1x2x1x3x

Ratings x wheel size

R14R15R16R17
85%92.5%97%100%
all tyre tests where Continental WinterContact TS 860 was featured:
ADAC winter tyre test 2019 185/65 R15
recommended
ranked #4 of 16
name wetdrysnowicenoisewearfuel consumption
best values in test1,82,11,92,22,61,51,6
Continental WinterContact TS 8601,8 2,52,22,62,6 2,51,9
show test details
source: www.oeamtc.at
Autobild winter tyre test 2019 225/45 R17
exemplary
ranked #1 of 20
name wetdrysnowrunning costs
best values in test1-2+11-
Continental WinterContact TS 8602+2+ 1-2+
show test details
source: www.autobild.de
Autobild winter tyre test 2019 225/45 R17
ranked #5 of 53
name stopping distance on wetstopping distance on snow
best values in test29,224
Continental WinterContact TS 86031,524,5
show test details
source: www.autobild.de
ADAC winter tyre test 2018 175/65 R14
good +
ranked #1 of 12
name wetdrysnowicenoisewearfuel consumption
best values in test1,72,01,82,43,21,51,6
Continental WinterContact TS 8601,7 2,31,8 2,53,52,02,2
show test details
source: www.adac.de
AutoMotorSport winter tyre test 2018 205/55 R16
highly recommended
ranked #1 of 11
name points total
best values in test9,1
Continental WinterContact TS 8609,1
show test details
source: www.auto-motor-und-sport.de
ACE winter tyre test 2018 185/65 R15
test winner
ranked #1 of 9
name points totalwinterwetdryrolling resistancenoiserunning costs
best values in test20667684319810
Continental WinterContact TS 860206 6668 43 1676
show test details
source: www.ace.de
Autobild winter tyre test 2018 195/65 R15
ranked #1 of 51
name stopping distance on wetstopping distance on snow
best values in test34,327
Continental WinterContact TS 86034,527,6
show test details
source: www.autobild.de
Autobild winter tyre test 2018 195/65 R15
exemplary
ranked #2 of 20
name wetdrysnowrunning costs
best values in test1-2+11
Continental WinterContact TS 8601- 22 2
show test details
source: www.autobild.de
ADAC winter tyre test 2018 205/55 R16
good +
ranked #1 of 16
name wetdrysnowicenoisewearfuel consumption
best values in test2,12,01,82,33,01,01,7
Continental WinterContact TS 8602,1 2,51,92,53,0 2,01,7
show test details
source: www.adac.de
ADAC winter tyre test 2017 195/65 R15
good +
ranked #1 of 16
name wetdrysnowicenoisewearfuel consumption
best values in test1,81,71,72,13,01,51,7
Continental WinterContact TS 8601,8 2,21,92,53,42,51,9
show test details
source: www.adac.de
Autoexpress winter tyre test 2017 225/45 R17
ranked #1 of 8
name points total
best values in test100
Continental WinterContact TS 860100
show test details
source: www.autoexpress.co.uk
Autobild winter tyre test 2017 225/50 R17
exemplary
ranked #1 of 20
name wetdrysnowrunning costs
best values in test1-2+11-
Continental WinterContact TS 8602+2+ 2+2-
show test details
source: reifenpresse.de
Autobild winter tyre test 2017 225/50 R17
ranked #2 of 50
name stopping distance on wetstopping distance on snow
best values in test32,225,9
Continental WinterContact TS 86033,527,5
show test details
source: www.autobild.de
Autobild winter tyre test 2016 205/55 R16
exemplary
ranked #1 of 20
name wetdrysnowrunning costs
best values in test1-21-1
Continental WinterContact TS 8601- 2 2+1
show test details
source: reifenpresse.de
Autobild winter tyre test 2016 205/55 R16
ranked #1 of 50
name stopping distance on wetstopping distance on snow
best values in test34,225
Continental WinterContact TS 86034,2 25,6
show test details
source: www.autobild.de
Autoexpress winter tyre test 2016 205/55 R16
ranked #1 of 8
name points totalwetdrysnowrolling resistancenoise
best values in test10096,999,899100100
Continental WinterContact TS 860100 94,699,8 96,2100 100
show test details
source: www.autoexpress.co.uk
Autoklub ČR winter tyre test 2016 205/55 R16
very good
ranked #1 of 8
name points totalwetdrysnow
best values in test101100103,3100,3
Continental WinterContact TS 860101 99,5103,3 100,3
show test details
source: www.autoforum.cz
GTÜ winter tyre test 2016 205/55 R16
highly recommended
ranked #1 of 13
name points totalwetdrysnowrolling resistancenoise
best values in test4121421271432510
Continental WinterContact TS 860412 142 127 143 25 9
show test details
source: www.gtue.de

dimensions

Continental WinterContact TS 860 is made in 71 sizes, starting from 155/70 R13 up to 225/50 R17.
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165/60 R15

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H86XL Michelin ALPIN A4
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185/55 R15

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H82Michelin ALPIN A4
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185/60 R15

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195/50 R15

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195/50 R15

£63
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H82Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
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195/55 R15

£83
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H85Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
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195/55 R15

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195/60 R15

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195/60 R15

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195/65 R15

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205/60 R15

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£89
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205/65 R15

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215/65 R15

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H96Michelin ALPIN A4
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205/55 R16

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215/55 R16

£98
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215/55 R16

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V96
215/40 R17

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225/45 R17

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225/45 R17

£107
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