Continental WinterContact TS 860 is a winter tyre made in total of 73 sizes, ranging from R13 to R13 - this particular dimension is R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. 225/50 R17 is 70mm wider than the narrowest dimension (155) and 0mm narrower than the widest one (225). This tyre profile of 50 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 50% of the tyre width (225mm), which results in 112.5mm sidewall height. In 225/50 R17, there are 2 possible speed indexes for Continental WinterContact TS 860 - "H","V", which are good for speeds up to 210, 240 km/h. In 225/50 R17, WinterContact TS 860 usually competes against Blizzak LM-005, which is a tyre from Bridgestone with a rating of 92%, compared to 86% of the Continental in question. Latest test in 225/50 R17 was held by Autobild in 2017, where WinterContact TS 860 received rating "Exemplary" and finished on the 1. place. It was tested on a .
Relevant tyre tests in same or similiar dimension (225/50 R17)
Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Ice | Noise | Wear | |
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Best values in test | 1,6 | 1,9 | 1,5 | 2,1 | 2,7 | 1,5 | |
Continental WinterContact TS 860 | 1,9 | 3,0 | 2,1 | 2,2 | 3,0 | 2,5 | |
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Name | Points total | Wet | Dry | Snow | Rolling resistance | Noise | |
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Best values in test | 200 | 67 | 48 | 60 | 18 | 9 | |
Continental WinterContact TS 860 | 192 | 63 | 48 | 52 | 18 | 7 | |
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Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Running costs | |||
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Best values in test | 2+ | 2+ | 1 | 1- | |||
Continental WinterContact TS 860 | 2+ | 2+ | 1- | 2+ | |||
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Name | Stopping distance on wet | Stopping distance on snow | |||||
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Best values in test | 29,2 | 24 | |||||
Continental WinterContact TS 860 | 31,5 | 24,5 | |||||
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Name | Points total | ||||||
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Best values in test | 100 | ||||||
Continental WinterContact TS 860 | 100 | ||||||
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Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Running costs | |||
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Best values in test | 2+ | 2+ | 1 | 1- | |||
Continental WinterContact TS 860 | 2+ | 2+ | 2+ | 2- | |||
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Name | Stopping distance on wet | Stopping distance on snow | |||||
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Best values in test | 32,2 | 25,9 | |||||
Continental WinterContact TS 860 | 33,5 | 27,5 | |||||
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