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Comparison: Continental WinterContact 8 S vs. Continental WinterContact TS 870 (2026)

Both of the tyres in this comparison are made by Continental, which is a brand from Germany. In this particular case, the Continental WinterContact TS 870 has a better rating of 99% compared to 78% of the Continental WinterContact 8 S. The first tyre test of Continental WinterContact 8 S was done in 2025, compared to 2020 when was the Continental WinterContact TS 870 first tested. When it comes to comparison, eu labels can be also interesting - 94% of Continental WinterContact 8 S dimensions has B wet grip rating. Most (82%) of the Continental WinterContact TS 870 also have B wet ratings.

Test Profile

Continental
WinterContact 8 S
Continental
WinterContact TS 870
Number of tests
1
17
Best position
#5
#1
Average position
5.0
1.7
Latest test
2025
2025
Available sizes
38
80

These tyres were not tested together. The comparison below is inferred from separate tests by normalizing both tyres against 3 shared benchmark tyres, so treat it as an estimate.

Dry
Confidence
Continental WinterContact 8 S
97%
Continental WinterContact TS 870
99%
Dry braking
Continental WinterContact 8 S
94%
Continental WinterContact TS 870
100%
Dry handling
Continental WinterContact 8 S
100%
Continental WinterContact TS 870
97%
Wet
Confidence
Continental WinterContact 8 S
77%
Continental WinterContact TS 870
98%
Aquaplaning - cross
Continental WinterContact 8 S
75%
Continental WinterContact TS 870
99%
Aquaplaning - longitudal
Continental WinterContact 8 S
75%
Continental WinterContact TS 870
99%
Wet braking
Continental WinterContact 8 S
78%
Continental WinterContact TS 870
95%
Wet circle cornering
Continental WinterContact 8 S
87%
Continental WinterContact TS 870
99%
Wet handling
Continental WinterContact 8 S
68%
Continental WinterContact TS 870
98%
Snow
Confidence
Continental WinterContact 8 S
94%
Continental WinterContact TS 870
95%
Snow braking
Continental WinterContact 8 S
100%
Continental WinterContact TS 870
82%
Snow cornering
Continental WinterContact 8 S
100%
Continental WinterContact TS 870
100%
Snow handling
Continental WinterContact 8 S
81%
Continental WinterContact TS 870
99%
Snow traction
Continental WinterContact 8 S
93%
Continental WinterContact TS 870
98%
Comfort
Confidence
Continental WinterContact 8 S
75%
Continental WinterContact TS 870
99%
Exterior noise
Continental WinterContact 8 S
75%
Continental WinterContact TS 870
99%
Costs
Confidence
Continental WinterContact 8 S
100%
Continental WinterContact TS 870
96%
Rolling resistance
Continental WinterContact 8 S
100%
Continental WinterContact TS 870
96%

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