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Continental WinterContact TS 860

225/45 R17 Continental WinterContact TS 860 variants


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. 225/45 R17 is 70mm wider than the narrowest dimension (155) and 0mm narrower than the widest one (225). This tyre profile of 45 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 45% of the tyre width (225mm), which results in 101.25mm sidewall height. In 225/45 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 225/45 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 225/45 R17 was held by Autoexpress in 2017, where WinterContact TS 860 received rating "" and finished on the 1. place. It was tested on a Volkswagen Golf.

225/45 R17 91 H

B
E
72dB

225/45 R17 94 H

B
C
72dB

225/45 R17 94 V

B
C
72dB

Continental WinterContact TS 860 is made in 73 sizes, starting from 155/70 R13 up to 225/50 R17.

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Continental WinterContact TS 860 in tyre tests

Relevant tyre tests in same or similiar dimension (225/45 R17)
ADAC Winter tyre test 2021 225/50 R17
satisfactory
Ranked #6 of 18
Name WetDrySnowIceNoiseWear
Best values in test1,61,91,52,12,71,5
Continental WinterContact TS 8601,93,02,12,23,02,5
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Source: www.adac.de
ACE Winter tyre test 2020 225/50 R17
recommended
Ranked #4 of 9
Name Points totalWetDrySnowRolling resistanceNoise
Best values in test200674860189
Continental WinterContact TS 8601926348 5218 7
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Source: images.ace.de
Name WetDrySnowRunning costs
Best values in test2+2+11-
Continental WinterContact TS 8602+ 2+ 1- 2+
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Source: www.autobild.de
Name Stopping distance on wetStopping distance on snow
Best values in test29,224
Continental WinterContact TS 86031,524,5
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Source: www.autobild.de
Name Points total
Best values in test100
Continental WinterContact TS 860100
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Source: www.autoexpress.co.uk
Name WetDrySnowRunning costs
Best values in test2+2+11-
Continental WinterContact TS 8602+ 2+ 2+2-
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Source: reifenpresse.de
Name Stopping distance on wetStopping distance on snow
Best values in test32,225,9
Continental WinterContact TS 86033,527,5
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Source: www.autobild.de

225/45 R17 - Best winter tyres (according to tests)

#NameOur ratingTested in this dimensionTested in same width dimensionSegmentPrice
1. Continental WinterContact TS 870
88.7%
91%
90.9%
96.8%
Premium £132
91 H + 2
2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3
84.1%
90.9%
80.6%
85.5%
Premium £158
91 H + 2
3. Continental WinterContact TS 860! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870
83.3%
84.8%
84.2%
78.9%
Premium
4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
90.4%
80.1%
83%
85.4%
Premium £133
91 H + 2
5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
80.7%
87.3%
80.9%
83.2%
Premium £131
91 H + 7
6. Michelin ALPIN 6
84%
82.6%
85%
80.8%
Premium £186
91 H + 2
7. Kleber KRISALP HP3
78.7%
82.7%
73.7%
79.3%
Upper-middle £127
91 H + 3
8. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
81%
77.2%
80.5%
81.7%
Premium £180
91 H + 3
9. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
78.8%
75.2%
69%
88.1%
Premium £133
91 H + 1
10. Michelin ALPIN 5! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6
76.8%
73.4%
79.2%
86.2%
Premium £174
91 H + 3
11. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
73.2%
92.4%
73.3%
80.4%
Upper-middle
12. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
Premium £157
91 H + 6
13. Nokian WR D4
77.8%
84.3%
80.1%
81.8%
Upper-middle
14. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452! Newer model available: Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3
85.5%
90.7%
83.7%
83.7%
Upper-middle
15. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
80.5%
77.4%
82.4%
Premium £189
91 H + 1
16. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320! Newer model available: Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330
75.8%
90.6%
85.1%
92%
Upper-middle
17. Firestone Winterhawk 4
78.1%
86.1%
74.3%
81.3%
Upper-middle £107
91 H + 1
18. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
78.8%
74%
77.2%
76.3%
Lowcost £109
0 V
19. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
76.3%
74.8%
77.8%
Lowcost £99
91 H + 1
20. Semperit Speed-Grip 3! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Grip 5
75.1%
74.1%
79.8%
74.8%
Lowcost
21. Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02
78.1%
74.6%
75.2%
80.9%
Upper-middle £110
91 H + 2
22. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
71.8%
85.5%
73.2%
73.2%
Lowcost £109
91 H + 1
23. Toyo Observe S944
72.7%
69%
84.7%
76.2%
Upper-middle
24. Nokian WR Snowproof P
66.1%
79.2%
92.3%
Upper-middle £124
91 H + 1
25. Nokian WR Snowproof! Newer model available: Nokian Snowproof 2
72.1%
80.6%
81.9%
82.5%
Upper-middle £159
91 H + 1
26. Toyo Snowprox S954
78.8%
70.6%
92.2%
82.7%
Upper-middle
27. Continental WinterContact TS 860S
58.7%
77%
87.7%
Premium
28. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
81.9%
76.7%
78%
Upper-middle £102
91 H + 2
29. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO
83.1%
68.3%
85.5%
91.8%
Premium
30. Sava Eskimo HP2
68.6%
80.4%
74.2%
77.6%
Lowcost £93
91 H + 1
31. Giti GitiWinter W1
71.1%
72.4%
76.7%
82.3%
Lowcost
32. Uniroyal MS Plus 77! Newer model available: Uniroyal WinterExpert
76.9%
80.9%
75.4%
80.1%
Upper-middle
33. Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906
68.5%
71.8%
78.4%
Upper-middle £97
91 H
34. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7
76.8%
77.4%
77.5%
94.5%
Lowcost £95
94 H + 2
35. Debica Frigo HP2
70%
86.5%
74.1%
71.9%
Lowcost £93
91 H + 1
36. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32
Premium £123
91 H + 1
37. Nokian WR D3
Upper-middle
38. Uniroyal WinterExpert
65.2%
73.4%
75%
75.2%
Upper-middle £106
91 H + 1
39. Barum Polaris 5
73.7%
74.3%
75.7%
73.9%
Lowcost £95
91 H + 1
40. Falken EUROWINTER HS449
Upper-middle
41. Nokian WR A4
66.1%
77.4%
80.7%
Upper-middle
42. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
78.5%
70.5%
85.1%
Upper-middle £108
91 H + 2
43. Firestone Winterhawk 3! Newer model available: Firestone Winterhawk 4
77.2%
79.3%
76.8%
82.5%
Upper-middle
44. Matador MP93 Nordicca
Lowcost
45. Fortune Fsr901
Lowcost
46. Kormoran SNOW
Lowcost
47. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow! Newer model available: Matador MP93 Nordicca
72.1%
76.1%
77.4%
Lowcost
48. Imperial SnowDragon UHP
71.9%
84.2%
84.2%
Lowcost
49. Imperial SnowDragon 3
Lowcost
50. Kormoran SNOWPRO B2
Lowcost