Continental Viking Contact 7 vs Continental WinterContact TS 860: As you might notice from previous post we have covered, there are 2 types of cold weather tires. The so called “winter” tires are normally referred to the middle European winter tires which has predominantly mild winters with temperature > -5°C. The other type of tires …
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Continental Winter Contact TS 870 vs Goodyear Ultra Grip 9+: From the previous articles, we know that Continental’s TS 870 reign supreme compare to Michelin Aplin 6 and Bridgestone Blizzak LM005. We would like to explore another premium competitor this time around which is the Good year’s Ultra Grip 9+. It was release in 2019 …
Continental WinterContact TS 870 vs Michelin Alpin 6: No press test can be fully completed without facing off the undisputed tire technology leader Michelin. After beating its nearest challenger Bridgestone Blizzak LM005, TS 870 face its toughest challenge against Alpin 6 which was launched in 2018. Let’s compare them head to head and see who …
Continental WinterContact TS 870 vs Bridgestone Blizzak LM005: When it comes to the middle European winter tires, there are 2 big giants which dominates the market. As previously written before, both these products commands a win rate of 50% on whichever test they have participated. Continental’s TS 860 which has been a household name in …
Continental Viking Contact 7 vs Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2: After introducing the nordic tires from Continental, Nokian, & Michelin, now its time to introduce another premium competitor which is the Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2. The UltraGrip 2 was launch in 2014 which was more than 7 year ago. In comparison to the recent launch of …
Continental Viking Contact 7 vs Pirelli Ice Zero FR: After an impressive performance against Michelin’s X-Ice Snow, & Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3 its time for Pirelli Ice Zero FR to challenge Continental’s Viking Contact 7 which is arguably the best Nordic tire right now. In this article we will run a head to head comparison of …
Continental Ultra Contact 6 vs Michelin XM2+: UC6 being in a unique segment which serves both the comfort sizes and also the performance segment shared 5 similar sizes with Michelin XM2+. The 5 sizes are from the 15″ to 16″ size. 15″ 16″ 195/55R15 185/55R16 205/55R16 205/60R16 215/60R16 These sizes are widely used sizes for …
Continental Max Contact 6 vs Michelin Pilot Sport 4: Continental’s Max Contact 6 is a well known premium UHP product which serves the APAC market exclusively. Looking at the pricing table, the Max Contact 6 and Michelin’s Pilot Sport 4 actually shares 21 sizes together making them a direct competitor. The sizes are mainly from …
Continental Sport Contact 7 Vs Sport Contact 6: The new ultimate UHP tire from Continental is out, the Sport Contact 7 was launch in September 2021 replacing the Sport Contact 6 which was launched 5 years ago. In it’s marketing info, Continental claim that the Sport Contact 7 has significant increase mileage while having ultra …
Continental Viking Contact 7 vs Michelin X-Ice Snow: As we saw from our previous comparison of Continental Viking Contact 7 vs Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3, the Continental was pretty much “dominating” against Nokian. This time around, we will compare it against the number tire company in the world with its Michelin X-Ice Snow. The X-Ice Snow …