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 the Malaysia market with cars from Honda City to Toyota Corolla. As the XM2+ is a comfort segment tireline which also focuses on wet performances, it would be worth putting both of them in a head to head comparison and see who is actually the king of the rain 🙂
The comparison below shows the EU label comparison which was taken from the label listing of the UC6 & XM2+ tires in Korea & Europe.
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Wet Braking
Continental Ultra Contact 6 (UC6) : B
Michelin XM2+ : B
With both tireline advertising their cores strength as wet braking, it is no surprise to see them both in the same label class.
Rolling Resistance
Continental Ultra Contact 6 (UC6) : C
Michelin XM2+ : D
The UC6 has a one level higher label class of “C” compare to the “D” of XM2+. We could only assume that the UC6 managed to solve the target conflict much better than the XM2+
UTQG wear rating
Continental Ultra Contact 6 (UC6) : 340
Michelin XM2+ : 420
Michelin has a much higher UTQG compare to UC6 hence I would expect XM2+ to be substantially better than UC6 when it comes to mileage performances.
Price (Oct-2021)
185/55R16 Continental Ultra Contact 6 (UC6): RM 210
185/55R16 Michelin XM2+ : RM 234
In average, the XM2+ is around 11% more expensive than a UC6. Hence do expect to pay more if you cashing out for XM2+. Check out our price table for detail size by size comparison.
Summary
Overall, both tires shows similar label class when it comes to wet braking but differ in wear and also rolling resistance. XM2+ has a lower rolling resistance label class while having a much higher UTQG but cost 11% more then UC6. There is no clear winner here and it boils down on your own requirements.