Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P is a winter tyre made in total of 112 sizes, ranging from R16 to R16 - this particular dimension is R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. 245/40 R17 is 40mm wider than the narrowest dimension (205) and 30mm narrower than the widest one (275). This tyre profile of 40 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 40% of the tyre width (245mm), which results in 98mm sidewall height. In 245/40 R17, there is only one possible speed index for Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P - "V", which is good for speeds up to 240 km/h. In 245/40 R17, ContiWinterContact TS 850P usually competes against Blizzak LM-005, which is a tyre from Bridgestone with a rating of 82%, compared to 0% of the Continental in question.
Relevant tyre tests in same or similiar dimension (245/40 R17)

| Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Running costs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best values in test | 2+ | 1- | 2+ | 1- | |||
| Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P | 1- | 2 | 2 | 2+ | |||
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| Name | Stopping distance on wet | Stopping distance on snow | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best values in test | 30,3 | 24,3 | |||||
| Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P | 31,8 | 25,2 | |||||
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| Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best values in test | 2+ | 2+ | 1 | ||||
| Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P | 2+ | 2 | 2+ | ||||
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| Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | ||||
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| Best values in test | 2 | 2 | 1- | ||||
| Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
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| # | Name | Our rating | Tested in this dimension | Tested in same width dimension | Segment | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 | Upper-middle | £152 95 V | |||
| 2. | Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P | Premium | £236 95 V | |||
| 3. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6 | Premium | £208 95 V | |||
| 4. | Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4 | Premium | ||||
| 5. | Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320! Newer model available: Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 | Upper-middle | ||||
| 6. | Nokian WR Snowproof P | Upper-middle | ||||
| 7. | Kumho WinterCraft WP71 | Upper-middle | £146 95 V | |||
| 8. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 | Premium | ||||
| 9. | Nokian WR A4 | Upper-middle |