Continental WinterContact TS 870 is a winter tyre made in total of 80 sizes, ranging from R14 to R14 - this particular dimension is R16, which means it fits to a 16 inch/406.4mm diameter wheel. 185/50 R16 is 30mm wider than the narrowest dimension (155) and -10mm narrower than the widest one (175). This tyre profile of 50 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 50% of the tyre width (185mm), which results in 92.5mm sidewall height. In 185/50 R16, there is only one possible speed index for Continental WinterContact TS 870 - "H", which is good for speeds up to 210 km/h. In 185/50 R16, WinterContact TS 870 usually competes against UltraGrip Performance 3, which is a tyre from GoodYear with a rating of 95%, compared to 98% of the Continental in question.
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Continental WinterContact TS 870 ( 185/50 R16 81H EVc )
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£139
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Continental WinterContact TS 870 ( 185/50 R16 81H EVc ) | In stock | Free shipping | £139 |
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WinterContact TS 870 EV
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£142
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WinterContact TS 870 EV | In stock | Free shipping | £142 |
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Relevant tyre tests in same or similiar dimension (185/50 R16)

| Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Ice | Rolling resistance | Noise | Wear |
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| Best values in test | 1,7 | 1,9 | 1,8 | 1,9 | 1,7 | 2,5 | 1,5 |
| Continental WinterContact TS 870 | 2,1 | 2,3 | 2,2 | 2,5 | 1,8 | 3,0 | 2,0 |
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| # | Name | Our rating | Tested in this dimension | Tested in same width dimension | Segment | Price |
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| 1. | Continental WinterContact TS 860! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870 | Premium | ||||
| 2. | Michelin ALPIN 5! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6 | Premium | ||||
| 3. | Michelin ALPIN 6! Newer model available: Michelin ALPIN 7 | Premium | £171 81 H | |||
| 4. | Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 | Upper-middle | £125 81 H | |||
| 5. | Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452! Newer model available: Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 | Upper-middle | ||||
| 6. | Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER! Newer model available: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 | Premium | ||||
| 7. | Semperit Speed-Grip 5 | Lowcost | £116 81 H | |||
| 8. | Toyo Observe S944 | Upper-middle | £97 81 H | |||
| 9. | Toyo Snowprox S954 | Upper-middle | ||||
| 10. | Hankook Ventus Prime 4 | Premium | £161 81 H + 1 | |||
| 11. | Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906 | Upper-middle | £121 81 H | |||
| 12. | Kumho WinterCraft WP51! Newer model available: Kumho WinterCraft WP52 | Upper-middle | ||||
| 13. | Imperial SnowDragon 3 | Lowcost |