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. 185/55 R16 is 30mm wider than the narrowest dimension (155) and -10mm narrower than the widest one (175). This tyre profile of 55 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 55% of the tyre width (185mm), which results in 101.75mm sidewall height. In 185/55 R16, there is only one possible speed index for Continental WinterContact TS 870 - "T", which is good for speeds up to 190 km/h. In 185/55 R16, WinterContact TS 870 usually competes against UltraGrip Performance 3, which is a tyre from GoodYear with a rating of 95%, compared to 99% of the Continental in question.
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Continental WinterContact TS 870 ( 185/55 R16 87T XL EVc )
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£120
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Continental WinterContact TS 870 ( 185/55 R16 87T XL EVc ) | In stock | Free shipping | £120 |
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WinterContact TS 870 XL EV
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£163
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WinterContact TS 870 XL EV | In stock | Free shipping | £163 |
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Relevant tyre tests in same or similiar dimension (185/55 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. | Pirelli WINTER 190 SNOWCONTROL SERIE III | Premium | ||||
| 3. | Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 | Upper-middle | £87 87 T + 1 | |||
| 4. | Michelin ALPIN A4! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6 | Premium | ||||
| 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. | Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02 | Upper-middle | ||||
| 8. | Uniroyal MS Plus 77! Newer model available: Uniroyal WinterExpert | Upper-middle | ||||
| 9. | Hankook Ventus Prime 4 | Premium | £93 83 H + 3 | |||
| 10. | Kumho WinterCraft WP51! Newer model available: Kumho WinterCraft WP52 | Upper-middle | ||||
| 11. | Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 | Lowcost | ||||
| 12. | Uniroyal WinterExpert | Upper-middle | £101 87 T | |||
| 13. | Imperial SnowDragon 3 | Lowcost |