Continental WinterContact TS 870 is a winter tyre made in total of 54 sizes, ranging from R14 to R14 - this particular dimension is R16, which means it fits to a 16 inch/406.4mm diameter wheel. 205/55 R16 is 30mm wider than the narrowest dimension (175) and -30mm narrower than the widest one (175). This tyre profile of 55 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 55% of the tyre width (205mm), which results in 112.75mm sidewall height. In 205/55 R16, there are 3 possible speed indexes for Continental WinterContact TS 870 - "T","H","V", which are good for speeds up to 190, 210, 240 km/h. In 205/55 R16, WinterContact TS 870 usually competes against WinterContact TS 860, which is a tyre from Continental with a rating of 86%, compared to 98% of the Continental in question. Latest test in 205/55 R16 was held by Autoexpress in 2020, where WinterContact TS 870 received rating "" and finished on the 1. place. It was tested on a VW Golf.
Relevant tyre tests in same or similiar dimension (205/55 R16)
Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Rolling resistance | Wear | ||
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Best values in test | 2+ | 2+ | 1 | 1- | 1 | ||
Continental WinterContact TS 870 | 2+ | 2 | 1- | 2+ | 1 | ||
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Name | Stopping distance on wet | Stopping distance on snow | |||||
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Best values in test | 32,1 | 27,3 | |||||
Continental WinterContact TS 870 | 34,2 | 27,7 | |||||
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Name | Points total | Winter | Wet | Dry | Rolling resistance | Noise | |
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Best values in test | 101,6 | 299,9 | 299,9 | 100 | 101,1 | 100,7 | |
Continental WinterContact TS 870 | 101,6 | 299,9 | 299,9 | 93,8 | 101,1 | 100,7 | |
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205/55 R16 is found on 114 vehicles: