Comparison: Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P vs. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P (2026)
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The TS 870 P outguns its predecessor on snow, noise, and aquaplaning — worth every penny.
Within Continental's winter tyre range, the Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P and the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P represent two generations of the same engineering philosophy — but they are meaningfully different products. The TS 870 P is the direct successor to the TS 850P, and Continental has moved the game on considerably with the newer model. The 850P still exists in the range and serves a purpose, but understanding where each sits — and why the 870 P has become Continental's flagship performance-winter offering — is the key to choosing correctly.
ContiWinterContact TS 850P
WinterContact TS 870 P
These tyres were not tested together. The comparison below is inferred from separate tests by normalizing both tyres against 16 shared benchmark tyres, so treat it as an estimate.
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