Comparison: Continental WinterContact TS 860 vs. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
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In this comparison, we are comparing a tyre from a manufacturer from Germany (Continental) against a tyre from a manufacturer from USA (Goodyear). Generally, Goodyear winter tyres are slightly better rated (94%) than Continental (83%). But when it comes to comparing Continental WinterContact TS 860 and Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1, the rating is the same - 0%. The first tyre test of Continental WinterContact TS 860 was done in 2016, compared to 2015 when was the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 first tested. Important for this comparison is also the Autobild 2017 225/50 R17 test, where both the WinterContact TS 860 and the UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 were tested. See more mutual tests below. When it comes to comparison, eu labels can be also interesting - 99% of Continental WinterContact TS 860 dimensions has B wet grip rating. Most (88%) of the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 also have B wet ratings. We also know where WinterContact TS 860 is made - Portugal/Slovakia.
| # | Continental WinterContact TS 860
| Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
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| Dimensions | R13 - R17 | R15 - R22 | |
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Number of sizes available
Best position in test
Worst position in test
Average position in tests
Year of the last test
Best rating in test
1. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 Highly recommended2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 Very good
Worst rating in test
2. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 Recommended
Dry
(Overall rating)Wet
(Overall rating)Wet braking according to EU label
Snow
(Overall rating)Comfort
(Overall rating)Outside noise accoring to EU label
Costs
(Overall rating)Fuel consumption according to EU label
Ice
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Dimensions and prices
Mutual Tests Available
These tyres were tested together in 4 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.
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Mutual tests
| Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Running costs | |||
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| Best values in test | 2+ | 2+ | 1 | 2+ | |||
| Continental WinterContact TS 860 Rating: Exemplary | 2+ | 2+ | 2+ | 2- | |||
| Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 Rating: Good | 2+ | 2 | 2+ | 3+ | |||
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| Name | Stopping distance on wet | Stopping distance on snow | |||||
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| Best values in test | 32,2 | 25,9 | |||||
| Continental WinterContact TS 860 | 33,5 | 27,5 | |||||
| Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 | 33,4 | 27,7 | |||||
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| Name | Points total | ||||||
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| Best values in test | 100 | ||||||
| Continental WinterContact TS 860 | 100 | ||||||
| Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 | 98,6 | ||||||
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| Name | Points total | Wet | Dry | Snow | Rolling resistance | Noise | |
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| Best values in test | 100 | 96,9 | 99,8 | 99 | 100 | 100 | |
| Continental WinterContact TS 860 | 100 | 94,6 | 99,8 | 96,2 | 100 | 100 | |
| Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 | 99 | 96 | 98,5 | 95,8 | 94,6 | 99,4 | |
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