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Comparison: Continental WinterContact TS 860 vs. Pirelli Cinturato Winter vs. Barum Polaris 3

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Continental WinterContact TS 860 /0%	Pirelli Cinturato Winter /0%	Barum Polaris 3 /0%

Dimensions	R13 - R17	R14 - R17	R13 - R18
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Segment

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 Premium

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter Premium

3. Barum Polaris 3 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 76

2. Barum Polaris 3 66

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 57

Number of tests

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 23x

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 16x

3. Barum Polaris 3 10x

Best position in test

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 1.

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 3.

3. Barum Polaris 3 3.

Worst position in test

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 7.

2. Barum Polaris 3 16.

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 27.

Average position in tests

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 2.35

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 8.44

3. Barum Polaris 3 10.6

Year of the last test

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 2021

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2021

3. Barum Polaris 3 2018

Best rating in test

1. Barum Polaris 3 Exemplary

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter Highly recommended

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 Very good

Worst rating in test

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 Good

2. Barum Polaris 3 Satisfactory

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter Conditionally recommended

Dry

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

81%

Barum
Polaris 3

79%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter

73%

Dry braking

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 84%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 74%

3. Barum Polaris 3 71%

Dry handling

1. Barum Polaris 3 87%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 85%

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 74%

Dry driving behavior

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 76%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 70%

3. Barum Polaris 3 0%

Dry performance

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 80%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 71%

3. Barum Polaris 3 0%

Wet

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

90%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter

82%

Barum
Polaris 3

74%

Wet braking

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 93%

2. Barum Polaris 3 84%

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 81%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 85%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 85%

3. Barum Polaris 3 71%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 91%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 88%

3. Barum Polaris 3 65%

Wet circle cornering

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 88%

2. Barum Polaris 3 79%

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 73%

Wet handling

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 94%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 82%

3. Barum Polaris 3 71%

Wet performance

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 90%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 83%

3. Barum Polaris 3 0%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 B

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter B

3. Barum Polaris 3 C

Snow

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

88%

Barum
Polaris 3

88%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter

86%

Snow traction

1. Barum Polaris 3 89%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 87%

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 80%

Snow braking

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 89%

2. Barum Polaris 3 87%

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 86%

Snow handling

1. Barum Polaris 3 87%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 86%

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 87%

Snow cornering

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 99%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 89%

3. Barum Polaris 3 87%

Snow performance

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 88%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 84%

3. Barum Polaris 3 0%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

83%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter

79%

Barum
Polaris 3

75%

Exterior noise

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 84%

2. Barum Polaris 3 79%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 79%

Interior noise

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 73%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 69%

3. Barum Polaris 3 0%

Comfort

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 96%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 81%

3. Barum Polaris 3 71%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 ?

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter ?

3. Barum Polaris 3 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

79%

Barum
Polaris 3

78%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter

66%

Mileage

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 78%

2. Barum Polaris 3 68%

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 65%

Rolling resistance

1. Barum Polaris 3 84%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 82%

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 65%

Fuel efficiency

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 86%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 81%

3. Barum Polaris 3 0%

Price/value

1. Barum Polaris 3 81%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 68%

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 52%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 C

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter E

3. Barum Polaris 3 F

Ice

(Overall rating)

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter

84%

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

80%

Barum
Polaris 3

0%

Ice lateral guidance

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 84%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 77%

3. Barum Polaris 3 0%

Ice braking

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 85%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 82%

3. Barum Polaris 3 0%

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Mutual Tests Available

These tyres were tested together in 12 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

Mutual tests

ADAC Winter tyre test 2020 205/55 R16

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	1,3	2,0	1,8	2,1	2,5	1,0	1,8
Continental WinterContact TS 860 Rating: Satisfactory	1,8	3,0	2,0	2,2	2,5	2,5	2,2
Pirelli Cinturato Winter Rating: Satisfactory	2,2	3,3	1,8	2,2	2,5	2,5	2,2
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2019 185/65 R15

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	1,8	2,1	1,9	2,2	2,6	1,5	1,6
Continental WinterContact TS 860 Rating: Recommended	1,8	2,5	2,2	2,6	2,6	2,5	1,9
Pirelli Cinturato Winter Rating: Highly recommended	2,0	2,4	2,4	2,4	2,6	2,5	2,4
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AutoMotorSport Winter tyre test 2018 205/55 R16

Name	Points total
Best values in test	9,1
Continental WinterContact TS 860 Rating: Highly recommended	9,1
Pirelli Cinturato Winter Rating: Still recommended	7,9
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2018 195/65 R15

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	1-	2+	1	1
Continental WinterContact TS 860 Rating: Exemplary	1-	2	2	2
Pirelli Cinturato Winter Rating: Satisfactory	2+	2-	1-	3-
Barum Polaris 3 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	2-	2+	2-
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ACE Winter tyre test 2018 185/65 R15

Name	Points total	Winter	Wet	Dry	Rolling resistance	Noise	Running costs
Best values in test	206	67	68	43	19	8	10
Continental WinterContact TS 860 Rating: Test winner	206	66	68	43	16	7	6
Pirelli Cinturato Winter Rating: Conditionally recommended	177	56	59	36	14	2	6
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2018 175/65 R14

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	1,7	2,0	1,8	2,4	3,2	1,5	1,6
Continental WinterContact TS 860 Rating: Good	1,7	2,3	1,8	2,5	3,5	2,0	2,2
Pirelli Cinturato Winter Rating: Satisfactory	2,4	3,1	2,2	2,5	3,2	3,0	2,0
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2018 205/55 R16

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	2,1	2,0	1,8	2,3	3,0	1,0	1,7
Continental WinterContact TS 860 Rating: Good	2,1	2,5	1,9	2,5	3,0	2,0	1,7
Pirelli Cinturato Winter Rating: Satisfactory	2,2	3,5	2,1	2,3	3,2	2,5	2,2
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2018 195/65 R15

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	34,3	27
Continental WinterContact TS 860	34,5	27,6
Pirelli Cinturato Winter	35,9	27,4
Barum Polaris 3	36,7	27,8
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Autoexpress Winter tyre test 2016 205/55 R16

Name	Points total	Wet	Dry	Snow	Rolling resistance	Noise
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
Pirelli Cinturato Winter	99,3	93,4	98,35	97,9	85,5	98,7
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2016 205/55 R16

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	1-	2	2+	1
Continental WinterContact TS 860 Rating: -	1-	2	2+	1
Pirelli Cinturato Winter Rating: -	2+	2	2	2+
Barum Polaris 3 Rating: -	2	3+	2+	2+
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2016 205/55 R16

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	34,2	25
Continental WinterContact TS 860	34,2	25,6
Pirelli Cinturato Winter	36,2	26,4
Barum Polaris 3	37,2	26,1
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GTÜ Winter tyre test 2016 205/55 R16

Name	Points total	Wet	Dry	Snow	Rolling resistance	Noise
Best values in test	412	142	127	143	25	10
Continental WinterContact TS 860 Rating: Highly recommended	412	142	127	143	25	9
Pirelli Cinturato Winter Rating: Highly recommended	378	138	101	139	15	9
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