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Comparison: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P vs. Michelin ALPIN 6 vs. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 vs. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 vs. Cooper Discoverer Winter vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Continental WinterContact TS 870 P /93%	Michelin ALPIN 6 /63%	Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 /65%	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 /81%	Cooper Discoverer Winter /0%	Dunlop Winter Sport 5 /86%

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Segment

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P Premium

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 Premium

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 Premium

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Premium

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Upper-middle

6. Cooper Discoverer Winter Upper-middle

Number of sizes available

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 189

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 178

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 91

4. Michelin ALPIN 6 76

5. Cooper Discoverer Winter 56

6. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 37

Number of tests

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 48x

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 31x

3. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 29x

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 23x

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 22x

6. Cooper Discoverer Winter 6x

Best position in test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 1.

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 1.

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 1.

4. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 1.

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 2.

6. Cooper Discoverer Winter 5.

Worst position in test

1. Cooper Discoverer Winter 10.

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 13.

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 13.

4. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 13.

5. Michelin ALPIN 6 13.

6. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 16.

Average position in tests

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 3.66

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 4.35

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 4.9

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 6.65

5. Cooper Discoverer Winter 6.83

6. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 6.86

Year of the last test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 2025

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 2025

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 2025

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 2025

5. Michelin ALPIN 6 2024

6. Cooper Discoverer Winter 2022

Best rating in test

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 Exemplary

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 Exemplary

3. Cooper Discoverer Winter Exemplary

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Exemplary

5. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P Test winner

6. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Very good

Worst rating in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 Good

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Good

3. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P Good

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Recommended

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 Sufficient

6. Cooper Discoverer Winter Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 870 P

84%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

84%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

79%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

74%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

71%

Cooper
Discoverer Winter

71%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 88%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 82%

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 82%

4. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 79%

5. Cooper Discoverer Winter 71%

6. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 63%

Wet braking

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 82%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 79%

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 77%

4. Cooper Discoverer Winter 71%

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 71%

6. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 63%

Wet handling

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 94%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 84%

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 85%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 75%

5. Cooper Discoverer Winter 67%

6. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 67%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 88%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 86%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 81%

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 81%

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 77%

6. Cooper Discoverer Winter 73%

Wet circle cornering

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 88%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 81%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 79%

4. Michelin ALPIN 6 80%

5. Cooper Discoverer Winter 71%

6. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 55%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P B

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 B

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 B

4. Michelin ALPIN 6 B

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 B

6. Cooper Discoverer Winter ?

Snow

(Overall rating)

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

91%

Continental
WinterContact TS 870 P

86%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

86%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

85%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

81%

Cooper
Discoverer Winter

81%

Snow traction

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 91%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 91%

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 90%

4. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 82%

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 82%

6. Cooper Discoverer Winter 82%

Snow braking

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 95%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 95%

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 87%

4. Michelin ALPIN 6 87%

5. Cooper Discoverer Winter 76%

6. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 66%

Snow handling

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 84%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 84%

3. Cooper Discoverer Winter 84%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 84%

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 81%

6. Michelin ALPIN 6 81%

Snow cornering

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 94%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 82%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 82%

4. Cooper Discoverer Winter 82%

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 82%

6. Michelin ALPIN 6 80%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 870 P

90%

Cooper
Discoverer Winter

82%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

82%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

80%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

74%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

70%

Dry braking

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 88%

2. Cooper Discoverer Winter 88%

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 81%

4. Michelin ALPIN 6 79%

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 73%

6. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 73%

Dry handling

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 92%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 85%

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 76%

4. Cooper Discoverer Winter 75%

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 75%

6. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 67%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

85%

Continental
WinterContact TS 870 P

76%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

76%

Cooper
Discoverer Winter

76%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

73%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

67%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 72 dB

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 ?

3. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P ?

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 ?

5. Cooper Discoverer Winter ?

6. Michelin ALPIN 6 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 6

75%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

73%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

69%

Cooper
Discoverer Winter

69%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

62%

Continental
WinterContact TS 870 P

58%

Rolling resistance

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 88%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 73%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 73%

4. Michelin ALPIN 6 68%

5. Cooper Discoverer Winter 65%

6. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 62%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P C

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 C

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 C

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 C

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 E

6. Cooper Discoverer Winter ?

Offroad

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 870 P

76.7%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

0%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

0%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

0%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

0%

Cooper
Discoverer Winter

0%

Ice

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 6

85.7%

Cooper
Discoverer Winter

83.3%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

80.5%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

76.5%

Continental
WinterContact TS 870 P

0%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

0%

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These tyres were tested together in 4 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

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Autozeitung Winter tyre test 2024 215/55 R17

Name	Points total
Best values in test	392
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P Rating: Highly recommended	382
Michelin Alpin 6 Rating: -	356
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 Rating: -	339
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2023 205/60 R16

Name	Enviromental impact	Driving safety
Best values in test	2	2.1
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P Rating: Good	2.5	2.3
Michelin Alpin 6 Rating: Good	2	2.3
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Satisfactory	2.4	2.7
DUNLOP Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2.3	2.1
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2022 215/55 R17

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	32,8	25,4
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	34,6	25,5
Michelin Alpin 6	34,1	26,4
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	34,6	26,4
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	35,8	25,4
Cooper Discoverer Winter	35,1	26,3
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	35,3	26,5
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2022 215/55 R17

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	2+	2+
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P Rating: Good	2+	2+	1-	3
Michelin Alpin 6 Rating: Exemplary	2+	2	2+	2+
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 Rating: Exemplary	2+	2	2+	2+
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Good	2-	2	1-	2
Cooper Discoverer Winter Rating: Exemplary	2-	2	2+	2-
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Exemplary	2	2-	2+	2
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Comparison: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P vs. Michelin ALPIN 6 vs. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 vs. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 vs. Cooper Discoverer Winter vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5

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