In this comparison, we are comparing a tyre from a manufacturer from Germany (Continental) against a tyre from a manufacturer from South Korea (Hankook). The first tyre test of Continental WinterContact TS 870 was done in 2020, compared to 2016 when was the Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 first tested. Important for this comparison is also the Autobild 2021 205/55 R16 test, where both the WinterContact TS 870 and the Winter i*cept RS2 W452 were tested. See more mutual tests below. When it comes to comparison, eu labels can be also interesting - 82% of Continental WinterContact TS 870 has B wet grip rating, whereas 90% of Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 has C rating. If you wonder where the tyres in question are made, the WinterContact TS 870 is made in France and Winter i*cept RS2 W452 is made in Korea.
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1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 Highly recommended2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 Very good
2. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 Satisfactory
These tyres were tested together in 3 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

| Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Rolling resistance | Wear | ||
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| Best values in test | 2+ | 2+ | 1 | 2+ | 1 | ||
| Continental WinterContact TS 870 Rating: Exemplary | 2+ | 2 | 1- | 2+ | 1 | ||
| Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 Rating: Good | 1- | 2 | 1- | 2 | 2+ | ||
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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 | |||||
| Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 | 33,4 | 28,2 | |||||
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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 | |
| Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 | 99,3 | 294,4 | 297,6 | 96,2 | 79,6 | 98,1 | |
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